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India and Canada work on disrupting transnational ecosystem sustaining Khalistani extremism

Kanchan Lakshman | February 20, 2026 8:45 PM

New Delhi: National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval's recent trip to Canada has come at a critical inflection point. As Pakistan’s ISI continues to attempt reviving Khalistani militancy in Punjab, this engagement with his Canadian counterpart Nathalie Drouin is more than just reconciliatory diplomacy – it is a move which has the potential to fundamentally alter the transnational architecture sustaining Khalistani extremism. The meeting, described in strategic circles as "constructive" and "fruitful", marks a shift from estrangement to security cooperation. For the Khalistan movement, which has for long used Canada as an operational hub, this resetting of ties portends significant challenges.

SC directive on judicial supervision of voter roll revision a setback for Mamata govt: BJP

IANS | February 20, 2026 8:36 PM

Kolkata, Feb 20 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday said that the Supreme Court's order directing the deployment of serving as well as retired judicial officers to oversee adjudication of claims and objections arising from the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound West Bengal was a major setback for the Mamata Banerjee-led state government.

India’s rise troubles Rahul Gandhi: Assam CM

IANS | February 20, 2026 6:58 PM

Guwahati, Feb 20 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday launched a sharp attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over the disruption at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi, alleging that the opposition party is unsettled by India’s growing global leadership in new-age technologies.

India's 8 infra sector industries record 4 per cent growth in January

IANS | February 20, 2026 6:09 PM

New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The combined index of the country’s eight core infrastructure industries increased by 4 per cent in January this year compared to the corresponding figure for the same month of the previous year, propelled by the strong performance of the steel and cement sectors, according to official data released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry on Friday.

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