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China limits foreign presence to shield its policies in Tibet from scrutiny: Report

IANS | May 6, 2026 7:09 PM

Brussels, May 6 (IANS) Tibet remains tightly restricted not due to logistical challenges but because openness threatens China's narrative of control. Permits, surveillance, and scrutiny ensures that Beijing retains its "monopoly on truth". As long as these barriers persist, Tibet will remain a land viewed through a narrow frame, its truth obscured and its voices unheard, a report has detailed.

India and Vietnam focussed on adding more vigour to defence cooperation

IANS | May 6, 2026 6:26 PM

New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a meeting with Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Gen Phan Van Giang in New Delhi on Wednesday, with talks focused on adding more vigour to the defence cooperation between two nations. During the meeting, Singh expressed India's readiness to further deepen strategic partnership with Vietnam.

India and Vietnam decide to enhance defence systems procurement, elevate bilateral ties

IANS | May 6, 2026 6:16 PM

New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) As they agreed to further strengthen cooperation and enhance engagements in both traditional and emerging areas of defence cooperation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vietnam President To Lam on Wednesday welcomed the steady progress in the implementation of the Defence Lines of Credit extended by India for the Southeast Asian nation which have further strengthened Vietnam’s defence capabilities and advanced bilateral defence cooperation.

Pakistan's HIV surge showcases system failure unfolding in real time: Report

IANS | May 6, 2026 5:32 PM

Islamabad, May 6 (IANS) The rapid rise of HIV cases in Pakistan is not a slow-burning public health concern but a system failure unfolding in real time. Children and low-risk individuals are infected with HIV not due to behaviour but through the healthcare system meant to protect them, a report has detailed.

India, EU discuss strengthening strategic partnership

IANS | May 6, 2026 5:24 PM

New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Secretary (West) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Sibi George held a meeting with European Union's (EU) Special Envoy for Indo-Pacific Maria Castillo Fernandez in New Delhi on Wednesday, with discussions focused on deepening strategic partnership between the two sides.

Bangladesh’s trade pact with US faces criticism in Dhaka for being one-sided: Report

IANS | May 6, 2026 3:49 PM

New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) The bilateral trade agreement signed by Bangladesh with the Donald Trump administration has come in for a lot of media criticism in Dhaka for being one-sided, as it gives the US a huge advantage while imposing too many restrictions on the South Asian country. In fact, many politicians and economists are demanding that the agreement be scrapped, according to a new report.

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