Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1149 EAT on Tuesday 24 February 2026 Islamabad, Pakistan — In the weeks leading up to the Pakistani military’s air raids inside Afghanistan over the weekend, violence had shown little sign of easing. On February 6, a suicide bomber detonated explosives during Friday prayers at a Shia mosque…
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India Hosts Landmark AI Summit with International Leaders and Industry Titans
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1312 EAT on Monday 16 February 2026 India this week is hosting the AI Impact Summit, convening heads of state and leading tech executives to address pressing challenges, including job disruption and child safety in the age of artificial intelligence. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the five-day…
U.S.-India Trade Breakthrough Sparks Optimism, Signals Shifting Geopolitical Alignments
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1632 EAT on Tuesday 3 February 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to reduce reciprocal tariffs on Indian goods from 50% to 18% has been welcomed with cautious optimism in India, Asia’s third-largest economy, even as the specifics of the agreement remain vague. India had been facing the…
India-Bangladesh tensions spill into cricket as sport becomes diplomatic tool
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1401 EAT on Saturday 10 January 2026 New Delhi, India — On January 3, 2026, a single directive from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) quietly brought an abrupt end to Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman’s Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign before it had even…
India Sees Outrage After Bihar Chief Minister Accused of Pulling Down Muslim Woman’s Hijab
Updated by Eric Kikomeko at 1547 EAT on Thursday 18 December 2025 A video showing a senior government official pulling down the hijab of a Muslim woman during a public event has sparked widespread outrage and condemnation across India. Nitish Kumar, the chief minister of the eastern state of Bihar, was seen in the footage…
India–China Direct Flights Set to Resume After Five-Year Suspension
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1324 EAT on Friday 3 October 2025 India and China are set to resume direct flights between select cities this month, ending a five-year suspension, Indian authorities have announced. The move signals a gradual thaw in relations between the two Asian powers. The renewed engagement comes amid shifting…
Torrential Rains Lash India and Pakistan, Raising Fears of Widespread Flooding
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1832 EAT on Thursday 4 September 2025 Heavy rains have significantly heightened the risk of major flooding across northern India and Pakistan. In Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, more than half a million people have been forced to evacuate within the past 24 hours, officials said on Thursday, as…
Trump’s 50% Tariff on Indian Imports Takes Effect as Modi Pushes for Self-Reliance
By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1234 EAT on Wednesday 27 August 2025 Donald Trump’s steep 50% tariffs on Indian imports have officially taken effect, just weeks after the former U.S. president signed an executive order imposing an additional 25% penalty on India over its continued purchases of Russian oil and weapons. The move places…
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