Three years after violence broke out in Manipur, communities that once lived together are divided down the middle. Watch this powerful report by @raghvendra_rao on the human cost of Manipur’s unfinished conflict | Documentary | BBC News... https://t.co/N8VGH1whbE via @YouTube
The #ceasefire (US-Iran) announcement marks a pause, but more importantly, it reveals where each actor now stands.
The United States has stepped back from the brink it created. A deadline backed by threats of overwhelming force has given way to a conditional pause built around negotiations. That signals not strength alone, but recognition of limits: military objectives may have been met, but political end states remain elusive.
Israel, for its part, finds itself in a more ambiguous position. Having driven escalation, it is now tethered to a process it does not fully control. Its objectives, particularly around regime change or long-term degradation of Iran, sit uneasily with a negotiation track shaped elsewhere.
Iran emerges with a measure of strategic resilience. It has absorbed strikes, retaliated, and then shifted the frame from ceasefire to conditions for a broader settlement: sanctions relief, security guarantees, and regional de-escalation.
In doing so, it has moved from target to negotiating actor without conceding core positions.
Pakistan’s role has unfolded not as architect, but as conduit and catalyst. It has provided the channel through which messages travelled, deadlines were softened, and a narrow diplomatic opening created. That is not mediation in the classic sense, but it cannot be dismissed with stray witticisms either.
What we are witnessing is not resolution of conflict , but repositioning.
The war has not ended. It has entered a different phase, where coercion and negotiation now proceed together.
For India, the implication is clear.
Do not read this as de-escalation alone. Read it as a system under strain, where outcomes are still fluid.
India should state its position with clarity:
support de-escalation, safeguard maritime flows, and resist alignment with any one narrative of this conflict.
This is not a moment for silence.
It is a moment for calibrated voice.
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Back on here after a while and what better time to do than when I start election coverage from #WestBengal.
First despatch from Malda and North 24 Parganas on the #SIR and why a routine electoral revision has sparked fear of losing citizenship.
As @antarikshjain and I spoke to people left out of the voter list, we saw fear of ramifications that go beyond whether or not they’ll be able to vote in the upcoming elections.
https://t.co/ZyX5vT81UC
A big thank you to BBC Bangla for visiting our home to film our breakfast routine.We talked about the composite culture that defines our table,me being a Calcutta born girl whose palate was shaped by my father’s military tenures across India and abroad.
We also delved into the migrant histories that give Kolkata its unique morning flavour.
From the hearty slow-cooked Nihari brought by the royal exiles of Awadh to the steamed baos of the Chinese community and the baked legacies of Jewish and Anglo-Indian kitchens, our city’s breakfast is a beautiful melting pot. Happy to share this slice of our life alongside Dr Fuad Halim
https://t.co/WucAFUNfqT
What happens when MS Dhoni boards a budget airline in India? I write about a ridiculous two-hour experience in the air, and the real cost of being famous in India. For @Openthemag:
https://t.co/Tunj82Yq0M
Steve Rosenberg (@BBCSteveR) reflects on his career-making fascination with Russia, which was tonight recognised with the RTS Special Award at the RTS Television Journalism Awards #RTSAwards
I’ve been asked many times by friends what books I would recommend about #Iran, especially this week. Here are some I’ve treasured over the years to keep me connected to a homeland I cannot set foot in. There are so many more, these are simply the ones I always go back to.
Suggestions welcome 👇
A packed hall at Bharat Mandapam as PM @narendramodi set to deliver his keynote. N Chandrasekaran, Mukesh Ambani, Sundar Pichai, Dario Amodei, Sam Altman and a slew of world leaders in the hall. Macron to arrive shortly.
'We want peace': How Bangladesh's Hindus are seeing the upcoming electio... https://t.co/At0Flfhchh via @YouTube - do watch this very balanced ground report from inside Bangladesh by @ishadrita and @debalinroy
Everyone at @BBCNews is saddened by the death of exemplary foreign correspondent Sir Mark Tully, who brought insight from India to audiences around the world. A pioneering correspondent and one of the voices of the BBC, and of India itself.
The voice of India for generations around the world, the gold standard of reporting India for the world and so many of us who followed in his footsteps. He chronicled India like nobody can. RIP Mark Tully. https://t.co/qmWaluQPvx
Watch this powerful video by @ishadrita and @antarikshjain on the brutal killing of Tripura's Anjel Chakma, an alleged racial attack that raises questions not just for his family but many others in North East India... https://t.co/jh36zMzR6t via @YouTube