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Topic: Turkiye

Invoking Kautilya, Turkey’s envoy to Delhi says ‘middle powers like India’ are stabilising Asia

Amid the war in West Asia, Ambassador Ali Murat Ersoy says that traditional pillars of stability in Asia have been replaced by India, Japan, and Australia, among other middle-power countries.

Pakistan signs $4 bn arms export deal with Libyan force. From JF-17s to trainer aircraft, what it entails

In its outreach to Libya, Islamabad seems to be following the footsteps of Türkiiye, which has its own interests in the oil-rich African country.

Turkiye delivers second MILGEM-class corvette Khaibar to Pakistan Navy, two others in making

Contract for construction of four MILGEM-class ships was signed in 2018. PNS Bedir is to be delivered by June 2026, while PNS Tariq is due for delivery in first quarter of 2027.

Op Sindoor effect: India skips Turkish National Day celebrations, no official turns up at embassy 

New Delhi-Ankara ties have cooled over Turkey’s support to Pakistan after Operation Sindoor and at international forums. However, India has deepened its engagement with Cyprus.

Türkiye is expanding its influence in India’s neighbourhood — after Pakistan, now Bangladesh

India is more adept at handling the complexities that China brings, but Türkiye may be somewhat of a ‘terra incognita’.

India-EU inch closer to trade deal & Indian aviation’s Turkish purge

Global media also looks at how a rural community in Odisha is fighting forest fires with music. An investigative report reveals Adani is back under US prosecutors' lens.

Erdogan calls for firming up Pakistan-Turkey-Azerbaijan axis, Baku offers $2 bn for Islamabad

Trilateral meeting comes after Operation Sindoor. Ankara & Baku have supported Islamabad’s call for a neutral investigation into the Pahalgam terrorist attack.

‘Congress office in Turkey’ claim: After FIRs, Arnab’s Republic TV admits error, Amit Malviya defiant

Complaints filed after Arnab Goswami-led Republic TV ran visuals of building in Türkiye claiming it was Congress party office. Visuals were shared by BJP functionary Amit Malviya.

Turkish ground handling firm moves Delhi HC to challenge security clearance revocation. What plea says

Çelebi's clearance was revoked over 'national security' concerns, following India-Pakistan flare-up & Türkiye's support to Pakistan. Company says the order was 'arbitrary, unreasoned'.

Scindia backs boycott of Türkiye & Azerbaijan by tourists & traders, calls it an ’emotional decision’

After tourists cancelled trips to the 2 countries, traders’ body CAIT announced trade boycott. Union Minister Jyotiratidtya Scindia says 'national sentiments have been hurt'.

On Camera

Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

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.