Tens of thousands of Afghan nationals have been deported through key border crossings in April as part of Pakistan’s renewed crackdown on undocumented migrants [Islamabad] Pakistan has stepped up its mass deportation of Afghan nationals, expelling tens of thousands through major border crossings in April, in a campaign that Pakistani authorities say is necessary for national security but that critics […]
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India targets traditional Russian arms customers with cheap loans, Reuters reports
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 […]
Read more ›India: Insurgency Halted In Kerala – Analysis
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 […]
Read more ›Exclusive—How China’s Military is Quietly Gaining Control of the Pacific
China has quietly extended its military reach far across the Pacific by building dozens of ports, airports, and communications projects at key points in a vast region that could shut out the United States and its allies in the event of war, a new report says. The projects appeared civilian in nature but were in reality “strategic nodes” stretching about […]
Read more ›China’s Cybersecurity ‘Pearl Harbor’ Against America: ‘Everything, Everywhere, All at Once’
For decades, Communist China’s spies, hackers and businessmen have feasted on the forced transfer of technology from vulnerable US corporate enterprises drawn to the vast Chinese market. Little has been accomplished to reduce this massive theft of intellectual property. US businesses seem to have resigned themselves to such unfair practices as the price of doing business in China. In the […]
Read more ›In trade war with the US, China holds a lot more cards than Trump may think − in fact, it might have a winning hand
When Donald Trump pulled back on his plan to impose eye-watering tariffs on trading partners across the world, there was one key exception: China. While the rest of the world would be given a 90-day reprieve on additional duties beyond the new 10% tariffs on all U.S. trade partners, China would feel the squeeze even more. On April 9, 2025, […]
Read more ›Hindu Nationalist BJP Eyes Tamil Nadu, The Last Bastion Of Secularism In India – Analysis
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 […]
Read more ›Pourquoi la Chine ne suivra pas un «barbare brandissant des droits de douane»
Trois singes sages sont parfaitement conscients de ce qu’un pigeon se faisant passer pour un aigle est réellement en train de faire. La frénésie tarifaire de Trump (TTT), digne d’une crise de colère infantile, désormais accélérée à 145% – et à suivre – est un nouveau coup de poker tonitruant d’un pigeon défonçant l’échiquier. Cela ne marchera pas. Trump a […]
Read more ›Trump ends protected status for thousands of Afghans, Cameroonians
The Trump administration has terminated temporary deportation protections for thousands of Afghans and Cameroonians in the U.S., a U.S. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said on Friday, building on Trump’s far-reaching immigration crackdown. An estimated 14,600 Afghans eligible for Temporary Protected Status will now lose it in May. Some 7,900 Cameroonians had access to the status but will lose it […]
Read more ›No American military presence in Bagram: US defense official
A US defense official has said that reports of the United States taking over the Bagram Air Base and flying a transport plane to the town are “not true” and that “there is no US military presence in Bagram,” AFP reported. CIA Director of Public Affairs Liz Lyons also denied the claims that the agency’s deputy Michael Ellis has traveled […]
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