ISC Monitor (March 25, 2025)

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1. ‘Attacker and victim put on par’: S Jaishankar calls out UN, West on Kashmir, lists ‘culpable parties’

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/s-jaishankar-raisina-dialogue-un-jammu-kashmir-9892995/

2. Vacate Indian territory under illegal occupation: MEA blasts Pakistan’s ‘lies’ on Kashmir

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-reaction-pakistan-on-kashmir-modi-podcast-9893302/

3. India asks Netherlands not to supply arms to Pak: Officials

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/india-asks-netherlands-not-to-supply-arms-to-pak-officials-101742324820849.html

4. Rajnath asks the U.S. to designate Sikhs for Justice a terrorist organisation

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tulsi-gabbard-aji-doval-rajnath-singh-meeting/article69339176.ece

5. India’s victimhood narrative can’t hide its role in fanning terror in Pakistan: FO

https://www.geo.tv/latest/596298-indias-victimhood-narrative-cant-hide-its-role-in-fanning-terror-in-pakistan-fo

6. A liberal democracy, we don’t want to import politics from overseas: New Zealand PM on diaspora Khalistan supporters

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/a-liberal-democracy-we-dont-want-to-import-politics-from-overseas-new-zealand-pm-on-diaspora-khalistan-supporters/article69348857.ece

7. India-China relations: Modi’s hope for a thaw amid uncertain geopolitics

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj4nkxv4e4po

8. India and New Zealand to institutionalise defence and security cooperation: PM Modi

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/prime-minister-narendra-modi-meets-new-zealand-counterpart-christopher-luxon/article69339767.ece

9. ₹120-crore aid to Bangladesh remains unchanged: MEA to parliamentary panel

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/120crore-aid-to-bangladesh-remains-unchanged-mea-to-parliamentary-panel-101742239452717.html

10. Bangladesh inches closer to China. What is India’s gameplan?

https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/bangladesh-china-india-gameplan-9890336/?utm_source=Taboola_Recirculation&utm_medium=RC&utm_campaign=IE&tbref=hp

11. Modi’s MAHASAGAR: India’s big bet on maritime power and the Global South

https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/modis-mahasagar-indias-big-bet-on-maritime-power-and-the-global-south-9889711/?utm_source=Taboola_Recirculation&utm_medium=RC&utm_campaign=IE&tbref=hp

12. Trump discusses relationship with India, believes it will cut tariffs substantially on U.S. goods

https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/i-believe-india-will-cut-tariffs-substantially-on-us-goods-says-trump/article69354062.ece

13. India must act as a unifier in the Indian Ocean Region

https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/india-must-act-as-a-unifier-in-the-indian-ocean-region-9893485/

14. ‘Important that all hostages are released’: India says ‘concerned’ over Gaza crisis

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-mea-statement-israel-gaza-war-hostages-9894699/

15. “Very Good Relationship, But…”: Trump’s Latest Tariff Comment On India

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/very-good-relationship-but-trumps-latest-tariff-comment-on-india-7970438

16. India ranks below Pakistan on global happiness index; Finland on top

https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/indians-are-smiling-a-little-wider-than-before-world-happiness-report-125032000886_1.html

17. In run-up to Nagpur violence, how the air was heating up

https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/nagpur-violence-aurangzeb-tomb-9893759/

18. Past as a prelude: On the Nagpur riots and Aurangzeb

https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/past-as-a-prelude-on-the-nagpur-riots/article69350105.ece

19. Nagpur violence: No cloth with Quranic verses burnt; rioters will be`dug out from graves’, says CM Fadnavis

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/maharashtra/nagpur-violence-no-cloth-with-quranic-verses-burnt-rioters-will-bedug-out-from-graves-says-cm-fadnavis/article69350847.ece

20. Curfew imposed in parts of Nagpur after violence over row on Aurangzeb’s tomb

https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/curfew-imposed-nagpur-violence-row-on-aurangzeb-tomb-9891949/?ref=hometop_hp

21. Akbar Road signboard defaced over alleged vandalism of Maharana Pratap’s statue in Delhi’s Kashmere Gate ISBT

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/akbar-road-signboard-defaced-over-alleged-vandalism-of-maharana-prataps-statue-in-delhis-kashmere-gate-isbt/articleshow/119236646.cms

22. Allocations to madrasa and waqf educational schemes slashed almost to nil in 2024-25

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/allocations-to-madarsa-and-waqf-educational-schemes-slashed-almost-to-nil-in-2024-25/article69349269.ece

23. Waqf amendments an ‘assault’ on Constitution, says Congress

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/waqf-amendments-an-assault-on-constitution-says-congress-101742756320313.html

24. What is the row around ‘land allotted to Muttiah Muralitharan’ in Jammu and Kashmir

https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/row-around-land-to-muttiah-muralitharan-in-jammu-and-kashmir-9889681/?utm_source=Taboola_Recirculation&utm_medium=RC&utm_campaign=IE&tbref=hp

25. A delimitation red flag — the lessons from J&K, Assam

https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/a-delimitation-red-flag-the-lessons-from-jk-assam/article69350354.ece

26. Congress to Launch 15-Day March for Jammu Kashmir Statehood Restoration

https://kashmirlife.net/congress-to-launch-15-day-march-for-jammu-kashmir-statehood-restoration-386305/

27. The Paradox of International Human Rights Machinery: Power, Protection, and Selective Justice

https://www.wgi.world/the-paradox-of-international-human-rights-machinery-power-protection-and-selective-justice/#:~:text=The%20international%20human%20rights%20and,powerful%20states%20or%20their%20allies.