South Block is rather sanguine over the Mauritius election, despite the likelihood of the opposition coalition gaining ground.

He said this when asked at a Canadian parliamentary committee hearing about a 'Washington Post' report naming India’s home minister.

India said on Monday that a patrolling agreement was reached on the two remaining friction points in Ladakh. China confirmed this the next day.

When The Wire visited the unassuming block of flats that Vikash Yadav had listed as his address, there was no indication of its significance – no guards present and no signs of barriers.

The former Pakistan prime minister said he thought Jaishankar's visit to Islamabad for the SCO meet was a positive sign.

External affairs minister S. Jaishankar’s visit passed without the typical verbal clashes that have marked bilateral relations in recent years.

Pakistan wants India to reverse its actions of August 5, 2019 and on the Indian side too, the space for diplomacy has shrunk says Sharat Sabharwal, a former Indian high commissioner to Islamabad.

The meet comes as Pakistan seeks to reclaim its role on the global stage and amid its pressing need for economic relief.

The Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who inaugurated the session, made no implicit reference to India regarding terrorism in his speech.

This is the second edition of The Wire’s weekly briefing on key developments across the six South Asian nations shaping India’s regional interests.

Pollster Ravi Rannan-Eliya also noted that the outcome of the presidential elections largely met expectations.

Despite channels having been open with 'AKD' for a while now, he remains something of an enigma to New Delhi, which continues to watch him with caution.

While the Quad nations insist that the grouping is not directed at any other country, the US president began the meeting with a briefing on China.

The resolution followed the International Court of Justice's landmark judgement in July declaring Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory unlawful.

This is the first edition of The Wire’s weekly briefing on key developments across the six South Asian nations shaping India’s regional interests.

A deep dive into grants, aids and India's share in them.

For India, the relationship with Bangladesh is viewed through two primary lenses: national security, due to concerns over insurgency in its northeastern states, and connectivity, encompassing both physical infrastructure and energy links.

Any escalation of the Israel-Hamas conflict into regional violence in West Asia has immediate consequences for India. With a nine million-strong diaspora in the Gulf that would be directly impacted, the stakes are high.

While there was no direct reference to the recent International Court of Justice orders, the Quad ministers in their joint statement called 'all parties to comply with international law, including international humanitarian law, as applicable'.

US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti emphasised that "there is no such thing as strategic autonomy" during a conflict and said that in today's interconnected world, "no war remains distant anymore."