FGN42 CHINA-INDIA-LADAKH-LD REAX
****China opposes India’s move to name 28 strategic locations in Ladakh
Beijing: China on Tuesday strongly opposed India’s decision to assign standardised names to 28 strategic locations and geographical features in Ladakh, claiming that the areas belonged to it.****
FGN47 IMF-INDIA-GROWTH
****IMF raises India’s growth forecast to 7 per cent in FY27
Washington: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised India’s growth forecast to 7 per cent in 2026-27, higher than the 6.4 per cent in July, on the back of resilient domestic demand and robust services activity, placing the country among the fastest-growing major economies.****
FGN51 SAUDI-INDIA-LD ADVISORY
****India asks its nationals in Saudi Arabia to ‘remain calm and vigilant’
Dubai: India on Tuesday advised its nationals in Saudi Arabia to remain calm and stay vigilant in view of an evolving security situation in the Gulf kingdom.****
FGN52 UN-INDIA
****Crimes, atrocities by terrorists should be reflected within framework of crimes against humanity: India
United Nations: India has said that crimes and atrocities perpetrated by terrorists should be reflected within the framework of crimes against humanity, given the “grave nature” of terror acts and their impact on people.****
FGN11 SAUDI-INDIAN-FUNERAL
****Indian envoy attends funeral of compatriot killed in Saudi airport attack
Dubai: India’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia attended the funeral of the Indian national who was killed in an attack on Riyadh airport, and offered condolences to his family, officials said.****
FGN64 SINGAPORE-QUAD
****Quad officials discuss enhancing regional resilience under FOIP, strengthen cyber capabilities
Singapore: A meeting of senior cyber officials from Quad members countries, Japan, India, Australia and the US, was held in Singapore on Tuesday, which emphasised on enhancing regional resilience and capacity under the “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” (FOIP) and strengthening cyber capabilities.****
FGN35 UAE-FLYDUBAI-ARREST
****2 Maldivian pilots detained in UAE over alleged plot to down flydubai aircraft
Dubai:Two Maldivian pilots employed by flydubai have been arrested by UAE police in connection with an alleged attempt by an Omani co-pilot to hijack and crash a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight, in which Indian Captain Smit Machchhar was injured while foiling the suspected plot, according to media reports.****
FGN48 PAK-MISSILE
****Pakistan successfully test-fires hypersonic Fatah-2 Extended Range missile: Army
Islamabad: Pakistan on Tuesday successfully test-fired the hypersonic ballistic missile Fatah-2 Extended Range (ER), capable of engaging long-range targets with high precision, the army said.****
FGN33 PAK-2NDLD TRAIN
****Six killed, 40 injured as passenger train derails in Pakistan
Lahore: A Peshawar-bound passenger train derailed in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Tuesday, killing at least six people and injuring 40 others, police said.****
FGN53 PAK-GOVT-KPK
****Pak govt claims people in KPK welcomed imposition of emergency amid rising terror attacks
Islamabad: Pakistan’s federal government on Tuesday claimed that people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province have welcomed the imposition of governor’s rule, saying the measure has given them hope of improved security amid rising terrorist attacks.****
FGN17 PAK-KPK-COMMITTEE
****Pak govt forms committee to oversee affairs of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has formed a committee to oversee governance and security in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, after the federal government imposed emergency rule in the province, according to a media report on Tuesday.****
FGN37 PAK-IMRAN-SON
****Imran Khan’s son calls imposition of emergency in Pak’s KPK a ‘cowardly act’
Lahore: Son of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday called the Pakistan government’s decision to impose an emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province a “cowardly act” even as his father’s party accused the army of going after the rare earth deposits in the region.****
FGN39 LANKA-RAJAPAKSAS
****Former Sri Lanka president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s wife and elder son remanded in further custody
Colombo: The elder son and wife of former Sri Lanka president Mahinda Rajapaksa were remanded in further custody in their respective cases by the magistrate’s court on Tuesday.****
FGN45 BANGLA-YUNUS-HARASSMENT
****Bangladesh PM’s adviser warns of legal action over harassment of Muhammad Yunus in US
Dhaka: An adviser to Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday warned of “legal action” after former interim government chief Muhammad Yunus was heckled by purported supporters of the disbanded Awami League at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport.
(PTI News)
