Kuala Lumpur/New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Act East Policy, introduced in 2014, provides a strategic framework that has repositioned India as a vital Indo-Pacific power with an enduring interest in Southeast Asia’s security and prosperity. Through deeper integration, enhanced connectivity and engagement in the future resilience and security support of the region, Southeast Asia has benefitted from a stronger counterbalance and India’s economic and security coopera…
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New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Autonomy in foreign policy enables a nation to act as per its own interest without external pressure guiding its moves, but Bangladesh’s recent and hurried moves to strengthen ties with Pakistan threaten to end this, according to a report. By entangling itself with Pakistan, whose strategies are against regional stability, Bangladesh is moving itself into a trap in which its choices will be dictated by the volatility of its partner instead of the needs of its people, Asso…
Male, Jan 30 (IANS) The Indian Navy has consciously pursued a collaborative and shared regional space approach, building mutual trust that has led to its recognition as “preferred security partner” and a “first responder”, a report said on Friday It added that spanning from the North Arabian Sea to the vast stretches of the South China Sea, the Indian Navy has moved beyond coastal defence, establishing itself as a “Preferred Security Partner” across the Indo-Pacific.“Naval diplomac…
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Pakistan’s criminal justice system, long plagued by chronic delays and a staggering backlog of over 2.4 million pending cases as reported by the Law and Justice Commission, has come under intense scrutiny through a prominent cybercrime trial involving human rights lawyer Iman Zainab Mazari and political activist Hadi Ali Chattha. The case, initiated in August 2025 under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), exemplifies the tensions between judicial authority, p…
Dubai, Jan 19 (IANS) The exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Kashmir Valley in early 1990 must be remembered not only for its human cost but also the mechanism that produced it. Kashmiri Pandits did not leave because their future was uncertain but they left as Pakistan-backed terrorism made the present unlivable, a report has stated. “The exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Kashmir Valley in early 1990 is often described as a tragic by-product of instability. That characterisation understates bo…
Dhaka, Jan 8 (IANS) Pakistan’s annual rhetoric of “self-determination” emphasises a selective reading of history and distracts from the unresolved problems in its occupied territories, a report said on Thursday. It added that real self-determination is reflected in how people live their lives and participate in public life, not through yearly statements. On January 5 every year, Pakistan marks what it calls “Right to Self-Determination Day”, reiterating its claim over India’s Jammu a…