Why India’s image is being sullied by global bodies The Statesman 08 Apr 2025In Mar this year the USCIRF (US Commission on International Religious Freedom) released its annual report. On India it recommended, ‘Designate India as a “country of particular concern,” for engaging in and tolerating systematic, ongoing, and egregious religious freedom violations.’ It added, ‘Impose targeted sanctions on individuals […]
India and Bangladesh must understand each other Etv Bharat 06 Apr 2025Finally, after much suspense and without a formal announcement, the bilateral between Modi and Yunus finally took place in Bangkok. Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Adviser, Touhid Hossain had mentioned that Dacca had approached New Delhi for scheduling the same. India was expected to respond post observing Yunus’s Beijing visit, however […]
Changing US-Afghanistan ties The Excelsior 05 Apr 2025Afghanistan recently released a US citizen, George Glezmann, held by them for over the past two years. He was arrested while touring Afghanistan in Dec 2022, an arrest which the US declared illegal. The release followed months of negotiations between the US and Afghanistan involving Qatar.George was handed over to the US hostage […]
India is enhancing its drone and counter-drone capabilities ETv Bharat 02 Mar 2025 The Russo-Ukraine war continues to witness a UAV dominated battlefield compelling changing concepts of operations and tactics. A difference compared to employment of brute military power of yester years. Russia initially employed Iranian drones and moved on to develop its Lancet drones which carry a 40 Kg […]