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Pakistan sliding towards 'civilian dictatorship' under Shehbaz Sharif: Report

IANS | October 17, 2026 4:28 PM

Dhaka, Oct 17 (IANS) Pakistan's Shehbaz Sharif government has become a "prisoner of Imran Khan phobia", a report has stated, while accusing the "captive government" of pushing the country towards a civilian dictatorship. The government is unwilling to risk releasing the jailed former Prime Minister and is not even prepared to transfer him to a hospital.

Nielsen sees India as its primary global innovation engine: Report

IANS | October 17, 2026 4:24 PM

New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) US-based media analytics firm Nielsen is positioning India as its primary global innovation engine, with over 5,000 employees in the country — roughly half its worldwide workforce — and Bengaluru its largest hub, a new report has said.

China's ‘waiting game' on Dalai Lama succession could intensify resistance, galvanise support for Tibetan cause

IANS | October 17, 2026 3:33 PM

Beijing, Oct 17 (IANS) Beijing’s refusal to negotiate with the Dalai Lama reflects a calculated waiting game, with Chinese leadership anticipating that his passing will allow it to control succession and neutralise the Tibetan issue, a report has stated.

India's space industry to cross $40 billion by 2030 on rapid commercialisation, policy reforms: Report

IANS | October 17, 2026 2:03 PM

New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) India’s space sector is undergoing a rapid commercial transformation after policy reforms that have opened the industry to private firms and created a new framework that would allow commercial enterprises to participate across the full spectrum of space activities, a new report has said.

Uyghur group urges Rubio to raise growing China’s transnational repression during Uzbekistan visit

IANS | October 17, 2026 1:52 PM

Washington, Oct 17 (IANS) The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has urged US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to raise concerns over the growing vulnerability of Uyghurs in Central Asia to China’s transnational repression as he prepares to visit Uzbekistan next week.

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Pakistan sliding towards 'civilian dictatorship' under Shehbaz Sharif: Report

Nielsen sees India as its primary global innovation engine: Report

China's ‘waiting game' on Dalai Lama succession could intensify resistance, galvanise support for Tibetan cause

India's space industry to cross $40 billion by 2030 on rapid commercialisation, policy reforms: Report

Uyghur group urges Rubio to raise growing China’s transnational repression during Uzbekistan visit

Nepal seeks major Indian aid package during PM Balen Shah's planned visit

China’s US Treasury holdings slide as India’s climb to $219.7 billion

Indian diaspora rallies in London in support of PM Modi amid 'anti-India' demonstrations

Rights Body flags escalating human rights abuses in Bangladesh during EU meeting

Trump says Russia ‘asked to be represented’ at G20, would ‘love to have’ Putin

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