NSA Ajit Doval to visit Russia to attend BRICS meet; Ukraine conflict likely to figure in talks

New Delhi: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval is travelling to Russia this week against the backdrop of calls for India’s possible role in finding a solution to the Ukraine conflict following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visits to Moscow and Kyiv. Doval is visiting Russia primarily to attend a conclave of national security advisors of the…

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Join India, we consider you our own unlike Pakistan: Rajnath Singh to PoK residents

Jammu: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday asked the residents of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) to come and join India as “we consider you our own unlike Pakistan which treats you as foreigners”. Addressing an election rally in the Ramban assembly constituency in support of BJP candidate Rakesh Singh Thakur, the Union minister asserted there is…

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No separate yardstick for separatists joining electoral battle in J-K: Union Minister

Jammu: With some separatists contesting in Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday asserted those who decide to join the national mainstream cannot be deprived of this democratic opportunity. He also said the alliance between the National Conference and the Congress is “just for the sake of power” and it…

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How Dangerous Are Some Converts?

Last night’s week-end debate on CNN News involving three of its editors—Rahul Shiv Shankar, Anand Narasimhan, and Jacob Zakka—delved into the complexities surrounding the safety of Hindu minorities in Bangladesh amid recent unrest. The conversation, which exposed differing viewpoints, also underscored the broader discourse on religious persecution, regional politics, and media narratives. In this context,…

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