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Handling US pressure, resulting ripple effects major challenge for India's BRICS leadership

IANS | January 10, 2026 6:20 PM

New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) India's primary challenge lies in balancing its foreign policy priorities between the US and BRICS, particularly as several members of the bloc are under increasing scrutiny from Washington. While India views BRICS as a means to uphold the multilateral world order, other members, such as Russia and China, consider it a geostrategic tool to counterbalance the USA, a report detailed on Friday.

Top Hamas operative's presence in Pakistan exposes unholy terror alliance once again

IANS | January 10, 2026 5:58 PM

Sydney, Jan 10 (IANS) That Pakistan is fast becoming the next fertile ground for Hamas to rejuvenate and converge with other deadly terrorist groups operating in South Asia and the Middle East has been proven once again with recent viral videos showing a senior Hamas representative sharing stage with operatives of banned Pakistani terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) during a public event in Pakistan’s Punjab province.

2026 to intensify trade tensions between EU-China: Report

IANS | January 10, 2026 5:53 PM

New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) The European Union (EU), beyond tariffs and sanctions, set to continue on its trajectory of diversifying its trading relationships away from China and sharpening its trade defence armoury, developed with China in mind, but Beijing “doesn’t seem much to care”, according to a new report.

Pakistan-Saudi defence pact — How Islamabad can export uncertainty, crisis in neighbourhood and beyond

IANS | January 10, 2026 4:47 PM

Washington, Jan 10 (IANS) Highlighting the new security partnership between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, a report has highlighted the risk of Islamabad not only extending military cooperation but also exporting uncertainty and crisis resulting from decisions shaped by internal power struggles.

China inflation ticks up in Dec, almost at 3-year high

IANS | January 10, 2026 4:46 PM

Beijing, Jan 10 (IANS) China's inflation ticked up in the final month of 2025 -- highest in 34 months -- and the decline in producer prices further narrowed as government policies aimed at boosting domestic demand continued to make a positive impact on the economy.

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Handling US pressure, resulting ripple effects major challenge for India's BRICS leadership

Top Hamas operative's presence in Pakistan exposes unholy terror alliance once again

2026 to intensify trade tensions between EU-China: Report

Pakistan-Saudi defence pact — How Islamabad can export uncertainty, crisis in neighbourhood and beyond

China inflation ticks up in Dec, almost at 3-year high

Inequality to remain entrenched in Bangladesh sans any meaningful policy change: Report

Beaten and humiliated, another Hindu youth dies in Bangladesh

Violence in Balochistan escalates as rights groups report extrajudicial killings by Pakistani forces

Taliban's Noor Ahmad Noor arrives in India to take charge of Afghan Embassy in Delhi

Iran must immediately end use lethal force: Australia, Canada, EU condemn killing protestors

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