Bangladesh at the Brink: Youth Killings, Party Fragmentation and the 2026 Election
Bangladesh Internal Politics Shaken by Youth Leader Assassinations Ahead of 2026 Election A Political Landscape Without Its Old Centre Bangladesh internal politics has entered a period of acute uncertainty as the country prepares for its February 12, 2026, general election under conditions unseen in recent decades. The suspension of the Awami League after the 2024–25 […]
India Bangladesh Visa Suspension Highlights Growing Tensions After Hadi Death Protests
India Bangladesh Visa Suspension Highlights Growing Tensions After Hadi Death Protests The India Bangladesh visa suspension following violent protests in Dhaka and Chattogram is not an isolated consular dispute. Instead, it reflects a deeper structural stress in India’s neighbourhood policy, where domestic political turbulence in neighbouring states increasingly spills into bilateral relations. Bangladesh’s decision to […]
Income Tax Digital Search Powers: What Changes from April 2026
Income Tax Officers to Get Expanded Digital Search Powers from April 2026 Income tax digital search powers will significantly expand from April 1, 2026, when the proposed Income Tax Bill, 2025 replaces the six-decade-old Income Tax Act, 1961. The new law allows authorised income tax officers to search what the Bill calls “virtual digital space”, […]
India–Bangladesh Relations: From Liberation to Anti-India Rhetoric
From Liberation to Tensions: The Historical Journey of India–Bangladesh Relations India and Bangladesh share a relationship forged in war, displacement, and sacrifice. Yet more than five decades after Bangladesh’s independence, the emotional and political foundations of that relationship appear increasingly fragile. Public discourse in Bangladesh now frequently frames India as an overbearing neighbour rather than […]
Rafale Disinformation Campaign: Pakistan Fake Letters Target India Navy Deal
New Rafale Disinformation Campaign Hits Dassault: Pakistan Target India Navy Deal French weekly Le Journal du Dimanche reports a fresh Rafale disinformation campaign launched on 25 November 2025, targeting Dassault Aviation with forged documents amid India’s naval Rafale procurement. A self-proclaimed Pakistani digital communications specialist allegedly drove the operation, as flagged by Viginum, France’s agency against foreign […]
US Tanker Seizure Off Venezuela Exposes High‑Stakes ‘Shadow Fleet’ Showdown
Second US Tanker Seizure Off Venezuela Ignites Shadow Fleet Crisis U.S. forces have boarded and stopped a second merchant vessel in international waters off Venezuela, transforming Donald Trump’s promised “blockade” of sanctioned oil tankers into an active campaign that is rippling through the opaque world of so‑called shadow fleets. The latest US tanker seizure not […]
From Missiles to Megawatts: Why 100kW Laser Weapons Are Reshaping Modern Air Defence
NATO Ally, Japan Advance 100kW Laser Weapons as Counter-Drone Warfare Accelerates The quiet delivery of a 100kW high-energy laser weapon by Australia-based EOS to a European NATO country, followed by Japan’s installation of a similar system on its naval test ship JS Asuka, signals more than technological progress. It marks a doctrinal inflection point in […]
IndiGo Faces Antitrust Scrutiny After Mass Flight Cancellations
CCI Reviews IndiGo Over Antitrust Allegations After Mass Flight Cancellations IndiGo Under Antitrust Scrutiny As Preliminary Action by CCI India’s Competition Commission (CCI) has launched a preliminary review into antitrust scrutiny against budget airline IndiGo, the country’s largest carrier, following widespread flight cancellations that disrupted travel across the nation earlier this month. The development marks […]
India–Oman Trade Pact Strengthens Gulf Economic Ties Amid Global Trade Pressures
India–Oman Trade Pact Grants Duty-Free Access for Majority of Exports India–Oman Trade Pact Secures Duty-Free Market Access Through Oman CEPA India has signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with Oman, granting duty-free access to nearly 98% of Indian exports to the Gulf nation. The agreement marks a significant step in New Delhi’s broader strategy […]