Andhra Pradesh: Impending Maoist Collapse On March 30, 2026, Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) Harish Kumar Gupta declared that the state was free of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), a day before the Centre’s deadline, March 31, 2026. Addressing reporters at the Vijayawada Police Command and Control Centre, the DGP observed, Over the past 18 months, a […]

This piece argues that the present Indian strategy, based on opportunistic diversification and utilization of limited strategic reserves, remains inadequate when confronting supply disruptions. It evaluates India’s options in the short, medium, and long terms. The U.S.-Israel strikes in Iran that began on February 28, 2026, triggered rapid Iranian retaliation, including drone strikes on U.S. facilities and missile launches across […]

The county will fall under the administration of Kashgar Prefecture, a historic hub that has long served as a gateway between China and Central and South Asia. China has created a new county in its far-western Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, close to the borders with Afghanistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, in a move seen as reinforcing control over a strategically sensitive […]

The April 1 meeting in Urumqi between delegations from Pakistan and the Taliban did not produce a breakthrough, a communiqué, or even a photo op. Yet its significance lies precisely in that silence. In a region where diplomatic theatrics often overshadow substance, the Urumqi encounter unfolded behind closed doors, under China’s discreet supervision, and with a level of urgency that […]

Ali Ahmad Saifi has been appointed as the new head of the mass immunization department at the Taliban-run Ministry of Public Health, following an exposé by Amu TV that led to the dismissal of his predecessor, Abdul Hakim Hemat, over corruption allegations, people familiar with the matter said. The appointment follows a report by Amu TV that Himmat had been […]

India’s foreign policy today stands at a moment of reckoning. What was once celebrated as a model of strategic autonomy—rooted in anti-colonial solidarity, non-alignment, and moral leadership—now faces intense scrutiny. Critics argue that India’s deepening embrace of the United States–Israel axis, particularly in the context of the ongoing West Asian conflicts, signals not pragmatism, but a troubling surrender of independence. […]

Most Kashmiris who had looked at Shahbaz Sharief with hatred until yesterday, on the charges of Imran Khan’s captivity and election theft, and had left with no love for Pakistan, were carrying the picture of the same Shahbaz Sharief and loudly saying that the Kashmiri-born had succeeded in bringing about a ceasefire between Iran and the US. That is, they […]

A Chinese tanker sanctioned by the United States, Rich Starry, ​passed through the Strait of Hormuz on ‌Tuesday. The Rich Starry would be the first to ​make it through the Strait of Hormuz and to ​exit the Gulf since the US naval blockade began. A US-sanctioned tanker linked to China has reportedly crossed the war-hit Strait of Hormuz amid a […]

Scores of civilians across the Middle East expressed anxiety and dread as peace talks between the US and Iran collapsed in Pakistan. A sense of dread spread across the Middle East after talks between the US and Iran collapsed, as fears of renewed fighting rattled an already tense region with Donald Trump ordering a naval blockade of the Strait of […]