New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The recent arrest of an alleged trainer in military warfare in India and last year’s espionage-linked death in Bangladesh point to a larger vulnerability and competing intelligence agendas in the region, despite being separate incidents, tied coincidentally only by the identical citizenship of the perpetrators. India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) apprehended Matthew Aaron VanDyke, an American citizen, alongside six Ukrainian nationals on March 13 at airport…
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New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The Afghanistan-Pakistan conflict is turning into a regional destabiliser, threatening far-reaching consequences in the South Asian region with broader implications on security, trade and economy; further adding to the existing humanitarian crisis.The war has disrupted trade routes through Pakistan’s seaports into Afghanistan with the closure of entries at the Durand Line.Meanwhile, the war in Iran is adding its own impact to the West, almost cutting off the beleague…
New Delhi: Freedom of religion and belief is among the most fundamental of human rights. It safeguards human dignity, allowing individuals to practice their faith without fear and enabling diverse communities to coexist peacefully. Nowhere is this principle more significant — and more contested — than in South Asia, a region that is home to some of the world’s oldest religions and an extraordinary mosaic of beliefs including Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, and Sikhism. While most …
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) India is reviewing requests from neighbouring countries for additional fuel supplies as Bangladesh, Nepal and others face the prospect of acute shortages amid disruptions to key maritime routes due to conflict in the Middle East, a new report has said.The report from Vietnam Times cited Bloomberg saying Bangladesh has asked New Delhi for diesel beyond the 1,80,000 tons it receives annually under an existing contract.Meanwhile, Nepal requested the state-run Indian Oil C…
Washington, March 9 (IANS) The recent conviction of Asif Merchant, a Pakistani national, in a US federal court for murder-for-hire and attempting an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries, reveals a troubling dimension of the “long shadow war” between Iran and the United States. The charges were linked to a foiled plot to assassinate US President Donald Trump as well as other prominent American leaders, including former President Joe Biden and Nikki Haley, a report said on Monday. Acc…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Social media platforms are increasingly being weaponised by terrorist organisations to radicalise individuals and orchestrate attacks across the Indian subcontinent and beyond, according to a report by Eurasia Review.The report titled ‘Weaponisation Of Social Media Platforms For Radicalisation: A Threat Looming Large In The Indian Subcontinent’ states that recent incidents such as the Red Fort attack on November 10, 2025 and the Bondi Beach attack on December 14, 2025 d…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 8 (IANS) Aravind V.K., an Indian magician-technologist internationally known by his stage name ‘Myztiq Mayaman’, has been appointed South Asian Ambassador of the International Magicians Society (IMS), marking a historic milestone as the first Indian technologist-magician to hold this prestigious international leadership position.The announcement follows Aravind’s Merlin Award victory in 2025 in Las Vegas, one of the highest global honours in the field of magic. The Me…
Washington, March 5 (IANS) Indian economist Krishnamurthy V. Subramanian has received the University of Chicago’s Alumni Award for Professional Achievement. He is the first Indian economist to receive the honour in the award’s 85-year history.Subramanian served as Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India from 2018 to 2021. He later represented India at the International Monetary Fund as Executive Director.The award places him among a group of past recipients that includes Nobel laur…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The resolution passed by the Senate of Pakistan condemning Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, over remarks about forming regional alliances with India and other countries, is a clear sign that Islamabad is rattled.Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a two day visit to Israel, during which the focus has been on strengthening ties with Israel in the defence, trade and security sectors.India and Israel signed a security MoU which will bring the two countries toget…
Colombo, Feb 22 (IANS) Zillur Rahman, a leading Bangladeshi journalist and President of the Centre for Governance Studies in Dhaka, in an exclusive interview with a leading think-tank, asserted that India and Bangladesh share long-standing historical, economic, and strategic connections. He emphasised that although policy priorities may evolve under the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led government, the long-term relationship between India and Bangladesh is expected to remain constructive.In…