India claims killing of militants behind Kashmir tourist attack

India announced on Monday that its security forces had killed three militants allegedly responsible for the deadly April attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir, which left 26 civilians dead and heightened tensions with neighboring Pakistan.

In northeastern India’s Assam state, entire Muslim communities are being uprooted as part of a wave of evictions that many critics say is politically motivated ahead of upcoming state elections. 

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Indian authorities of unlawfully expelling hundreds of Bengali-speaking Muslims—many of whom are Indian citizens—to Bangladesh without due legal process. 

India has decided to restart issuing tourist visas to Chinese nationals beginning Thursday, ending a five-year suspension that had become a symbol of strained ties between the two Asian giants. 

India is continuing its drive to deport alleged `illegals` into Bangladesh, targeting primarily Muslim people and often forcing them out of the country at gunpoint with no legal processes.

India`s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar arrived in Beijing on Monday, marking his first visit to China in five years. This significant trip is widely seen as a concerted effort to repair the profoundly strained relationship between the two Asian giants, which has been under immense pressure since the deadly military confrontation in the Galwan Valley in 2020.

New Delhi`s nuanced stance on Afghanistan`s future was highlighted as India, alongside China and ten other nations, abstained from a crucial vote in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). 

The Quad nations—comprising the United States, India, Japan, and Australia—issued a unified call for swift justice against those responsible for a deadly militant assault in Indian-administered Kashmir. The April 22 attack claimed 26 lives.

India has declared that it will not reinstate the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, with plans to redirect water flowing into Pakistan for domestic use, according to Indian Home Minister Amit Shah.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney held their first formal bilateral talks on Tuesday, aiming to reset diplomatic ties that have been strained for nearly two years following allegations linking India to the killing of a Canadian Sikh separatist in 2023.

India is expanding its nuclear arsenal while Pakistan continues to advance its delivery systems, according to a new report by a leading Swedish arms control institute.

A helicopter carrying seven people crashed on Sunday in Uttarakhand, a northern state in India, resulting in multiple fatalities.

At least 34 people have lost their lives due to intense flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in northeastern India over the past four days, according to officials and local media reports. The country’s weather department has warned of continued downpours in the coming days.

India’s Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan has acknowledged that the country experienced some initial setbacks in the air during its recent military clash with Pakistan, although he refrained from disclosing specific details.

A tense situation unfolded on Tuesday along the India-Bangladesh border near Thakurbari in Assam’s Mankachar region, following a standoff between India’s Border Security Force (BSF) and Bangladesh’s Border Guard (BGB).

India and Canada have taken a significant step toward repairing their strained diplomatic relationship, with Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar confirming a recent conversation with his Canadian counterpart, Anita Anand.