India and Pakistan appear once again to be inching towards the precipice of a perilous confrontation in the wake of a terrorist attack in Pahalgam in the heavily militarized region of Kashmir. The assault left 26 Indian tourists dead. Without waiting for even the semblance of an investigation, India rushed to accuse Pakistan within minutes after the incident. Subsequently, New […]

The terrorist attack in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), killing and severely injuring many civilian tourists, serves as the most recent reminder of the perpetual threat posed by India’s ‘natural enemy’. This threat is compounded by local support that Pakistan-backed terrorism has managed to garner across the border. Among the Pahalgam attackers, two of the six men are allegedly […]

Pakistan’s defense minister warned Monday that a military attack by neighboring India could be imminent following last week’s deadly militant attack on tourists in Kashmir, escalating tensions between the two nuclear-armed rivals. Context Last week’s attack in Kashmir, which left 26 people dead, sparked outrage in Hindu-majority India and fueled calls for action against Muslim-majority Pakistan. India has long accused […]

The Pahalgam massacre has rekindled fears of a potential full-scale conflict between India and Pakistan, further heightening tensions in the region. Occurring on the sixth anniversary of the devastating Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka, the attack targeted tourists in Pahalgam, South Kashmir, claiming 23 lives. This tragic event underscores the region’s persistent vulnerability to extremist violence. This incident marks […]

India and Pakistan, two nations birthed from the same colonial experience, have since walked divergent paths defined by mistrust, confrontation, and sporadic attempts at reconciliation. The trauma of the 1947 partition remains deeply embedded in the collective psyche of both nations, leaving scars that continue to shape diplomatic narratives. While both countries share a common cultural and historical heritage, their […]

India’s navy posted an aerial image of an aircraft carrier and escorts heading in the direction of Pakistan amid mounting tensions between the two nuclear rivals following the killing of at least 26 tourists in Kashmir. Newsweek contacted the Indian navy and the office of Pakistan’s prime minister for comment. Why It Matters India and Pakistan appear on the brink […]

On April 15, 2025, two wanted cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), carrying a collective bounty of INR 1.3 million, were killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in the forest of the Kilam-Bargum villages of Kondagaon District in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh. The killed Maoists have been identified as Haldar, a dreaded Maoist ‘commander’ and […]

India is developing a new strategy to boost its defense exports, offering long-term, low-cost loans through its state-owned Export-Import Bank to foreign buyers, including those traditionally reliant on Russian arms, Reuters reported on April 16, citing officials familiar with the plan. As global demand for military equipment rises, New Delhi aims to position itself as a low-cost, alternative supplier. The […]

An April 10, 2025, report indicated that no suspect movement of any LWE (Left-Wing Extremist) cadres was noticed during a combing operation in the forest areas in Wayanad (Kerala). A three-day joint combing operation, ‘Operation Safe Forest’ was organized by the Tamil Nadu Police in the tri-junction forest areas across Wayanad (Kerala), Chamarajanagar (Karnataka) and the Nilgiris (Tamil Nadu), with […]

The Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is eyeing Tamil Nadu, the last bastion of secularism in India. This south Indian State is the only one in the country to have consistently and successfully resisted the BJP’s Hindu majoritarian communalism and its anti-federal centralising policies. In the last decade, the BJP has spread its tentacles in Eastern, Northern, Western and […]