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Asim Munir lands in China’s Tianjin, becomes first Pakistan army chief to attend SCO Summit

Munir reached separately Monday, not as part of the SCO delegation. He is likely to hold meetings with Chinese officials and attend the Victory Day parade on 3 September.

‘Brahmins profiteering…’: Trump adviser Peter Navarro’s bizarre jibe at India over Russian oil

His remarks, made during an appearance on Fox News, came as he defended President Trump’s decision to double tariffs on Indian goods to 50 percent.

Amid Trump’s anti-immigrant crackdown, 72% Republicans, only 13% Democrats view ICE favourably—Pew

Survey by Pew Research Center took views on 16 key agencies such as Immigration and Customs Enforcement, FBI, homeland security and found that Americans view 13 more favourably.

‘Development partners, not rivals,’ say Modi-Xi at meet; PM underlines peace at borders key to growth of ties

Meeting between 2 leaders comes a day before SCO Heads of State Summit in Tianjin, where Modi will meet Putin, Shehbaz Sharif, Erdogan & Ilham Aliyev, too.

Modi tells Xi—‘stability created along LAC, interests of 2.8 bn people linked to our cooperation’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made his first visit to China since 2018 for SCO summit, met Chinese President Xi Jinping Sunday and is also set to hold talks with Vladimir Putin.

ThePrint Quiz, 31 August, 2025: Diana, Princess of Wales

On her 28th death anniversary, take this edition of ThePrint Quiz to find out how much you know about Diana, Princess of Wales.

Was Israel’s attack on Gaza’s Nasser hospital a war crime? What the laws say

Even if it were argued that the hospital was a lawful target due to its being used by Hamas fighters, the collateral damage would have been vast, violating the rule on proportionality.

Your driving experience will dramatically change with AI

Technology is not only reshaping how people get from point A to point B but also changing how people are supported when things go wrong.

Chicago firm’s thorium nuclear fuel leap & export nod could ‘give new life to US-India 123 Agreement’

Clean Core Thorium Energy was granted an export licence last week to commercialise the fuel based in thorium, of which India has vast reserves. Firm is now looking for regulatory approvals.

Snub at Trump? Biden-era pacts on minerals & Indo-Pacific trade find mention in India-Japan factsheet

Ties between India & the US have hit a rough patch in recent months. Trump imposed tariffs of 50 percent on India for its unfair trade practices & continued purchase of Russian oil.

On Camera

Counter-insurgency is Indian military’s reality. Op Sindoor was brief flash in combat spectrum

The Chief of Defence Staff was spot on when he declared war fighting as ‘military’s bread and butter.’

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.