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Shared Shield: Saudi Arabia and Pakistan Forge Mutual Defence Pact
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have formalised a Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement under which either state may invoke the pact if the other is attacked. The treaty was signed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Riyadh, declaring that “any aggression against either country shall...
Pak Confirms India Disputes Bilateral, Rules Out Mediation
Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar has stated that India has consistently rejected any third-party mediation in dealing with bilateral issues, especially relating to Jammu and Kashmir. He declared that India told the United States and others that disputes must be handled directly between the...
US Military Activity in Chittagong Triggers Strategic Tension
A US-Air Force C-130J Super Hercules touched down at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong, Bangladesh, triggering alarm in neighbouring India and Myanmar over potential shifts in regional military balance. Observers point to this event as emblematic of growing extra-regional military interest in one of South Asia’s most strategically...
Supreme Court Suspends 5-Year Islam Practice Rule in Waqf Law
The Supreme Court of India today stayed a key provision in the Waqf Act, 2025 which demands a person must have practised Islam for five years before they can create a waqf. A bench led by Chief Justice B. R. Gavai and Justice A. G. Masih imposed the stay...
Political Storm Surrounds India-Pakistan Asia Cup Match
The highly anticipated India vs Pakistan match in the Asia Cup 2025 has stirred up political controversy, surpassing the intensity of the match itself. While the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies have defended the event as an essential component of multilateral tournaments, opposition parties have raised serious...
Opposition Decries India-Pak Asia Cup Match as ‘Insult’
Mumbai — Opposition parties in Maharashtra have voiced sharp criticism of both the BJP and the Board of Control for Cricket in India following the decision to go ahead with the India-Pakistan match scheduled for 14 September in the Asia Cup. Critics describe the match as deeply insensitive given...
Sushila Karki Lauds PM Modi as Nepal Eyes Interim Leadership
Kathmandu: Sushila Karki, former Chief Justice and leading candidate to become interim Prime Minister of Nepal, has expressed admiration for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and highlighted the deep people-to-people ties between Nepal and India amid the country’s political upheaval. Karki told News18, speaking in Hindi, “Main Modi ji ko...
Mass BJP Exodus in Phungyar Signals Deep Local Discontent
At least 43 members of the Bharatiya Janata Party resigned from Phungyar Mandal in Ukhrul district amid growing frustration among grassroots cadres over alleged disregard for local leadership ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit to Manipur. The resigning members include the mandal president, leaders of the Mahila,...
Mahagathbandhan Parties Must Give Up Seats for New Entrants
Congress has urged Mahagathbandhan allies to distribute constituencies by balancing winnable and tough seats and asked that all parties be ready to part with some from their current quota to accommodate new entrants, as seat-sharing negotiations intensify ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections. Krishna Allavaru, Congress’s in-charge for Bihar,...
Trump Moves to Attend Asia-Pacific Summit in South Korea
U. S. President Donald Trump is laying the groundwork for a visit to South Korea in October to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation gathering, where a possible meeting with President Xi Jinping is under consideration, although no definite arrangements have been made. White House advisers are discretely arranging for...
BJP Claims Over a Dozen Opposition MPs Cross-Voted in VP Poll
A visibly troubled Opposition INDIA bloc faces questions about internal discipline after the Vice-Presidential election on 9 September 2025. The BJP has alleged that at least 15 MPs from the INDIA alliance or its broader support base voted for the NDA nominee, C P Radhakrishnan—a claim stemming from the...
BJD and BRS Abstain, Strengthening NDA’s Vice-Presidential Position
Voting is underway today for the vice-presidential election, called after Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned on 21 July due to health concerns. With votes cast between 10 am and 5 pm at Parliament’s Vasudha chamber, C P Radhakrishnan of the NDA faces off against former Supreme Court judge Sudarshan Reddy, backed...
EC firmly rejects call to release polling-booth CCTV footage
The Election Commission has dismissed a public campaign urging the release of polling-station CCTV recordings as legally misguided, arguing that voter privacy and electoral integrity must remain shielded from misuse. The Commission stated that sharing such footage would conflict with existing law and the imperative to preserve voter confidentiality....
Modi affirms personal friendship despite tariff tensions
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has responded appreciatively to the comment by United States President Donald Trump that the pair would “always be friends,” stating that he “fully reciprocates” and “deeply appreciates” the sentiment. Modi added that India and the U. S. share a “very positive and forward-looking Comprehensive and...
Fadnavis Emerges as Strong Contender as BJP Chief
Speculation is intensifying that Devendra Fadnavis, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, is a leading candidate to succeed J. P. Nadda as national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party. The party’s internal electoral exercise, initiated on 1 August 2025, is expected to complete by December 2025, setting the stage for...
Putin Urges Respectful Tone in Reference to India, China
Russian President Vladimir Putin, during his four-day visit to China, called for equitable dialogue among partner nations, stressing that the era of dominance in international relations must yield to mutual respect. Speaking at a press briefing, he underscored that countries such as India and China are “powerful economies” governed by...
Russia Offers Even More Oil Discount for India
India’s refiners are poised to benefit from even steeper discounts on Russia’s Urals crude for cargoes loading in late September through October, a strategic move emerging amid intensified U. S. trade pressure. India remains on course to raise its Russian oil imports in September, despite the imposition of punitive...
Navarro Escalates Criticism of Modi’s SCO Engagement
U. S. trade adviser Peter Navarro has intensified his sharp criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s engagement with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin. On Fox News, Navarro described the encounter as “a shame,” questioning why Modi would...
