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On March 25, the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment (FCRA) Bill, 2026, was introduced in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament. The bill seeks to amend the FCRA Act 2010, which regulates the receipt and use of foreign contributions by individuals and organizations in India. Since 2010, the act has been amended three times, most recently in 2020. A key provision of the recent amendment bill relates to the creation of a “designated authority” under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), which has been empowered to provisionally take over, manage, and dispose of the assets of an…

The Thai government has denied reports that it plans to use military and security cooperation as leverage in its ongoing trade negotiations with the United States, reaffirming its commitment to the nations’ longstanding security relationship. Rachada Dhanadirek, a spokesperson for the government, said on Wednesday that the talks would focus solely on how to attain fair and balanced trade between the two allies, Thai PBS reported. Her comments came a day after a Bloomberg report stating that Thailand was preparing to warn the Trump administration that steep U.S. tariffs could force it to scale back military cooperation. This included the…

Vietnam and Australia released three joint statements at the conclusion of Vietnamese President To Lam’s state visit to Australia from August 9-12. The number and significance of these documents show that the two sides did more than exchange pleasantries, offering a clear indication of the upward trajectory in Vietnam-Australia relations. The headline achievement of Lam’s visit was the signing of three separate joint statements: one on deepening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP), one on economic resilience cooperation, and one on the enhancement of science, technology, and innovation connectivity. This is unprecedented; no previous visit by either country’s leader has produced…

Laura Heckmann, National Def. Determining where a drone swarm is going to attack depends on sensors, as well as having an intercept capability to get after the problem Source link

In October 2025, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto issued a presidential decree outlining the country’s national defense policy and the nonmilitary threats his administration identified as important to the nation’s security. Listed in the latter category, alongside terrorism, radicalism, and drug addiction, was “the promotion of LGBTQ+ culture,” as reported in the Jakarta Post. While the decree drew concern from civil society organizations in Indonesia, particularly pro-democracy and queer rights groups, it initially received limited attention outside Indonesia. Last month, however, a wave of hate crimes targeted transgender women across the country, highlighting Prabowo’s decree and what activists have described as…

DefenseScoop Task Force Falcon Strike will use air, surface and sub-sea one-way attack drones alongside regional partners Source link

On August 7, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye concluded the Mecca Joint Deterrence Agreement to strengthen “collective deterrence” against any act of aggression. The agreement states that an armed attack against “any one of the three states shall be regarded as an attack against them all.” Signed in the holy city of Mecca by Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the pact expands the bilateral Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement (SMDA) between Riyadh and Islamabad signed in September 2025, to include Turkiye. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan…

Bruce Allen Lubbering, RCDefense The story of the F-35 Lightning II is no longer just about stealth or aerodynamic dominance; it has evolved into a monumental industrial and logistical… Source link

Fatima keeps her medical textbooks in a cupboard she no longer opens. Her university ID card, with its photograph of a 19-year-old who intended to become a doctor, sits among them like a relic from another country. In a sense, it is. The Afghanistan that printed the card – a state with a constitution, a free press and women in its universities, courtrooms, and newsrooms – no longer exists. “Sometimes I look at a bird and feel jealous, because it has more freedom than I do,” she told me from Kabul, where, at 24, she describes herself as a prisoner…

M. Weisgerber, WSJ The Navy spent years fighting the president’s push to go back to steam catapults Source link