India’s energy resilience: Managing LPG stability amid global turbulence (IANS Analysis) New Delhi, March 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The recent tensions in the Gulf region, particularly around the Strait of Hormuz, have once again exposed the fragility of global energy supply chains. For a country like India — historically dependent on imported hydrocarbons — such disruptions inevitably trigger concerns about fuel shortages. In recent weeks, social media has amplified anxieties around LPG availability, with visuals of long queues and delayed deliveries circulating widely.

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Shrinking freedom: Pakistan’s steady march into authoritarianism (IANS Analysis) New Delhi, Dec 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) With each new legal manoeuvre that strengthens the military establishment’s grip behind the veneer of civilian rule, Pakistan edges closer to an Orwellian security state. Dissent is increasingly criminalised, surveillance has become routine, and the media landscape now operates as a carefully managed sphere in which the establishment shapes and limits the national narrative. The latest Freedom on the Net 2025 and Freedom in the World 2025 reports by Washington-based Freedom House capture this steady and alarming contraction of Pakistan’s civic space.

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Pakistan: How Asim Munir’s power grab exposes a broken state (IANS Analysis) New Delhi, Nov 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pakistan’s latest constitutional drama has exposed, yet again, the hollowness of its so-called democracy. But the tragedy this time didn’t unfold with tanks rolling down Constitution Avenue or generals announcing martial law on primetime television. The country has witnessed something even more disturbing: a slow, polished, paperwork-driven coup carefully designed to look respectable. Pakistan’s parliament, already known for its obedience to the military, has quietly fortified the uniformed institution that has dominated the country since 1958.

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Pak-Afghan confrontation marks end of Islamabad’s ‘strategic depth’ fantasy (IANS Analysis) New Delhi, Oct 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Four years ago, when the last American military planes lifted off from Bagram Air Base, Pakistan’s generals could hardly contain their jubilation. The Taliban’s triumphant return to Kabul was hailed in Rawalpindi as a vindication of Pakistan’s decades-long regional strategy of cultivating a supposed “strategic depth” that would give it decisive influence and secure a pliant Islamist buffer state against India.

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RSS outlook at 100: From ‘Third Way’ economics to a civilisational worldview (IANS Analysis)  New Delhi, Oct 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) On the auspicious occasion of Vijayadashami, as the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) turned 100, Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat’s much-awaited address at Nagpur was both reflective and forward-looking. He linked the legacy of icons like Guru Tegh Bahadur, Mahatma Gandhi, and Lal Bahadur Shastri with the Sangh’s own 100-year journey. It is clear from his speech that there is going to be no major shift in RSS’ approach towards nation-building.

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Rohingya repatriation and Bangladesh’s security challenges (IANS Analysis) Dhaka, Sep 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) The question of repatriation of Rohingya refugees, who escaped Myanmar’s military crackdown in 2017, came up as Bangladesh hosted a three-day international conference on Rohingya in late August. Since Muhammad Yunus assumed leadership of the interim government in August 2024, the question of Rohingya repatriation has attained policy priority, positioning himself as the ‘moral advocate’. However, this continues to remain a mere symbolism.

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Standing together to negotiate, resist and shape multipolar future (IANS Analysis) Beijing: At times, global diplomacy is less about what is said and more about what is portrayed. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Plus 2025 Summit held in China's Tianjin on August 31-September 1 offered plenty of such moments. Pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi hugging Russian President Vladimir Putin, establishing a mutual walking pace with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Putin, and interacting with both leaders spoke volumes well beyond the boundaries of the conference hall.

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Pakistan’s real power centre: Asim Munir’s military rule in civilians’ clothing (IANS Analysis) Islamabad: As Field Marshal Asim Munir wrapped up yet another high-profile visit to China, Pakistan's indispensable "iron brother", it carries an explicit message for both domestic and external audiences that Pakistan's top General is not just the Chief of Army Staff. He is the country's de facto head of state, foreign minister, and economic strategist rolled into one uniformed figure.

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Bangladesh: Gopalganj violence shows ugly side of new political order (IANS Analysis) Dhaka: Bangladesh's political theatre has always been animated, its vibrancy marred by episodes of violence that seem almost intrinsic to its narrative. In the wake of Sheikh Hasina's ouster from power in August last year, the country has been caught in a downward spiral of unrest, with the streets increasingly overtaken by chaos and common citizens bearing the brunt of growing insecurity.

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US terror tag on TRF exposes Pakistan’s proxy network (IANS Analysis) Washington, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a blow to Pakistan's policy of employing terror as a tool of its regional policy for decades, the US State Department officially designated The Resistance Front (TRF) as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTO) and Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT). This decision validates what India has long claimed, that TRF is not an indigenous militant group, but a proxy for the Pakistan-based jihadi organisation Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), which was established to cover up Pakistan's continued patronisation of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir.

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Pakistan’s terror playbook exposed, Global South calls out its double standards (IANS Analysis) New Delhi, July 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) When 26 civilians were massacred in Kashmir’s Pahalgam on April 22, 2025, it sent shockwaves across the country. But what has followed since then may mark a turning point in how the world, particularly the Global South, responds to terrorism, particularly when it comes to state-sponsored acts of it. For decades, India has sounded the alarm about Pakistan’s use of terrorism as an instrument of state policy, especially in Jammu and Kashmir.

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India and Bangladesh need revitalised regional co-operation (IANS Analysis) New Delhi, Jan 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The future of regional cooperation in South Asia is currently at a pivotal juncture, shaped by its historical context. While initiatives such as the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) have largely failed to achieve the anticipated pan-regional free trade, another important forum, the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), risks facing a similar fate unless significant intervention occurs from its largest member states, namely India and Bangladesh.

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