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Saturday, January 3, 2026
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Topic: Laos

Amid mounting cyber slavery concerns, 67 Indian youth rescued from Laos scam centres

Rescued men are among hundreds of Indians lured by fake job offers and forced into cyber slavery across Southeast Asia. Last August, 47 were freed, the Indian Embassy in Laos said.

After hour-long talks, Rajnath tells Chinese counterpart, ‘focus on cooperation, not conflict’

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is on a visit to Laos where he along with Chinese Defence Minister Admiral Dong Jun assessed ongoing endeavours to ease tensions at the border.

ADB appoints new country director for Laos

Shanny Campbell will be enstrusted to support the country's sustainable development goals.

21st century is century of India, ASEAN countries: says PM Modi at ASEAN-India summit

PM Modi highlighted that in the last decade ‘India’s Act-East policy had provided a new energy, direction & momentum’ to historic relations between New Delhi and ASEAN nations.

As Modi heads to Laos, a look at what’s at stake in the ASEAN-India and East Asia summits

Modi will be in Laos 10-11 October for 21st ASEAN-India summit & 19th East Asia summit. Review of New Delhi’s Act East policy to take place, discussions on Myanmar to take centrestage.

Ramayana is more than just an epic—a cultural language that connects India, Southeast Asia

Ramayana took such a strong hold over the cultures of Southeast Asia that a temple dedicated to Valmiki was built in Champa, the only temple of its kind in the 7th century CE.

India extends $100,000 aid to flood-hit Laos

Humanitarian assistance under Operation Sadbhav includes 10 tonnes of relief materials and medical supplies.

Chinese, Laos officials are shielding East Asian crime empires. Time to act now

For criminal cartels of all kinds, the casino cities on China’s peripheries offer security and immunity. In Kings Romans Casino, prison-like dormitories house the cyber-slaves.

ASEAN officials meet to tackle transnational crime

Senior officials meeting on transnational crime convenes in Vientiane, Laos.

China to hold joint military exercise with Laos, as US expands presence in Southeast Asia

The exercise, to be held from 9 to 28 May, will simulate attacks on transnational armed criminal groups, and involve more than 900 personnel, including over 200 Chinese troops.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.