Decolonise the Chinese Empire, not just replace the CCP

Salih Hudayar | July 23, 2025 11:32 PM

New Delhi: US policymakers have long identified the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) as the primary threat to America’s national security and the international order. Yet China’s greatest vulnerability lies not within the Party itself, but in the colonial empire it has forcibly built by conquering East Turkistan, Tibet, and Southern Mongolia. These are not “provinces of China” or "secessionist movements".

India and China express satisfaction with peace, tranquility in border areas

IANS | July 23, 2025 9:53 PM

New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Reviewing the situation in border areas, India and China on Wednesday expressed satisfaction with the general prevalence of peace and tranquility in the region, leading to gradual normalisation of bilateral relations. The two nations agreed to maintain regular exchanges and contacts on issues related to the boundary affairs at the diplomatic and military levels through established mechanisms.

Pakistan: 10 more killed as rains wreak havoc, death toll climbs to 252

IANS | July 23, 2025 9:42 PM

Islamabad, July 23 (IANS) As torrential rainfall continues to wreak havoc, 10 more people have lost their lives in Pakistan in the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll since the onset of the monsoon season to 252. Nearly 611 have been injured due to torrential rains, devastating floods, and storms that have swept across Pakistan, the country's leading daily, 'The Express Tribune' reported.

Bangladesh Human Rights Watch demands 'independent probe' into Dhaka plane crash

IANS | July 23, 2025 9:37 PM

New Delhi/Dhaka, July 23 (IANS) The Bangladesh Human Rights Watch (BHRW) on Wednesday demanded an immediate, independent investigation, determining the causes, responsibilities and failures that led to the Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crash at Milestone School and College in Dhaka's Diabari on July 21 which has claimed 32 lives so far and injured over 165 people.

UK: Lord Rami Ranger lauds PM Modi's leadership, welcomes FTA with India

IANS | July 23, 2025 7:08 PM

London, July 23 (IANS) British Indian businessman Lord Rami Ranger on Wednesday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership while terming the possible signing of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) as "a major development" and a "win-win situation" for both India and the United Kingdom.

Pakistan: Baloch civilian becomes latest victim of enforced disappearance

IANS | July 23, 2025 5:17 PM

Quetta, July 23 (IANS) Another Baloch civilian was forcibly disappeared by Pakistan's Frontier Corps (FC) during a raid on his home in Kech district of Balochistan amid an ongoing wave of enforced disappearance across the province, a leading human rights organisation said on Wednesday.