India abstains as UN votes for end to ‘repressive’ Taliban policies

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.

Following the demonstrated success of the BrahMos missile during Operation Sindoor and its use in later engagements with Pakistan, India and Russia have initiated discussions to co-develop a more advanced version of the missile.

Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri has clarified that the United States played no role in facilitating the ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan, as reported by Indian media on Tuesday.

Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has called for Pakistan’s nuclear weapons to be placed under international supervision. His remarks followed a recent four-day military escalation between the two countries, which concluded with a ceasefire on Saturday.

India has instructed a Pakistani diplomat to depart the country within 24 hours, following heightened tensions resulting from recent military confrontations between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.

Indian Premier Narendra Modi has said India `only paused` its military action against Pakistan, in his first speech to the nation since a ceasefire following last week`s heightened cross-border conflict that pushed the two nuclear-armed nations to the brink of another full-scale war.

Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated sharply on Wednesday as Indian forces carried out air strikes across the border, targeting locations in Pakistan and Pakistani-administered Kashmir. In response, Pakistan claimed to have shot down five Indian fighter jets, marking the most serious confrontation between the two nuclear-armed neighbors in over 20 years.