The government has been accused of using the law against critics, such as politicians, journalists and activists. The law criminalises any action that "excites or attempts to excite disaffection towards the government". The punishment can be a fine or a maximum sentence of life in prison, or both

“India will always be guided by the best interests of the people of Sri Lanka expressed through democratic processes,” the MEA spokesperson said

According to Singh, there are 25,000 Pakistani Hindus in Rajasthan alone who have been awaiting citizenship, some for more than two decades.

Trade disruption along the border with China during the pandemic, alleged border incursions in a northwestern district, and Kathmandu's aversion to costly Chinese loans for megaprojects among other factors have influenced Kathamandu’s desire to reduce its dependence on Bejing and mend ties with India and the US.

Germany on Monday committed to provide additional support worth euro 10 billion to India by 2030 to support green growth initiatives. India and Germany also agreed to work together on joint projects in third countries in an apparent signal to counter China’s debt-driven infra financing model, Business Standard said

Jaishankar in a letter addressed to Stalin said that the mission in Colombo was consulted over Tamil Nadu's request. it said that the "MEA offers that Tamil Nadu Government's assistance can supplement what is being provided by the Government of India. The Government of Sri Lanka's preference is for inclusive distribution."

The blistering heatwave sweeping through vast swathes of the country intensified on Thursday with the mercury crossing the 45-degree mark at several places

“There is definitely an increase in the number of weapons and other equipment, especially night-vision devices that we are capturing or unearthing, which definitely have come from Afghanistan,” Gen Naravane said. “That is a major cause of concern.”

The outreach to Europe follows on the heels of the visit to New Delhi by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen earlier this week when she held wide-ranging talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The European Union and India have resolved to strengthen their partnership and deepen bilateral cooperation

“We should not be looking at the world with a sense of entitlement. We need to earn our place in the world and which to a certain extent, therefore, comes to the issue of how the world benefits from the growth of India. We need to demonstrate that ” Jaishankar said.

Jaishankar on Tuesday pointed to the challenges in Asia and in India’s neighbourhood — in Afghanistan, from Pakistan, and from China — and suggested that the simmering problems in Asia were not being given the requisite attention by the rest of the world they deserved, even though the violation of the "rules-based order" - which the West was so fond of citing now in the case of Ukraine - was already happening in this part of the world. 

“Militancy in Jammu and Kashmir is intricately linked with infiltration of terrorists from across the border (in Pakistan),” the report said.  Besides Hindu Kashmiri Pandits, militancy forced some Sikh and Muslim families too to migrate from Kashmir Valley to Jammu, Delhi, and other parts of the country, it said

The EU said shared values and common interests of the EU and India offer a strong basis to intensify mutually beneficial and deeper strategic cooperation

While flowers were showered on the marchers by residents from balconies, the marchers waved the national flag throughout, chanting peace, harmony and religious brotherhood slogans

The two countries also agree to deepen defence cooperation, something that the US and other Western democracies are also committing to do with India, which has been till now heavily dependent on Russian military hardware, a strategic linkage that makes New Delhi wary of criticising Moscow outright for its war on Ukraine