In May 2026, three United Nations Special Rapporteurs issued a warning to the Indian Government, stating that the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls might endanger democratic participation.
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A former college principal in India, Punjilal Meher, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for sending a parcel bomb disguised as a wedding gift that killed two people and injured another in
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Op Sindoor may have moved from Page One to Page Three. But it won’t go away as PR people are making hay while the sun shines. In the 90-hour non-contact aerial skirmish,
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Prabhakaran showed greater interest in Sri Lanka’s mineral sands than previous Sri Lankan governments. He instructed the LTTE not to attack the country’s mineral sand resources. At the same time, he blocked
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On May 21, 2025, in a major tactical blow to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), Nambala Keshava Rao aka Basava Raju aka Ganganna aka Krishna aka Vijay aka Prakash (70), the ‘general secretary’ of the party (the highest executive post), a
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On May 21, 2025, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Bhagwant Singh aka Manna Bhatti from Akalgarh village in Amritsar district, Punjab, for his alleged involvement in the March 15, 2025, grenade attack on
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Op Sindoor saw a new form of the much heralded two front collusive threat from Pakistan and China apart from other state actors as Turkey manifesting. India will need to review the
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Among India’s most contentious laws, the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) is perhaps the most emblematic of a troubling constitutional paradox: the ostensible protection of sovereignty at the cost of civil
More India and Pakistan are actively preparing for the next possible military confrontation, stockpiling weapons, adopting emerging technologies, and leaning heavily on their foreign defence partners — a development that analysts say raises
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The Liberian-flagged container vessel MSC Elsa 3 capsized 38 nautical miles off the coast of Kochi on Saturday, triggering a large-scale rescue and emergency response operation across Kerala’s coastal districts. All 24
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by Our Defence Affairs Editor In the oft-quoted words of Lenin, “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” The sixteen hours between May 6 and May
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Bangladesh has cancelled a $21 million defense contract with India’s state-owned shipbuilder Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE), signaling a further deterioration in relations between the two South Asian neighbors. The
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Tensions between Pakistan and India flared further Thursday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared Pakistan would not receive water from rivers controlled by India, escalating the fallout from a deadly April attack
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To reduce dependence on crude oil imports and as an eco-friendly strategy, the Government of India is implementing plans to blend ethanol with petrol. This is a commendable initiative. As of 28
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Over the past few years, the government in India has repeatedly marginalized and suppressed Sikh identity. The decision to shut down the Kartarpur Corridor and the actions taken to target Sikh activists
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