DEFENSE SPENDING ON THE RISE IN EAST ASIA AMID CHINA’S MILITARY BUILDUP: REPORT

Tue 29 April 2025: Defense expenditures have been on the rise in East Asia as China’s military buildup raises concerns among its neighbors, according to a report by a Swedish think tank. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), in its annual report on world military expenditure published Monday, said the total world military expenditure […]

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CHINA’S HUAWEI DEVELOPS NEW AI CHIP TO COMPETE WITH US’S NVIDIA: REPORT

Mon 28 April 2025: _ The chip is in early development and will undergo a series of tests before it will be deemed ready for customer use. China’s Huawei Technologies is preparing to test its newest and most powerful artificial intelligence (AI) processor, as it hopes to replace some higher-end products of US chip giant Nvidia, […]

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NORTH KOREA ADMITS KIM JONG UN’S FORCES JOIN UKRAINE CONFLICT

Mon 28 April 2025: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says troops sent to help Russia ‘annihilate’ Ukrainian forces under military pact with Moscow. North Korea has confirmed for the first time that it sent troops to Russia to support Moscow’s war against Ukraine, and that its forces had contributed to taking back Russian territory held by […]

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‘BURST BALLOON’: HOW PAHALGAM ATTACK SHATTERED MODI’S KASHMIR NARRATIVE

Mon 28 April 2025: Since 2019, the Modi government has argued Kashmir was returning to ‘normalcy’. The attack exposed holes in its approach, analysts say. New Delhi, India — Addressing a rally of supporters in September 2024, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi confidently asserted that his Hindu majoritarian Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would create a new […]

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INDIA AND PAKISTAN EXCHANGE GUNFIRE AMID ESCALATING TENSIONS

Fri 25 April 2025: Indian and Pakistani forces have exchanged fire along the Line of Control (LOC) separating the two countries as the UN calls for “maximum restraint” amid warnings of a wider military escalation following the latest deadly attack in Kashmir’s Pahalgam town. Indian army sources told Al Jazeera on Friday that the Pakistani side […]

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INDIA, PAKISTAN TAKE RECIPROCAL MEASURES AS TENSIONS ESCALATE AFTER KASHMIR ATTACK

Thu 24 April 2025: India and Pakistan have taken reciprocal measures, including the suspension of bilateral pacts and closing the only legally operating land border, after an attack in Jammu and Kashmir that killed 26 people, Anadolu Agency reports. New Delhi, on Wednesday, suspended its decades-old Indus Waters Treaty, under which two nuclear-armed neighbours regulate […]

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WHAT IS THE RESISTANCE FRONT, THE GROUP CLAIMING THE DEADLY KASHMIR ATTACK?

The Indian security agencies Wednesday released the sketches of three men suspected to be involved in the terror attack that killed 26 people, mostly tourists, near Pahalgam in south Kashmir. Thu 24 April 2025: Founded in 2019, the little-known group has now taken centre stage in the conflict between India and the rebels. New Delhi, […]

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RUSSIA RAISES AFGHAN DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION IN MOSCOW TO AMBASSADORIAL LEVEL

Thu 24 April 2025: Russia said on Wednesday that it raised Afghanistan’s diplomatic representation in the country to the ambassadorial level, as Moscow suspended its ban on the activities of the Taliban in a decision made last week. The decision was conveyed during a meeting between Russian officials and Afghanistan’s interim foreign and interior ministers, […]

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INDIA SHUTS BORDER WITH PAKISTAN; ISLAMBAD TO HOLD SECURITY COMMITTEE MEETING

Wed 23 April 2025: India’s Foreign Ministry said Pakistani nationals will not be allowed to travel to India under the SAARC visa exemption programme. Any visas previously issued under this scheme “are deemed cancelled” and any Pakistani national in India with one of these visas has 48 hours to leave. India’s defence minister has pledged […]

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CHINA INTEGRATES AI INTO UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

Wed 23 April 2025: China announced on Tuesday that it will update its undergraduate studies program by integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI), local media reported. The Education Ministry is introducing 29 new academic majors in emerging fields such as AI and low-altitude economy. These new programs will be part of this year’s college entrance examinations, according […]

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