China’s export-driven growth runs into US, Europe headwinds

IANS | September 6, 2026 6:13 PM

New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) China’s export-driven economy is headed for deep trouble as the US and Europe are already responding with protective measures to check the influx of these cheap goods that are hurting industrial growth and employment in western countries, according to an article.

TTP is Pakistani movement rooted in its territory, political history, and jihadist ecosystem: Report

IANS | September 6, 2026 6:04 PM

Islamabad, Sep 6 (IANS) Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is a Pakistani movement rooted in its territory, political history and its own jihadist ecosystem, says a report, even as Islamabad, for the past five years, has described its resurgence as an Afghan problem, accusing the Taliban of providing sanctuary to TTP fighters and allowing them to use Afghan territory to carry out attacks in Pakistan.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to visit Sri Lanka next week

IANS | September 6, 2026 5:00 PM

New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be on an official visit to Sri Lanka from September 8-10, during which he will hold talks with the island nation's leadership on various issues and interact with the Indian diaspora in Colombo.

China’s new ‘digital iron curtain’: Beijing tightens grip on people, money and AI

IANS | September 6, 2026 2:48 PM

New Delhi , Sep 6 (IANS) China is tightening controls over the movement of people, capital and strategic technologies, with new exit-and-entry rules set to take effect on September 15 that will allow authorities to restrict citizens from leaving the country in cases involving risks to industrial and technological security, a report has said.