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Tuesday, February 17, 2026
TopicSCO meet

Topic: SCO meet

Bilawal Bhutto ‘promoter, justifier, spokesperson of terrorism industry’: Jaishankar’s riposte after SCO meet

He also said Pakistan's 'credibility depleting faster than its forex reserves'. Earlier in the day, Bhutto had said countries should not 'weaponise terrorism for diplomatic points’.

Russian defence minister hits out at US & Quad, backs China at SCO meet hosted by India

'Washington & its enablers' are pursuing agenda of provoking other countries into military confrontation with 'undesirable states' such as Moscow & Beijing, claims Sergey Shoigu.

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The debate about spheres of influence reorders India’s position

New world reordering tests New Delhi’s strategic autonomy, balancing ties without succumbing to exclusive dominance zones.

Urban co-op banks doubled loan book in 5 yrs, but stuck at under 2% of credit market—Sahakar Trends

UCBs accounted for 1.8% of total industry credit in September 2025—down from 2.2% five yrs ago—showing that they are losing ground to faster PSU banks.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

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.