China expanding influence operations across Indo-Pacific: Report

IANS | August 25, 2026 5:19 PM

Beijing, Aug 25 (IANS) Highlighting the disinformation shared on social media platforms in Japan during the House of Representatives election earlier this year, a report has flagged that China continues to expand its influence operations across the Indo-Pacific region. February's elections in Japan witnessed a Chinese influence operation as posts shared on X circulated memes promoting narratives like "Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae is a militarist" and "Japan cannot win in a Taiwan contingency," Osawa Jun, a Senior Fellow at Tokyo's Nakasone Peace Institute, wrote in 'The Diplomat'.

Shocking fresh cases reveal how badly Pakistan has failed its women

IANS | August 25, 2026 4:45 PM

Islamabad, Aug 25 (IANS) Recent cases of 18-month-old Aizal, five-year-old Ayat Noor and Hina Javed are different in age and circumstances but reveal how seriously Pakistan protects women and girls when they face threats from the people around them and how state fulfils its obligations under domestic and international laws, a report has detailed.