Japan must act with its allies against China's pressure campaign: Report

IANS | July 5, 2026 7:26 PM

Beijing, July 5 (IANS) The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been carrying out a pressure campaign against Japan through espionage, maritime aggression, and economic coercion, and the nation and its allies must act decisively, as China is testing Tokyo's resilience and the credibility of its alliance with the US, as per a report.

Jamaat-e-Islami accountable for political instability in Bangladesh: Report

IANS | July 5, 2026 7:01 PM

New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) A report published in Bangladeshi newspaper 'Daily Sun' blamed the National Citizen Party (NCP) and Jamaat, political actors associated with the nation's previous interim administration led by chief advisor Muhammad Yunus, for the economic difficulties that now confront it.

Earthquake-hit Venezuelans thank India for treatment at Army Field Hospital

IANS | July 5, 2026 5:57 PM

Caracas, July 5 (IANS) As Indian medical teams continue to provide humanitarian support to the people affected by the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela under 'Operation Amistad', survivors and their families have expressed heartfelt gratitude for the treatment and care being extended in the Indian Army's Field Hospital.

One Nation, One Voice: China’s new law and the silencing of minorities (IANS Analysis)

IANS | July 5, 2026 5:28 PM

New Delhi, July 7: China, on July 1, 2026, did not merely bring a new statute into force - it gave legal language to a long-running project of cultural control. The Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress is presented by Beijing as a framework for harmony among China’s 56 officially recognised ethnic groups. But for Tibetans, Uyghurs, Mongols, Hui, Kazakhs and others, its real danger lies in how it turns identity into a matter of state discipline.