Pakistan-administered Kashmir is undergoing one of its most serious political crises in recent years, marked by deadly protests, a prolonged internet blackout and a regional election taking place amid heightened security. The unrest has been driven by the Jammu and Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), a coalition of civil society groups that has emerged […]
Read MoreIndia has clarified that the proposed interaction between former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina and journalists in New Delhi is a private event and that the Indian government has no involvement in organising it. Speaking at the Ministry of External Affairs’ weekly media briefing today (4 August), ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “The interaction you […]
Read MoreCockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke said comparisons of the Jantar Mantar protest against the NEET exam paper leak with the uprisings in Bangladesh and Nepal were being made to “defame” the outfit. “Protests in Bangladesh and Nepal are being used to defame us. We are different,” Abhijeet Dipke said, responding to remarks made […]
Read MoreAhead of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s reported 5 August programme, Bangladesh on Monday conveyed to India that Dhaka expects New Delhi’s cooperation in ensuring that any person, including fugitive Hasina, cannot use Indian territory to make political statements or conduct any activities aimed at creating instability within Bangladesh. Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Humaiun […]
Read MoreBy Mohammad Mozammel Hossain Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves have increased again, driven by a strong rise in remittance inflows, according to the latest data released by the Bangladesh Bank on Monday. The country’s gross foreign exchange reserves climbed to $36.469 billion ($36,469.94 million), according to the central bank’s Forex Reserve and Treasury Management Department. The […]
Read MoreBy Yashraj Sharma New Delhi, India – Two of the world’s biggest militaries, Russia and India, have made their most substantive defence pact yet, allowing them to station soldiers and aircraft on each other’s territory. The Reciprocal Exchange of Logistics Support (RELOS) bilateral agreement, which was signed last year and is now operational, facilitates the […]
Read MoreBy Dinakar Peri On April 3, 2026, India’s nuclear triad crossed a major milestone with the quiet commissioning of INS Aridhaman—the country’s third nuclear ballistic missile submarine or SSBN (Submersible Ship Ballistic Nuclear)—at the Ship Building Centre in Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. While no formal announcement was made on the “boomer,” as SSBNs are referred […]
Read MoreMumbai: India’s forex reserves jumped by USD 2.362 billion to USD 703.308 billion during the week ended April 17, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Friday. In the previous reporting week, the forex kitty had increased by USD 3.825 billion to USD 700.946 billion. The country’s forex reserves had expanded to an all-time […]
Read MoreKABUL: The Taliban government said on Saturday that Afghans who fled to Qatar, fearing reprisals over their collaboration with US forces, may return home “with full confidence.” The administration of US President Donald Trump, which has made a sweeping crackdown on immigration a signature policy, had given a March 31 deadline to close a camp […]
Read MoreThe Reciprocal Exchange of Logistics Support (RELOS) agreement is a bilateral defence pact between India and Russia that allows their armed forces to use each other’s military bases, ports and airfields in both peacetime and conflict. Negotiated over eight years and ratified by Russian President Vladimir Putin in December, the agreement became operational on 12 […]
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