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In June this year, violent clashes erupted between police and local protestors in Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir (PaJK), resulting in death and injuries to scores of people. The immediate trigger for the protests was the ban on the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), a grassroots civil society coalition, under the Anti-Terrorism Act. The JAAC had emerged in 2023 to protest soaring electricity bills, wheat prices, and governance issues. Islamabad’s approach to the festering grievances — while it did meet some demands, larger issues have been ignored — together with its use of force against protesters, has resulted in the periodic…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has embarked on a six‑day tour covering Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand, with the objective of consolidating India’s strategic footprint across the Indo‑Pacific.The visit is designed to strengthen defence, trade, technology, digital connectivity and economic cooperation, while also reinforcing India’s Act East Policy and the MAHASAGAR vision that emphasises maritime security and regional integration.In Jakarta, discussions are expected to centre on finalising the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile deal with Indonesia, a move that would make Southeast Asia’s largest nation the third regional client after the Philippines and Vietnam.The BrahMos system, jointly developed by India and Russia,…

Global Defense News The U.S. Air Force has officially entered the operational preparation phase for deploying the B-21 Raider stealth bomber at Ellsworth Air Force Base Source link

Meet Purna and Aasis. Along with dozens of others, they survived ethnic cleansing in Bhutan, decades living in remote camps in Nepal, and the grueling process of starting over in the United States – only to be deported. And it gets worse. Bhutan never wanted them – that was why they became refugees in the first place. Once they were forced back to Bhutan, they were unceremoniously shoved over the border into India, with no documentation or legal status. A year later, they are still living in limbo. Some have made it back to Nepal, to live in the same…

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has formally named Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed in its supplementary chargesheet on the Pahalgam terror attack, directly accusing him of masterminding the cross-border conspiracy that killed 26 civilians in April 2025.This marks a significant escalation in India’s legal pursuit of Pakistan-based terror leadership.The NIA filed the supplementary chargesheet before its special court in Jammu, naming Hafiz Saeed both in his individual capacity and as the chief of the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and its proxy organisation, The Resistance Front (TRF).He has been charged under multiple provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, and the Unlawful…

Sam LaGrone, USNI News Fleet Exercise 250 Combined 32 Ships from 15 Navies in a Once-in-a-Generation Naval Exercise Source link

Central Asians now do most of the picking on Britain’s farms.  In 2025 they received 78.5 percent of all U.K. Seasonal Worker visas issued, up from 7.6 percent in 2021. In the first quarter of 2026, Central Asians again received over three-quarters of the visas. Today Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan are the four largest source countries for the temporary workers scheme, ahead of Kenya, Moldova, and every other supplier. Ukraine sent roughly 19,900 seasonal workers in 2021 but just 530 in 2025; Russia fell from 2,276 to 11. The 2022 invasion trapped Ukrainian men in uniform and shut off…

Indian Ambassador to Indonesia Sandeep Chakravorty has underlined that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s three‑day visit to Jakarta from 6 to 8 July will mark a decisive step in advancing the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between India and Indonesia.He emphasised that the visit would expand cooperation across multiple sectors and send a strong message of collaboration amid global geopolitical uncertainty. This is Prime Minister Modi’s fourth visit to Indonesia since assuming office, reflecting the depth of historically strong and cordial ties between the two nations.The Ambassador highlighted that the relationship is multifaceted, spanning manufacturing, science and technology, space, nuclear cooperation, and educational…

Lauren C. Williams, Defense One DARPA program aims to create a 30-year battery minimally viable prototype by early 2027. Source link

China’s recent calls for “constructive strategic stability” with the United States and a “new type of international relations” with Russia indicate that Beijing is intent on managing competition with Washington to create the strategic space to build a global order no longer led by the United States. U.S. President Donald Trump’s mid-May trip to Beijing revealed a new dynamic in China-U.S. relations, with Beijing demonstrating greater agency in shaping the bilateral relationship. This dynamic was reinforced only a few days later when China’s party and state leader Xi Jinping articulated his preferred vision for the international order while hosting Russian…