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Saturday, February 21, 2026
TopicDisappearances

Topic: Disappearances

China’s Qin Gang, not seen in weeks, to miss ASEAN; speculations rise on health issues

EU spokesperson said, Qin was supposed to meet European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell last week in Beijing but the meeting was pushed back.

Two decades after Saddam Hussein’s fall, Iraqis still haunted by disappearances

While dozens of mass graves were found, work to identify victims of historic killings has been slow and partial in the chaos and conflict engulfing Iraq in the past 20 years.

Pakistan is making Baloch intellectuals disappear one by one. This time, an MPhil student

The disappearance of Hafeez Baloch comes weeks after insurgents who are part of the banned Baloch Liberation Army struck twice at Pakistan’s security forces.

On Camera

Cautious optimism — India’s new relationship with Tarique Rahman’s Bangladesh

Both Bangladesh and India will have to work together to repair the damage done during the Yunus administration.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.