Rising Islamist extremism in Bangladesh threatens global stability: Report

IANS | December 29, 2025 8:56 PM

Tel Aviv, Dec 29 (IANS) Bangladesh's drift towards Islamist extremism enabled by complacency is not merely a distant domestic concern but a strategic warning with potential repercussions that could spill onto European streets and target Israeli and Jewish communities worldwide if left unaddressed, a report detailed on Monday.

Pakistan risks walking into quagmire by sending troops to Gaza: Report

IANS | December 29, 2025 8:49 PM

Islamabad, Dec 29 (IANS) Noted author and former diplomat Maleeha Lodhi on Monday joined Pakistan's several analysts who are raising questions and expressing their doubts about the wisdom of Islamabad sending troops to join the International Stabilisation Force (ISF) under US President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan.

Asim Munir's warning to Taliban reveals Pakistan's failing Afghan policy: Report

IANS | December 29, 2025 8:31 PM

Islamabad, Dec 29 (IANS) Pakistan's ties with Afghanistan has deteriorated and reached to a lowest point in years due to constant recriminations, recurrent border skirmishes and a growing sense of strategic frustration in Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir recent warning to Taliban that Kabul must choose between its ties with Pakistan and its alleged support for the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) showcases Islamabad's failing Afghan policy, a report has stated.

Indian Dakar car rallyist Sanjay Takale returns with team Aerpace Racers

IANS | December 29, 2025 8:28 PM

New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Ace rally driver Sanjay Takale, the first and only Indian driver to take part on four wheels at the world’s toughest rally raid event, the Dakar, marks his second successive appearance as he is set to journey from Delhi to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.

China's engagement largely declaratory than transformative amid growing Afghanistan-Pakistan conflict

IANS | December 29, 2025 8:05 PM

Kabul, Dec 29 (IANS) The Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict exposes the limits of China's diplomatic ceiling -- effective in financing infrastructure, sustaining political partnerships, and providing strategic cover to allied governments, but constrained when conflict management requires confronting allies, engaging fragmented actors, or dealing with nationalist politics resistant to "transactional solutions", a report said on Monday.