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Prime Minister Narendra Modi called it “the world’s largest NGO.” A global database describes its family of organizations as “the largest far-right network in history.” Yet, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the ideological-organizational parent of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), remains an unregistered entity a hundred years after it was established. The RSS is neither a trust nor a non-profit. It is not a legal entity and, hence, is free from financial and other scrutiny. Recently, the Congress, India’s main opposition party, launched a series of attacks on the RSS for its unregistered status. However, the RSS top brass…

China’s PLA Navy has confirmed the successful launch of a strategic missile from a nuclear-powered submarine into the Pacific Ocean on 6 July 2026, marking its second such test in international waters since 2024.The launch, though described as routine training, has triggered strong protests from regional countries including Australia, New Zealand, and Japan, who view it as destabilising.The missile was fired at 12:01 p.m. local time from a strategic nuclear submarine and carried a dummy warhead. According to Chinese authorities, the projectile landed precisely within the designated waters of the Pacific Ocean.Beijing emphasised that the test was part of its…

Andrew A. Michta, RCDefense The NATO summit in Ankara could become one of the most significant meetings in the alliance’s history. Source link

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…