Quad continues to gain strategic relevance in changing global order: Report

IANS | June 11, 2026 9:11 PM

New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The future utility of the Quad will not be defined by its transformation into an 'Asian NATO' or by rhetorical rivalry with Beijing. Instead, its relevance will depend on whether it can evolve into a flexible strategic mechanism capable of stabilising an increasingly fragmented maritime and economic order stretching from the Pacific to the Gulf, a report has stated.

BLF chief backs PoK's struggle for right to sovereignty and freedom

IANS | June 11, 2026 8:46 PM

Quetta, June 11 (IANS) Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) chief Allah Nazar Baloch has said that the resistance of people of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) against Pakistani and Punjabi domination demonstrates that "oppressed nations cannot be subjugated by force," local media reported on Thursday.

India not the next China, but the next India: World Bank Chief Economist

IANS | June 11, 2026 8:43 PM

Washington, June 11 (IANS) India has entered a phase of “peak development potential” and is poised to sustain high growth over the next two decades, the World Bank's Chief Economist Indermit Gill said, arguing that the country's economic trajectory will be driven by its own strengths rather than by following China's development model.

Pro-Khalistan groups continue to provoke youth, advance own political agendas: Report

IANS | June 11, 2026 8:25 PM

New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Pro-Khalistan organisations continue to exploit the events of June 1984 to provoke youth, spread hatred and promote their own political agendas. The Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) through their recent statement has once again showcased that the goal of pro-Khalistan groups is not to protect the rights of Sikhs but perpetuation of separatist and violent politics, a report has stated.