Pakistan's internal policy failures fuelling Balochistan insurgency

IANS | May 8, 2026 3:32 PM

Islamabad, May 8 (IANS) Pakistan's reliance on proxy militant networks, its heavy-handed handling of local grievances, and its failure to respond to emerging militant alliances have fuelled the current crisis in Balochistan. Far from being a peripheral theatre, the province is turning into the epicentre of a multilayered insurgency shaped by decades of strategic miscalculations by Pakistani authorities, a report has detailed.

Italy parliamentary committee to probe Chinese tech investments

IANS | May 8, 2026 11:55 AM

New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Italy’s parliamentary intelligence committee, Copasir, is preparing a new inquiry into Chinese investment in the Italian economy, primarily focusing on strategic assets and high‑tech start‑ups, a report has said.