Jyotsna Mehra

Breaking news: The United Arab Emirates has said it is leaving Opec, dealing a significant blow to the oil cartel and its de facto leader Saudi Arabia ft.trib.al/08BCZA3

Breaking: Japan just passed a significant bill today to establish a National Intelligence Council and a National Intelligence Bureau. This reform is one of the most consequential changes to Japan's security apparatus since 1952. The new National Intelligence Bureau and proposed Anti-Espionage Law specifically target activities often attributed to China’s state actors.

Very significant decision by a neighbour, if confirmed as policy.

#BREAKING Raghav Chadha joins BJP Raghav Chadha's parting words for AAP: "The right man in the wrong party" After 15 years, Chadha said the party he helped build across Delhi and Punjab as a founding member has drifted from its purpose and now works for "personal gains" Says the party that aimed at ending corruption, is now filled with corrupt and compromised people Ashok Mittal & Sandeep Pathak also quit AAP & join BJP

What happened? Why blank space in @nytimes published in Pakistan?

Cheese from India makes its mark globally… India made an impressive debut at the Mundial do Queijo do Brasil 2026, which is a vibrant international competition for cheese and dairy products. Four Indian products won medals, including 1 Super Gold, 2 Golds and 1 Silver. The Super Gold was won by Eleftheria Gulmarg (Brie Style), the Golds were won by Yak Churpi-Soft, Nordic Farm, Leh, Ladakh and Eleftheria Brunost (Whey Cheese) while the Silver was won by Eleftheria Kaali Miri (Belper Knolle Style). Congratulations to Mausam Narang and Thenlay Nurboo. Such successes strengthen India’s artisanal dairy sector on the world stage.

BREAKING: The IRGC Navy is publicly calling Iran’s Foreign Minister Araghchi an "idiot" on international maritime Channel 16, broadcasting that the Strait of Hormuz "is still closed" and "we will open it by the order of our leader Imam Khamenei, not by the tweets of some idiot." He added "All vessels that have a connection with our enemies will be targeted if they try to pass."

Literally wrote white papers on this topic. New Delhi is sleeping at the wheel.

China is intrinsically double faced. Along with a soft discourse on ties and wishing to build on shared interests it has no qualms in provoking India on the core issues of India’s territorial sovereignty. Where is the need to keep giving fictitious Chinese names to locations in Arunachal Pradesh where no Han has set foot before? This is deliberate provocation to signal the limits to China’s willingness to respect India’s sovereignty. Those in our system who are batting for opening our doors more to China should keep this in view.

Received a call from my friend President Donald Trump. We reviewed the substantial progress achieved in our bilateral cooperation in various sectors. We are committed to further strengthening our Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership in all areas. We also discussed the situation in West Asia and stressed the importance of keeping the Strait of Hormuz open and secure. @POTUS @realDonaldTrump

Indonesia's foreign ministry ​has warned the defense ministry that an American proposal to give its military "blanket" permission to fly over Indonesian territory ‌risked entangling Jakarta in potential South China Sea conflicts, sources said. Our scoop: reuters.com/world/china/in…

“Asia Hand” Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Former Ambassador to India Sun Weidong dismissed:

Indian Embassy plans to hold a special exhibition this month on Capitol Hill -- "The Human Cost of Terrorism" -- to remember the victims of various attacks. With Pakistan in the limelight as a peace maker, important to remember its long record of cross-border terrorism against India and other countries.

NEW: Drop Site has obtained classified documents about a Saudi-Pakistan mutual defense agreement that has now been triggered in the context of the war on Iran. The agreement has gone has through numerous revisions over the years and now been expanded to commit Pakistan "to support the armed forces of [Saudi Arabia] in dealing with any threat that affects its security, safety, sovereignty, territorial integrity and interests." Pakistan has recently deployed large numbers of aircraft and equipment to Saudi Arabia as the war involving Iran, Israel and the GCC states drags on. At the same time, Islamabad is attempting to mediate a way out of a conflict that has become a critical risk to its own security. dropsitenews.com/p/leaked-saudi…

A Pakistani military contingent comprising around 13,000 soldiers and 10 to 18 jets has reached Saudi Arabia as part of a joint strategic defence agreement signed last year, the Gulf Kingdom announced on Saturday (April 11, 2026). thehindu.com/news/internati…

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to visit India in May as New Delhi and Washington seek to reset ties strained by US tariff policies bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

NOW - Melania: "To be clear, I never had relations with Epstein or his accomplice Maxwell." "I never been friends with Epstein. Donald and I were invited to the same parties as Epstein from time to time." "Epstein did not introduce me to Donald Trump. I met my husband by chance."

Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun to Chinese President Xi in Beijing: 
Today... I deeply feel the concerned gaze of the entire world. Kuomintang and the Communist Party to jointly promote the institutionalization of cross-strait peace. Based on the common political foundation of adhering to the 1992 Consensus and opposing Taiwan independence, the two sides should further plan and construct institutional and sustainable dialogue and cooperation mechanisms. 
To make the peaceful development of the two sides irreversible, and to fundamentally eliminate all root causes of conflict.

BREAKING: China pushed Iran to agree to a ceasefire, in an attempt to win favor with the Trump administration. Xi aims to convince Trump that Taiwan is a "breakaway province" of China in their meeting next month - WSJ

🚨 Breaking: Taiwan's KMT Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun meets Xi Jinping in Beijing in an event marking the first KMT-CCP leadership meeting in nearly a decade. ★ news.tvbs.com.tw/english/3174482 ★