Asia-PacificIndia-Israel defence ties have evolved beyond a robust bilateral partnership into a broader, interest-driven strategic architecture linking geographically distant but complementary partners. While political will and regional dynamics will determine whether it becomes a formal grouping or remains a flexible network, the trajectory is already clear, a report has stated.
Leading international human rights organisation Amnesty International has strongly condemned the arrest of prominent Chinese pro-democracy activist Zhang Yi after he displayed a photograph of the Dalai Lama during a visit to a monastery in Tibet.
6/8/2026
Amid escalating violence against Baloch civilians across Pakistan, a leading human rights organisation on Thursday strongly condemned the enforced disappearance of seven students by Pakistani forces.
6/8/2026
This was also Misri's first stand-alone visit to Sri Lanka as Foreign Secretary. He had visited Sri Lanka earlier as part of the delegation during the visits of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in April 2025 and of Vice President C P Radhakrishnan in April 2026.
5/8/2026
Confirming the development, Defence lawyer Abdur Rob Sumon said, "The boy is very young; he is not yet old enough to be involved in politics. According to his birth certificate, he is 14 years and 2 months old. We had filed a humanitarian bail application in court on his behalf, but the judge rejected it,” Bangladeshi media outlet NTV online reported.
5/8/2026