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ORF says US Pak engagement on military poses major challenge for India
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – Executive Director of the Observer Research Foundation America, Dhruva Jaishankar, on Thursday told US lawmakers that US renewed engagement with Pakistan’s military leadership has emerged as a major strategic…
India issues travel advisory as border tensions btw Thailand and Cambodia escalates
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – The tensions along the Thailand-Cambodia border intensified on Thursday after 3 Thai civilians were killed amid heavy cross-border fighting, as reported in media.
According to the Thai military, these are the…
Turkey warns Israel actions in Syria threaten regional stability
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Thursday said Israel views Syria as a space for regional expansion, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet is seeking to strengthen its influence in…
Mexico imposes 50% tariff on selected imported products from Asia says report
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - Mexico’s lower house on Thursday approved a sweeping tariff package of up to 50% from the year 2026 on import of select products from Asian countries, including from India and China, to protect the national…
Shyok Tunnel: Bharat’s Cold Desert Power Move Strengthening the China Border
Paromita Das
New Delhi, 12th December: High in the icy expanse of eastern Ladakh, where temperatures plunge deep into the negatives and the mountains often swallow roads without warning, Bharat has quietly rewritten the rules of border…
Assam’s New “Secular Narrative” A Warning from Pahalgam
Poonam Sharma
There has been a new trend emerging in the socio-political arena of Assam—that of being “Assam without religion,” but in reality, it has been targeting only one community. There have been a number of postings by secular and…
Underground War in Bangladesh
Poonam Sharma
Between August 31 and September 4, Bangladesh saw one of the most significant secret escalations in its modern political history-an undeclared war fought in hotel rooms, island corridors, border jungles, secret training…
Will Trump’s Tariff Threat Hurt Bharatiya Rice? Experts Say No
Paromita Das
New Delhi, 11th December: In the long and often dramatic theatre of US trade politics, rice has unexpectedly taken centre stage. When President Donald Trump warned that his administration might impose additional tariffs on…
ADB revised 7.2% India growth forecast for FY26
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - The Asian Development Bank on Wednesday revised India’s growth forecast for FY26 upwards to 7.2% from 6.5%.
The revision was driven primarily by robust domestic consumption supported by recent tax cuts.…
Japan govt. reports 30 injuries, a fire incident post quake
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday said that she received reports of 30 injuries and a residential fire.
In a press conference on the Earthquake centered off the Eastern Coast of Aomori…