12 Maoists surrender in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur

IANS | February 5, 2026 2:57 PM

Raipur/Bijapur, Feb 5 (IANS) Twelve Maoist cadres from the South Sub-Zonal bureau surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region on Thursday, under the state government's 'Poona Margem: Rehabilitation to Rejuvenation' initiative, marking a new beginning of trust and mainstream integration.

Herof-2 and escalation of Balochistan's insurgency (IANS analysis)

IANS | February 4, 2026 9:34 PM

Islamabad: Balochistan has long been a region marked by bloodshed, enforced disappearances, and systematic oppression. For many Baloch, the persistence of these conditions has made endurance increasingly untenable, pushing communities toward the belief that armed resistance is the only remaining response.

US Vice President Vance, Secy Rubio call for global minerals reset

Lalit K Jha | February 4, 2026 9:34 PM

Washington, Feb 4 (IANS) US Vice President J D Vance on Tuesday urged US allies and partners to act collectively to fix what he described as a broken global market for critical minerals, warning that brittle and highly concentrated supply chains threaten economic growth and national security.

Nepal mobilises army for election security

IANS | February 4, 2026 6:59 PM

Kathmandu, Feb 4 (IANS) As Nepal prepares to hold parliamentary elections on March 5, the Nepal Army has been mobilised across the country to support election security starting Wednesday.

Pakistan: Strategic failure in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has collapsed into ethnic security crisis

IANS | February 3, 2026 8:22 PM

Islamabad, Feb 3 (IANS) Pakistan's hostility towards Afghanistan is not about terrorism - as for Islamabad, terrorism has always remained negotiable - but the Taliban in Kabul acting like a sovereign authority - brutal, responsive, incompetent but independent, a report has highlighted. Taliban, it said, refused to take instruction, rejected hierarchy, and declined the role scripted for them in Pakistan’s strategic theatre.