Suhasini Haidar

Diplomatic Affairs Editor, The Hindu

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[Suhasini Haidar @suhasinih]

More than a dropped prefix- The US decision to drop INDO from PACOM is superficial, unless you go below the surface to the changes in US policy across three geographies most important to India. My piece @the_hindu today. Pl do read!

https://t.co/fDM7K04T10

[Shashank Mattoo @MattooShashank]

Ex-Pepsi CEO on India vs China:

"I respect the Chinese system for pulling China out of the dark ages. It became a world power because they did it centrally. India is still struggling to be a world power because democracy rules & progress is slow. But I am glad it is a democracy"

[TOLOnews English @TOLONewsEnglish]

Sources have told TOLOnews that Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs of the Islamic Emirate, is traveling to Iran today (Thursday) to attend the funeral ceremony of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

No further details have been provided regarding the visit.
#TOLOnews_English

[Sputnik @SputnikInt]

🚨🇵🇰🇧🇾 Pakistani Air Chief in Belarus — what's on the table?

Pakistani Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Babar Sidhu is in Minsk for high-level military talks.

On the agenda are deeper bilateral cooperation, experience exchange, personnel training, and closer ties between defense structures.

The move underscores a major strategic realignment, says top Pakistani defense analyst, retired Rear Admiral Faisal Shah.

🔸 The visit builds on the outcomes of a Belarusian Air Force delegation's trip to Islamabad in June 2025, where Pakistan offered full-spectrum pilot training — from basic to tactical level

🔸 The Belarusian arms industry could offer Pakistan UAVs, microelectronics, optronics, and heavy military vehicles

🔸 The 2025–2027 roadmap prioritizes joint production and technology transfer, not just arms sales — a key condition for Islamabad's long-term strategic autonomy

"If Belarus is ready to do that, Pakistan will be much interested in that," Shah said.

"Pakistan has very good relations with Russia," he stressed. "That makes a very good triangle for Pakistan, Belarus and Russia."

Analysts now speak of an emerging Pakistan — Belarus — Russia defense triangle that could reshape Eurasian security and reduce dependence on Western arms firms. With both nations now full members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the partnership is moving from diplomacy to industrial integration.

[The Hindu @the_hindu]

JUST IN | Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, former External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid and party’s media and publicity wing head Pawan Khera have been invited by Iran to take part in the burial ceremonies of late spiritual leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

- reports @fewcan

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[ANI @ANI]

#WATCH | Delhi: On letter of over 100 prominent citizens from India & Pakistan to both PMs for 'restoring peace, normalcy, dialogue', one of the signatories - former R&AW chief Amarjit Singh Dulat says, "This is an initiative taken by a gentleman who has been working for years on India-Pakistan peace: OP Shah...We thought this letter might be of some help, some value and it is not only Kashmiris or Indians who have signed that letter, there are Pakistanis as well...I have a lot of respect for Dr Farooq Abdullah and when OP Shah called me and said that Dr Farooq is signing that letter, I said that I have no problem in signing; I signed it...He has been saying for a long time that we need to have peace...I don't think this letter is going to make that much difference. It's only a question of adding to a sentiment which we feel there is now. Because when RSS leaders talk about talking to Pakistan, that means there is somewhere some people are thinking of talking to Pakistan. So, if they are thinking we should also think. I don't think there is anything wrong in that. The whole Kashmiri leadership has contributed to this letter..."

[Suhasini Haidar @suhasinih]

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[Suhasini Haidar @suhasinih]

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[Suhasini Haidar @suhasinih]

After various leaders of the RSS call for restarting people to people ties between India and Pakistan, a group of prominent people in Indian and in Pakistan appeal for a slew of measures including reinstating HCs and reopening Kartarpur corridor.

[News18 @CNNnews18]

#BreakingNews | More than 100 prominent citizens from India and Pakistan have jointly appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to take steps toward reducing tensions and fostering dialogue between the two countries

The signatories, which reportedly include leaders such as Farooq Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti, and Manoj Jha, have called for efforts to move beyond continued hostility and pursue peaceful engagement

@Ieshan_W shares more details

#IndiaPakistan #NarendraModi #ShehbazSharif #PeaceInitiative | @poonam_burde

[John Reed 🏳️‍🌈 @JohnReedwrites]

India expels thousands of migrants in dead of night: "The 'push-ins' involve no formal repatriation process and many of those sent to Bangladesh have not lived there for decades, if at all." https://t.co/p4oYM3a5v0 @AndresSchipani @redwanxyz

[Dinakar Peri @dperi84]

Freedom and safe maritime passage was taken for granted as one of the key element of globalization. This is no longer the norm… It started in South China Sea, we saw it in Hormuz, we will see it some where else. That is why there is a need for India and EU to do a deeper reflection of this…: Herve Delphin @EUAmbIndia @EU_in_India on a panel with @kellyindelhi, Envoy @irlembindia as Ireland took over six-month Presidency of Council of the EU. Also on panel @MohanCRaja & @suhasinih moderated by @sangbarooahpish at Press Club of India

[高市早苗 @takaichi_sanae]

インドの首都・デリーに到着しました。
日本の総理として約３年ぶり、私個人としては初めてのインド訪問になります。

モディ首相との間で、現下の国際情勢を踏まえた日印の戦略的協力関係の深化や、経済安全保障やエネルギー安全保障を含む喫緊の課題を中心に議論することで、相互補完的協力を推進し、日印の「特別戦略的グローバル・パートナーシップ」の一層の強化を目指します。

[Suhasini Haidar @suhasinih]

Government gives Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri who assumed the post in 2024,an extension for another year till July 2027.

[Suhasini Haidar @suhasinih]

As Ireland begins Presidency of EU Council, what better venue than @PCITweets to discuss common values between two historically federal, pluralistic, democratic structures EU and India! Grt to be part of event with Ambs of EU and Ireland, keynote @MohanCRaja and conducted @sangbarooahpish

[Irish Embassy India @IrlEmbIndia]

Press Release 📰

Today we launched Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union at the Press Club of India 🇮🇪🇪🇺🇮🇳

From 1 July–31 Dec 2026, Ireland holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, leading the Council’s work and advancing EU priorities🇪🇺

[Irish Embassy India @IrlEmbIndia]

Press Release 📰

Today we launched Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union at the Press Club of India 🇮🇪🇪🇺🇮🇳

From 1 July–31 Dec 2026, Ireland holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, leading the Council’s work and advancing EU priorities🇪🇺

[Suhasini Haidar @suhasinih]

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[Suhasini Haidar @suhasinih]

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[Mirwaiz Umar Farooq @MirwaizKashmir]

If US and Iran can come to dialogue table, so can India and Pak: Mirwaiz https://t.co/oo8ZTXzvKo via @IndianExpress

[Shashi Tharoor @ShashiTharoor]

This moving article on @UmarKhalidJNU in prison prompts a simple question: if he really has incited terrorism, why not prove it in a court of law? Why deny him the basic right of any Indian citizen accused of a crime, the right to a fair trial? Languishing six years behind bars, without a chance to defend himself legally, is a travesty of justice and a blot on our democracy. I think the people of India have a right to know why.

And what he says from prison is sad to read:

https://t.co/y0ePYxZvyh

[Sanjaya Baru @Barugaru1]

Japan Prime Minister @takaichi_sanae arrives in Delhi today. A camp follower of Shinzo Abe, she has carried forward his policy legacy at home & overseas. You may like to read essays in this book. @DrSJaishankar @JapanAmbIndia

[Parvathaneni Harish @AmbHarishP]

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