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Gwadar offer exposes Pakistan’s deterrence dilemma
Pakistan’s reported attempt to seek Chinese help for a survivable nuclear second-strike capability in return for expanded military access to Gwadar has sharpened scrutiny of Islamabad’s strategic calculations after last year’s four-day confrontation with New Delhi. The claim, contained in an investigative account based on alleged confidential exchanges, says...
Delhi rebuts Dutch rights criticism
New Delhi has rejected reported remarks by Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten on media freedom and minority rights, saying India remains a vibrant democracy where free speech, diversity and religious coexistence are protected by constitutional guarantees. The response came during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Netherlands on...
BNP ties Delhi relations to Ganges pact
Bangladesh’s main governing party has placed the renewal of the Ganges water-sharing agreement at the centre of future relations with New Delhi, urging talks on a fresh arrangement well before the 30-year treaty expires in December 2026. Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said Dhaka expected...
Bhojshala verdict sharpens temple dispute
Multiple reactions poured in after the Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court declared the Bhojshala–Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar to be a temple dedicated to Goddess Vagdevi Saraswati, setting aside the 2003 administrative arrangement that had allowed Hindu worship on Tuesdays and Friday namaz by Muslims...
Fuel rise tests inflation defences
Petrol and diesel became costlier by ₹3 a litre on Friday, ending a near four-year freeze in retail fuel rates and raising concern that transport, food and household costs could harden across the economy.State-run oil marketing companies implemented the increase with immediate effect after weeks of pressure from elevated...
Sood secures another year at CBI
Central Bureau of Investigation Director Praveen Sood will remain in office until May 2027 after the Centre approved a second one-year extension, keeping the country’s premier investigation agency under the same leadership beyond the end of his current term on May 24, 2026. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet...
