India
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China Confirms What India Already Knew. The Problem Is Why They Said It Now.
A year after the India-Pakistan war, Chinese state TV aired interviews with engineers who supported Pakistan's J-10CE jets during the fighting. India responded with a statement about 'reputation.' Neither reaction explains why China chose this moment to confirm it.
One Year After Operation Sindoor: Both Sides Won, Neither Side Is Safer
India and Pakistan each claim victory in last May's four-day aerial war. The mutual claim of victory is not spin — it is the most dangerous thing about the ceasefire that ended it.
One Year After Operation Sindoor, Pakistan's Army Chief Is Having Lunch at the White House
India launched precision strikes on Pakistan a year ago and claims strategic victory. But the country it was trying to isolate is now being embraced by the same mediator who stopped the war.
One Year After Operation Sindoor, Both India and Pakistan Are Preparing for the Next War
The ceasefire is holding. The lessons both sides drew from the last conflict are not about how to prevent the next one. They are about how to win it.
One Year After India Struck Pakistan, Both Countries Are More Dangerous Than Before
Operation Sindoor destroyed nine terror camps and suspended a 60-year water treaty. India's military is meeting this week to plan what comes next. Pakistan is at the UN Security Council, running out of water, and building a disinformation campaign instead of a deterrent.
India Comes to Washington to Renegotiate a Deal It Never Signed
Three-day talks in DC open today to restart the India-US bilateral trade agreement. India had agreed to major concessions under the old IEEPA tariff regime. The Supreme Court wiped out the baseline. Now New Delhi wants those concessions back.
The Waiver Is Gone. India Is Next.
Bessent just ended the sanctions relief that let India buy Russian and Iranian oil. He also threatened secondary sanctions on the banks that helped them do it.
India Just Rewrote the Rules for Who Controls Speech Online
The 2026 IT Rules amendment gives government ministries direct power to order takedowns, make advisories binding, and remove safe harbour from platforms that don't comply within hours.
Pakistan's Both Sides
Pakistan is hosting US-Iran peace talks while simultaneously sending fighter jets to Saudi Arabia under a mutual defense pact. The two moves are not contradictory. They are Pakistan's bet on being indispensable to everyone.
India Revokes the Right to Know Who You Are
A 2014 Supreme Court ruling said transgender Indians had a constitutional right to self-identify their gender. The 2026 amendment says the state, through a medical board, will decide instead.