Bangladesh’s ‘chicken necks’ more vulnerable than India’s, says Assam CM

May 25, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that Bangladesh has two narrow land corridors similar to India’s Siliguri Corridor, which he described as “far more vulnerable”. According to a report by Hindustan Times, Sarma made the remarks in a post on social media platform X on Sunday, stating that those who […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh cancels $21 million deal with India’s GRSE for ocean-going tug

May 23, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK Bangladesh has cancelled a naval ship order placed with Indian state-owned shipbuilder Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), the company said in a filing to India’s stock exchange, BBC Bangla reports. The $21 million contract, signed in July 2024, involved the construction of an ocean-going tug for the Bangladesh Navy. The vessel […]Continue Reading

India ex-general warns against Bangladesh airbase near strategic ‘chicken’s neck’

May 23, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK A former senior Indian army officer has warned that any infrastructure near the Siliguri Corridor perceived as a threat to India’s security could be “neutralised swiftly.” Lt Gen (retd) Subrata Saha made the remarks in a column for Anandabazar Patrika, referring to Bangladesh’s reported plan to revive a World War II-era airbase […]Continue Reading

Pakistan army chief General Asim Munir promoted to field marshal

May 21, 2025

Pakistan’s army chief General Asim Munir will be promoted to the rank of field marshal, the prime minister’s office said in a statement on Tuesday, the first time in almost 60 years that a general has been elevated to the role, Reuters reports. His promotion, which was approved by the cabinet chaired by Prime Minister […]Continue Reading

Spanish premier calls Israel ‘genocidal state,’ says Spain ‘does not do business’ with it

May 17, 2025

The Spanish prime minister on Wednesday described Israel as a “genocidal state” and said Spain “does not do business with such a country,” marking his strongest language yet on the issue, Anadolu Agency reports. During a parliamentary question-and-answer session in Madrid, Pedro Sanchez responded to criticism from Gabriel Rufian, a Catalan member of Continue Reading

Detained ‘Bangladeshis’ transferred to Tripura; Push-backs likely

May 17, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK Several individuals identified as “Bangladeshi nationals” by Indian authorities have been transferred to Tripura, raising the possibility of renewed push-back operations into Bangladesh, BBC Bangla reports. Following the recent militant attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, law enforcement agencies across various Indian states have intensified Continue Reading

At least 31 suspected Maoist rebels killed in India’s ‘biggest ever operation’ against decades-old insurgency

May 17, 2025

Indian police have killed 31 suspected Maoist rebels in what is being described as the “biggest ever operation” against the long-running insurgency, CNN reports. Security forces spent 21 days attempting to capture the rebels along the border of the states of Chhattisgarh and Telangana in central India, Home Minister Amit Shah said Wednesday. Describing the […]Continue Reading

US would make Gaza a ‘freedom zone’, Trump says in Qatar

May 17, 2025

President Donald Trump on Thursday reiterated his desire to take over the Gaza Strip, telling a business roundtable in Qatar that the U.S. would “make it a freedom zone” and arguing there was nothing left to save in the Palestinian territory, Reuters reports. Trump first pitched his Gaza idea in February, saying the U.S. would […]Continue Reading

Israeli onslaught kills scores in Gaza as Trump visits Gulf

May 17, 2025

Israeli military strikes killed at least 85 people in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, Palestinian medics said, as the United States and Arab mediators pushed for a ceasefire deal and U.S. President Donald Trump visited the Middle East, Reuters reports. Most of the victims, including women and children, were killed in Khan Younis in southern […]Continue Reading

India rejects China’s latest renaming of places in Arunachal border state

May 15, 2025

India said on Wednesday that it rejects China’s move to rename places in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh where the Asian neighbours share a border, adding that the Himalayan territory was an integral part of India, Reuters reports. Beijing has renamed places in Arunachal Pradesh in the past as well and the issue has […]Continue Reading