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Thursday, March 19, 2026
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Topic: United States

Israel’s tolerance for persistent threats on its borders has eroded: US intel on Iran war

When conflict with Iran ends, says the report, area’s key players are likely to reexamine longstanding assumptions & alliances as they determine how best to advance their interests.

US annual threat assessment focuses on Iran, Pakistan, China and Russia. What it says

2026 report of US Intelligence Community states that selective cooperation between China, Russia, Iran & North Korea is bolstering the threat each of them poses to the US. 

Global media spotlights Reliance’s Texas refinery; says India has much to lose from world in chaos

Also, The Economist examines if India’s ‘balancing act’ amid chaos offers it autonomy, or does it suggest it is ‘dangerously dependent on lots of different places at once’.

Afghanistan’s uncontrolled airspace sees surge in commercial flights amid West Asia conflict

With the central air traffic corridor in West Asia now closed, Europe-Asia flights are being rerouted North via the Caucasus in the Class-G uncontrolled Kabul Flight Information Region.

As Israel-US launch ‘Op Mount Sinai’, Netanyahu appeals to Iranians to help set up ‘new and free Iran’

Israel has launched a massive joint military offensive with the US on Iran, while demanding the end of Tehran’s nuclear ‘threat’ and promising ‘freedom’ to Iranians.

Paws for peace: Aloka, the Indie rescue dog concludes the 2,300-mile march with monks

New Delhi: The 2,300-mile peace walk by Buddhist monks that culminated in Washington, D.C., this week, has thrown up an unlikely star—one that has quickly...

Amid expiration of New START, US says China held ‘covert’ nuclear test days after 2020 Galwan clash

China rubbishes claims, says US allegation an attempt to gain sole control over nuclear power after the official expiration of the arms control treaty with Russia.

As rich nations cut aid, Lancet study warns of 22 million preventable deaths by 2030

Study finds that falling global aid support to low- and middle-income countries risks decades of health gains, with children likely to bear the brunt.

Can Indian courts refuse foreign judicial requests? Supreme Court to ‘settle the law’ on comity

In US case involving Pfizer, SC to clarify extent of India’s obligations to assist foreign courts under the Hague Convention, and the principle of judicial comity. 

Jaishankar to attend critical minerals meet in US, hold talks with Rubio amid India-US chill

While officials from the two sides have remained in touch, at the highest levels, the ties are stalled over trade & tariffs. Jaishankar will meet a number of US officials too. 

On Camera

Long before LPG queues, here’s how Indian kingdoms dealt with hoarding and famine

From Kautilya’s Arthashastra to Mughal policies and British non-intervention, India’s response to supply shocks has long been defined by the role of the state.

House panel says Trump tariff likely to have ‘significant impact’, calls for India-US trade ties review

The Standing Committee on Commerce said the current exchange rate was also adding pressure on trade at both national & international levels.

Israel’s tolerance for persistent threats on its borders has eroded: US intel on Iran war

When conflict with Iran ends, says the report, area’s key players are likely to reexamine longstanding assumptions & alliances as they determine how best to advance their interests.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.