FGN35 SCO-LD RAJNATH
**** ‘No justification’ for terrorism and ‘no double standards’ in addressing it: Rajnath Singh at SCO
Dushanbe: India on Tuesday said that there can be “no justification” for terrorism and “no double standards” in addressing the menace, as it called on the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states to make concerted efforts to “dismantle” the entire “ecosystem of terrorism.” ****
FGN37 SCO-RAJNATH-BILATERALS
**** Rajnath Singh meets Iranian Vice President, Tajik PM
Dushanbe: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday met Iranian Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref and Tajik Prime Minister Qohir Rosulzoda on the sidelines of the SCO Heads of Government meeting in Dushanbe and discussed issues of mutual interest. ****
FGN18 UN-INDIA-BUDGET
**** India voices concern over UN’s liquidity situation in 2026, says unpaid assessments are at unacceptably high levels
United Nations: India has voiced concern over the “challenging” liquidity situation of the United Nations this year, as it called out the “unacceptably high levels” of unpaid assessments owed by just one member state. ****
FGN16 UN-INDIA-WEAPONS
**** India seeks global vigilance regarding transfer of sensitive weapons technology to terror-linked actors
United Nations: Voicing concern over the risk of weapons of mass destruction falling into the hands of terrorists, India has called on the global community to remain vigilant about the transfer of sensitive technology, particularly to those with a “record” of proliferation and terror links, a veiled reference to Pakistan. ****
FGN28 SCO-RAJNATH-FORUM
**** India to host inaugural SCO Civilisation Dialogue Forum by year-end: Rajnath Singh
Dushanbe: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday announced that India will host the first Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Civilisational Dialogue Forum by the end of this year and invited all member countries to participate in it. ****
FGN21 US-RAMASWAMY
**** Vivek Ramaswamy in close race in Ohio against Democrat Amy Acton
Washington: Republican Vivek Ramaswamy is in a neck-and-neck battle with Democrat Amy Acton in the gubernatorial race in Ohio, with a latest opinion poll giving the Indian-American entrepreneur a slender three-point lead over his rival. ****
FGN23 PAK-KPK-CM
**** Pakistan: Peshawar HC seeks replies over alleged illegal detention of former KPK CM Afridi, Speaker
Peshawar: A Pakistani high court on Tuesday issued notices to the parties concerned over the alleged illegal detention of former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Sohail Afridi and provincial assembly Speaker Babar Saleem Swati, seeking replies within 10 days. ****
FGN36 PAK-KPK-LEADERS
**** Imran Khan’s party, allied group slam emergency, governor’s rule in Pak’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Peshawar: Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party and an allied political group on Tuesday criticised the emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, calling them an attack on democracy.
(PTI News)
