New Delhi understands the stakes of India-US relationship, says expert

IANS | September 25, 2025 11:21 PM

Washington, Sep 25 (IANS) Ashley Tellis, a Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and leading expert on India-US ties, has praised India's reaction to recent bilateral tensions, saying that New Delhi understood the "stakes in the relationship with the United States".

EU urged to revoke Pakistan’s GSP+ status over human rights violations in Balochistan

IANS | September 25, 2025 9:31 PM

Quetta, Sep 25 (IANS) A leading human rights organisation has formally submitted a detailed report on human rights violations in Balochistan to the European Union’s GSP+ Committee for review, requesting the revocation of Pakistan’s beneficiary status under the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) due to non-compliance.

Religious intolerance deepens in Pakistan as Ahmadi woman denied burial rights

IANS | September 25, 2025 9:22 PM

Islamabad, Sep 25 (IANS) A leading minority rights group has highlighted the deepening religious intolerance in Pakistan, citing a incident where a woman from the Ahmadi community has been denied burial by the hardline elements of society — specifically, the radical Islamist party Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) — backed by the local authorities.

Indian envoy inaugurates Ayurveda camp in Sri Lanka, hundreds of locals benefit

IANS | September 25, 2025 9:22 PM

Colombo, Sep 25 (IANS) Reaffirming India's commitment to support community well-being and shared cultural heritage with Sri Lanka, India's High Commissioner to the island nation, Santosh Jha, on Thursday inaugurated an Ayurveda camp at the Buddhist temple of Sri Vijayarama Purana Viharaya in the coastal town of Ambalangoda.

India reaffirms commitment to ASEAN centrality at East Asia Summit meeting

IANS | September 25, 2025 9:09 PM

Kuala Lumpur, Sep 25 (IANS) Jitin Prasada, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, on Thursday reaffirmed India’s commitment to ASEAN centrality, digital transformation, and sustainability at the 13th East Asia Summit (EAS) Economic Ministers’ Meeting, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.