ISC Monitor (August 18, 2026)

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1. ISPR slams India’s ‘Bollywood-style’ documentary projecting last year’s ‘military blunder as a successful endeavour’

https://www.dawn.com/news/2023614/ispr-slams-indias-bollywood-style-documentary-projecting-last-years-military-blunder-as-a-successful-endeavour

2. Bangladesh sets extradition of Hasina, Hadi’s killers as conditions for Tarique Rahman’s India visit

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bangladesh-says-pm-tarique-rahman-will-not-visit-india-until-sheikh-hasinas-extradition/article71352525.ece

3. Tarique Rahman’s India Visit Could Test A Fragile Bilateral Reset

https://www.outlookindia.com/international/tarique-rahmans-india-visit-could-test-a-fragile-bilateral-reset

4. Over 200 operatives of ISI-backed terrorist group arrested ahead of Independence Day : HM Amit Shah

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/over-200-operatives-of-isi-backed-terrorist-group-arrested-ahead-of-independence-day-hm-amit-shah/article71355835.ece

5. FO rejects Indian home minister’s ‘baseless assertions’ linking arrests with Pakistan

https://www.dawn.com/news/2023488/fo-rejects-indian-home-ministers-baseless-assertions-linking-arrests-with-pakistan

6. India’s generosity, tolerance should not be mistaken for weakness: NSA Ajit Doval on Operation Sindoor

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/indias-generosity-tolerance-should-not-be-mistaken-for-weakness-nsa-ajit-doval-on-operation-sindoor/article71345421.ece

7. China President Xi Jinping’s visit to Delhi opens a reset option

https://www.deccanherald.com/india/china-president-xi-jinpings-visit-to-delhi-opens-a-reset-option-4112786

8. Russia Turns To Former CJI DY Chandrachud In High-Stakes Ukraine Dispute

https://www.outlookindia.com/international/russia-appoints-former-cji-dy-chandrachud-as-arbitrator-in-ukraines-oschadbank-dispute

9. ‘Compromised PM forced to sell India’s interest’: Rahul as U.S. court dismisses Adani case

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/compromised-pm-forced-to-sell-indias-interest-rahul-as-us-court-dismisses-adani-case/article71335036.ece

10. Army Chief Dhiraj Seth Begins Nepal Visit To Bolster Defence Cooperation

https://www.outlookindia.com/national/army-chief-dhiraj-sethbegins-nepal-visit-to-bolster-defence-cooperation

11. India sixth-largest economy in world with $3.92 trillion GDP

https://www.deccanherald.com/business/economy/india-sixth-largest-economy-in-world-with-392-trillion-gdp-4107035

12. PM’s I-Day speech — Reforms, AI skilling for youth, free online coaching and a warning on ‘dimagi Naxal’

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pm-modi-lays-out-seven-point-sapta-dhara-framework-for-viksit-bharat/article71348519.ece

13. ‘Attempt to stigmatise dissent’: Opposition hits out at PM Modi over ‘dimagi Naxal’ jibe

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/attempt-to-stigmatise-dissent-opposition-hits-out-at-pm-modi-over-dimagi-naxal-jibe/article71349200.ece

14. PoK: Beyond grievance, the politics of mobilisation

https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/pok-beyond-grievance-the-politics-of-mobilisation/article71345389.ece

15. Outlook Explains | Türkiye, Saudi Arabia And Pakistan Join Forces: What It Means For Israel

https://www.outlookindia.com/international/outlook-explains-t%C3%BCrkiye-saudi-arabia-and-pakistan-join-forces-what-it-means-for-israel

16. Why Revanth Reddy’s ‘Rafale’ Remarks On Minority Students Have Sparked A Row

https://www.outlookindia.com/national/why-revanth-reddys-rafale-remarks-on-minority-students-have-sparked-a-row

17. ‘PoK Would Have Joined Jammu and Kashmir’: Omar Abdullah

https://www.outlookindia.com/national/pok-would-have-joined-jammu-and-kashmir-omar-abdullah-pitches-for-statehood

18. ​‘What Credibility Does That Narrative Have?’: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Questions ‘Normalcy’ After House Arrest Claim

https://www.outlookindia.com/national/what-credibility-does-that-narrative-have-mirwaiz-umar-farooq-questions-normalcy-after-house-arrest-claim

19. BJP mounts major protest against NC govt in Jammu, accuses it of failing on promises

https://www.greaterkashmir.com/jammu/bjp-mounts-major-protest-against-nc-govt-in-jammu-accuses-it-of-failing-on-promises-12267602

20. I support Article 370. I’m a dimaagi Naxal: Former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti

https://www.greaterkashmir.com/kashmir/i-support-article-370-im-a-dimaagi-naxal-former-chief-minister-mehbooba-mufti-12267256