Operation Sindoor: How India averted a global terror front in Kashmir

Vicky Nanjappa | August 29, 2025 7:10 PM

New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Before Operation Sindoor, a new terror order was taking place in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). That order was looking strong, and had the alliance gone through as planned, then it would have been a major security headache for India, especially in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).

In final phase, desperate Maoists pose rising danger despite imminent defeat

Vicky Nanjappa | August 28, 2025 8:00 PM

New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The security forces are well on track to eradicate the menace of Left Wing Extremism (LWE) in India by March 31, 2026. On Thursday, Chhattisgarh, Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma announced that in the Bijapur district 30 Maoists had surrendered and were rehabilitated. He also urged the Maoists to join the mainstream and improve their lives.

Pakistan strongman Asim Munir dragging US into Afghanistan-like mess again

IANS | August 28, 2025 1:23 PM

New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) While Pakistan Army chief Asif Munir has succeeded in selling his idea of the potential that his country holds for the US to mine rich rare earth materials and oil, what American President Donald Trump’s advisers are brushing under the carpet is that venture could land them back in the same mess that they had ended up in Afghanistan and from which they have only just pulled out.