India, US enter into Security of Supply Arrangement

IANS | August 23, 2024 5:45 AM

Washington, Aug 23 (IANS) India and the US have entered into a bilateral, non-binding Security of Supply Arrangement (SOSA) that will enable both countries to acquire the industrial resources they need from one another to resolve unanticipated supply chain disruptions to meet national security needs, the Pentagon said in a statement.

ULFA-I's influence in Assam declined considerably: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

IANS | August 22, 2024 12:22 AM

Guwahati, Aug 22 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that the influence of the anti-talks faction of the ULFA led by Paresh Baruah in the state "is very much there, although it has considerably declined over the years", asserting that the outfit has as many as 400 cadres in its camp in the neighbouring nation of Myanmar.

Bangladesh Islamist leader's plan of implementing Sharia spells trouble for region

IANS | August 21, 2024 9:56 PM

New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Fearing Bangladesh could well be the next Pakistan in the making in India's troubled neighbourhood, several scholars and experts on Wednesday severely condemned the recent statements given by Shafiqur Rahman, the radical leader who currently heads Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (BJI), in which he has openly backed implementation of Sharia law in the country.