14/01/2026
Devraj Thakur
Every year in mid-October, as the autumn breeze settles over the plains of Jammu, the quiet campus of GGM Science College comes alive with ritual: incense smoke curls upward near a modest memorial, students assemble outside the gates, and a small procession makes its way through the corridors of Jammu’s institutional life. For a few hours, a long-buried history is allowed to resurface. Then, almost as quickly, it fades again into the folds of public forgetting.
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05/01/2026
Nava Thakuria
As the year 2025 bids farewell, it emerged as a deadlier year for journalists since the beginning of the century, after 2024. At least 165 media professionals were killed in 31 countries, where 2024 witnessed 179 journo-casualties around the world, said the Geneva-based global media safety and rights body Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), adding that by regions, the Middle East leads with 87 deaths, ahead of Latin America with 27, Asia with 23, Africa with 16, Europe with 10 and ...
04/01/2026
Nava Thakuria
Even though the global community is yet to appreciate the ongoing elections in Myanmar (earlier known as Burma and Brahmadesh) as a pragmatic way to transform the southeast Asian nation into a multi-party democracy, the Burmese military rulers start working to enhance bilateral ties with its neighbours including India. According to the state-run newspaper Global New Light of Myanmar, the poverty-stricken country is now working with China, India, Thailand, Russia and Middle ...
23/12/2025
Asad Mirza
The proverbial ‘cat’ is indeed ‘out of the bag’, after a hiatus of more than two years, following the Hamas attack on Israel in 2023. The details of the alleged ‘Project Sunrise’ was shared by the Wall Street Journal, over the weekend. The proposal is to rebuild the war-torn Gaza into a high-tech, luxurious coastal destination over the next two decades and it has been pitched to possible donor and investor countries.
Apparently, the project, costing $112 billion over th...
19/12/2025
Asad Mirza
The last week witnessed both a loss and a win for the Indian diplomacy. The win was being include in the latest proposal by the American President Donald Trump to form a new regional grouping called C-5, and the loss was India being denied a seat at the Pax Silica.
US President Donald Trump is reportedly looking to present a new global alliance, the ‘C5’, or ‘Core Five’, as a forum for global powers. It would include the US, Russia, China, India and Japan. It would seek ...
18/12/2025
Rajiv Bhat
Recently, Mr Raina who was a little child when his parents were forced to leave their ancestral village of Drusu in 1990, made a courageous decision to return and reclaim his land that holds the memories of generations.
Driven by a heart aching for the warmth of his roots, Mr Raina returned to his ancestral village, Drusu, and decided to fence his ancestral lands that lay in ruins. But instead of the welcome he had hoped for, his neighbours met him with cold resistance ...
06/12/2025
By Farooq Ganderbali
India warmly welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin on his arrival for the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally received him at the airport—an honour that reflects the deep strategic trust and time-tested friendship between the two nations. The visit, marked with dignity and respect, reaffirmed India’s spirit of Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb, symbolising harmony, coexistence and gracious hospitality. High-level discussions be...
25/11/2025
By Fatima Baloch
When the Afghan Taliban captured Kabul on August 15, 2021, Pakistan celebrated. The Prime Minister, military officials, and other high-profile politicians declared it a victory for Pakistan. Yet continued attacks from Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the secular Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), combined with the Afghan–Pakistan clashes of October 14–15, 2025, quickly shifted the narrative. In the context of Afghanistan’s improving regional relations, Pakistan no...
20/11/2025
By Fatima Baloch
India has long-standing historical ties with Afghanistan, consistently supporting Afghan governments in healthcare, education, development, infrastructure, and foreign diplomacy to safeguard Afghanistan’s sovereignty and security. These efforts have always been directed toward the welfare of ordinary Afghans.
To further deepen bilateral relations, Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi visited India from October 9 to 15, 2025. His objectives included strengthenin...
16/11/2025
by Farooq Ganderbali
Pakistan’s recent Constitutional Amendment has officially placed the military—and especially Field Marshal Asim Munir—above all civilian institutions. The amendment grants him lifelong authority, immunity, and complete control, making him the most powerful man in Pakistan with constitutional protection.
In a normal country, the army exists to protect the people. But in Pakistan, the people exist to protect the army. No elected leader or constitutional authority i...
04/11/2025
K N Pandita
On September 1, the World News reported that President Trump's Trade Advisor, Peter Navarro, doubled down on his accusation that India is profiting from the Russia-Ukraine war by buying Moscow's oil at a discount, refining it, and selling it to buyers in Europe and elsewhere. In an interview with Fox News, Navarro dubbed New Delhi a "laundromat for the Kremlin" and slammed the country's elite for profiteering "at the expense of the Indian people."
Trump's trade czar cl...
03/11/2025
Asad Mirza
The much-awaited meeting between the US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, finally took place last week in Busan, South Korea. Reportedly, the two adversaries reached a wide-ranging trade and economic agreement at the meeting. The deal addresses fentanyl precursors, rare earth export controls, tariffs, and semiconductor trade restrictions, signalling a possible stabilisation in US-China ties.
The Busan meeting between US President Trump and his Chi...