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TopicGlobal terrorism

Topic: global terrorism

SCO condemns Pahalgam & Jaffar Express terror attacks, calls for perpetrators to be brought to justice

The Tianjin Declaration also strongly condemns the airstrikes on Iran by the US & Israel, while also condemning the events that led to the catastrophic situation in Gaza.

‘No double standards on terrorism’: Modi raises Pahalgam attack at SCO with Pakistan PM watching

The PM also calls for greater connectivity among SCO member-states, while criticising any transportation projects that ignore a nation’s sovereignty & territorial integrity.

79% Indians see terrorism as biggest threat, only 49% feel the same about global economy—Pew survey

According to survey by Pew Research Centre, a median of 72% of respondents in 25 countries see spread of false information online as a major threat to their country.

Operation Sindoor brings Daniel Pearl back in focus. How slain WSJ journalist’s father reacted

The Wall Street Journal reporter was kidnapped and later beheaded by Al Qaeda leader Omar Saeed Sheikh in 2002 in Karachi.

Pakistan 2nd on Global Terrorism Index with 45% surge in terror attack deaths last year, India 14th

Pakistan saw 1,000+ terror attacks last year. The Institute for Economics and Peace’s report highlights concerns over terrorism in Africa, with Burkina Faso topping the list.

US defence secretary revokes plea deal with 9/11 mastermind, accomplices. Death penalty back on table

The pre-trial deal would have seen Khalid Sheikh Mohammed & 2 accomplices plead guilty to all 9/11 attack charges in exchange for removal of death penalty as sentencing option.

53 members of banned Muslim Brotherhood convicted of terror offences & money laundering in UAE

Mass trial of over 80 defendants, ‘second largest in history of UAE’, was first announced in December 2023. Punishment ranges from fines of up to AED 20 million to life imprisonment.

Bangladesh thanks India for ‘standing by it’, backs country’s decision to fence border with Myanmar

In his first visit to India as Bangladesh foreign minister, Hasan Mahmud stressed that the Sheikh Hasina government had undertaken a zero-tolerance policy on terrorism.

‘This is an India that’s more Bharat,’ writes Jaishankar in op-ed about country’s growing global role

In a piece in The Economist, the external affairs minister also says 'double standards on terrorism can't be countenanced', references India's 'balancing act' on Russia-Ukraine war.

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Red carpet for industry honchos as AAP kicks off Punjab investors summit. Rs 10,000 cr pledged on Day 1

At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.