EU urged to suspend Pakistan’s GSP Plus status over human rights abuses in Balochistan

IANS | July 23, 2026 9:24 PM

Quetta, July 23 (IANS) A leading human rights organisation has submitted a petition to the European Parliament seeking the suspension of Pakistan's Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP Plus) status, citing systematic violence by Pakistani authorities, judicial weaponisation, and grave violations of core EU trade and human rights conventions in Balochistan.

India and Japan's 'unmistakable' warning against coercive behaviour in Asia-Pacific geopolitics

IANS | July 23, 2026 9:20 PM

Tokyo/New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The outcomes of the India-Japan annual summit demonstrate that the ties between two nations have moved beyond traditional economic cooperation and towards a comprehensive strategic partnership. The summit was not only an expansion of bilateral ties but an important geopolitical development that reinforces regional stability, democratic partnerships, and issued a warning against coercive behaviour in Asia-Pacific geopolitics, a report has detailed.

PM Modi's three-nation visit reflects milestone in evolution of India's Indo-Pacific strategy: Report

IANS | July 23, 2026 8:45 PM

New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to New Zealand, Australia and Indonesia demonstrates an important milestone in the evolution of Indo-Pacific strategy. The visit was not only a diplomatic reach to three nations but showcased India's effort to develop a network of strategic partnerships linking Southeast Asia, the Indian Ocean and the Pacific, a report has detailed.

India slams Pakistan for exploiting ASEAN forum to amplify falsehoods, peddle disinformation

IANS | July 23, 2026 8:27 PM

New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) India on Thursday slammed the "baseless and unwarranted" comments made Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Kashmir and Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) at the 33rd Regional Forum meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Manila, terming them as yet another "futile attempt" by the Pakistani establishment to deflect attention from its own internal crisis and its well-proven role as a safe haven for global terrorist networks.

India and Belarus continue work on enhancing bilateral cooperation

IANS | July 23, 2026 7:24 PM

Bishkek, July 23 (IANS) Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh, held a meeting with Belarus' Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maxim Ryzhenkov, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Kyrgyzstan's Cholpon Ata on Thursday.