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Saturday, February 21, 2026
TopicMahrang Baloch

Topic: Mahrang Baloch

At the centre of Balochistan unrest, alleged enforced disappearances, ‘state violence’, police crackdown

Demonstrations erupted across Balochistan Saturday in response to a call by Baloch Yakjehti Committee, led by Mahrang Baloch, who was later arrested, along with other protesters.

Baloch activist stopped from flying for TIME100 Next. Pakistanis call it ‘cruel & stupid’

Pakistani activists are contrasting this with Zakir Naik’s presence in the country, calling out a state policy that harasses peace advocates but welcomes 'hate preachers'.

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Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

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.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.