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Mecca Defence Pact risks remaining rhetorical amid vague mutual defence commitments: Report

IANS | August 11, 2026 5:14 PM

Sofia, Aug 11 (IANS) The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement involving Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey risks remaining largely rhetorical unless it clearly defines what constitutes aggression, identifies the circumstances that would trigger a military response, and outlines how the three countries would coordinate their forces, a report has stated.

Balochistan housing fund diversion could deepen poverty, disaster risks: Report

IANS | August 11, 2026 5:03 PM

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The World Bank has warned that capping housing assistance and redirecting funds from a multi-billion-rupee resilient housing programme for flood-affected people in Pakistan's Balochistan to infrastructure projects could deepen poverty, increase disaster risks and fuel social tensions, a report has said.

US envoy Gor, NSA Doval discuss deepening strategic cooperation

IANS | August 11, 2026 4:56 PM

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, held a meeting with National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval in New Delhi on Tuesday, with discussions focused on deepening strategic cooperation.

Indian Navy Chief holds talks with top Mauritian officials, discusses maritime security cooperation

IANS | August 11, 2026 4:09 PM

Port Louis, Aug 11 (IANS) Indian Navy Chief Admiral Krishna Swaminathan on Tuesday held a series of talks with senior officials of the Mauritian government, discussing ways to strengthen bilateral maritime security cooperation between the two countries.

Chinese rocket explodes seconds after launch with communication satellite

IANS | August 11, 2026 4:05 PM

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) A Chinese Long March 7A rocket exploded into a massive fireball seconds after launch, destroying a communications satellite it was intended to take to orbit, a new report has said.

Systemically repressed since 1948, Baloch have been treated as subjects and not citizens of Pakistan

IANS | August 11, 2026 3:37 PM

Islamabad, Aug 11 (IANS) In its 2025 annual report, titled 'Balochistan's Crisis of Trust', the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) noted that during its fieldwork in the province, it found locals concerned about the "escalating erosion of human rights and civic space in Balochistan. Discussions revealed a convergence of structural exclusion, gendered vulnerability, repression of youth voices and the weakening of public institutions". The "structural exclusion" is not a recent development in the Islamabad-Balochistan relations but started as early as 1948 when the province was annexed after it had declared independence on August 11, 1947.

China’s subsidised exports hurting other countries: Report

IANS | August 11, 2026 2:19 PM

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) China’s weak domestic demand and excess industrial capacity forces the country’s government to subsidised exports in order to spur economic growth, but this is causing problems in the world economy as cheap Chinese goods are being dumped in other countries where the local industries get hit, according to a new report.

India-Saudi Arabia ties to scale newer heights in coming years: Ambassador-designate Vipul

IANS | August 11, 2026 2:15 PM

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Ahead of assuming charge at the Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia, Ambassador-designate Vipul stated that the two nations share "historic and special ties" and expressed confidence that the relationship between the two nations will scale newer heights in the coming years.

PoK protests to go global from Thursday, AAC to observe Pakistan's I-Day as Black Day

Vicky Nanjappa | August 11, 2026 2:02 PM

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) In a fresh development that could trouble Pakistan, protests in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) are set to go global from August 13.

Bangladesh: BNP, allies linked to majority of electoral violence during 2026 polls

IANS | August 11, 2026 1:58 PM

Dhaka, Aug 11 (IANS) As electoral violence remained a major concern before, during and after Bangladesh’s 2026 national polls, the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its allies were linked to the largest share of incidents, local media reported, citing a human rights group.

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Mecca Defence Pact risks remaining rhetorical amid vague mutual defence commitments: Report

Balochistan housing fund diversion could deepen poverty, disaster risks: Report

US envoy Gor, NSA Doval discuss deepening strategic cooperation

Indian Navy Chief holds talks with top Mauritian officials, discusses maritime security cooperation

Chinese rocket explodes seconds after launch with communication satellite

Systemically repressed since 1948, Baloch have been treated as subjects and not citizens of Pakistan

China’s subsidised exports hurting other countries: Report

India-Saudi Arabia ties to scale newer heights in coming years: Ambassador-designate Vipul

PoK protests to go global from Thursday, AAC to observe Pakistan's I-Day as Black Day

Bangladesh: BNP, allies linked to majority of electoral violence during 2026 polls

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