India looks to gain as trade ties with China improve

IANS | August 31, 2025 9:53 PM

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) With Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, India may use this engagement to strengthen trade ties with China, even as it faces pressure from the United States over tariffs and its relationship with Russia, reports said.

Gilgit-Baltistan: Pakistan’s colony of silence and resistance (IANS Analysis)

IANS | August 31, 2025 9:44 PM

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Gilgit-Baltistan is a land of majestic mountains and proud people. Unfortunately, it has been suffering the brutality of Pakistani establishment for decades. The latest incident involves a recent clash in Sost Valley, where Pakistani police attacked peaceful protesters. Traders of Gilgit-Baltistan had blocked the routes in desperation, demanding their voices be heard. But they faced the wrath of the state machinery

Power transition in Bangladesh leaves question of electoral legitimacy dangling: Report

IANS | August 31, 2025 7:47 PM

Muscat, Aug 31 (IANS) Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's departure has ushered in an interim administration under Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus. For a nation having fierce rivalry between the Awami League and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), this abrupt change has not only disrupted established political norms but also raised question over electoral legitimacy, a report has said.

PM Modi meets Maldives President Muizzu on sidelines of SCO Summit in China

IANS | August 31, 2025 6:45 PM

Tianjin, Aug 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in China's Tianjin on Sunday, stating India's developmental cooperation with the Indian Ocean island country is beneficial for the people of both nations.