Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s wife, Gitanjali Angmo, vehemently condemned “blatant lies” and “baseless” anti-national narratives against him. She labeled his recent NSA arrest and transfer to Jodhpur jail a “witch-hunt” aimed at weakening his Ladakh Sixth Schedule movement. Angmo pledged to use the legal system, challenging accusers with facts, asserting they will not rest until truth prevails.

India recorded a sharp decline in extremist, insurgent, and terrorist violence in 2023, with incidents plummeting from 446 to 163. Jihadi terrorism and North-East insurgency saw significant reductions. While overall casualties decreased, a concerning 50% rise in police and army personnel deaths was noted. Alarmingly, extremists looted 706 arms and nearly 20,000 rounds of ammunition, a dramatic increase from 2022.

U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports of around 55% are a “good status quo,” but the Trump administration would like to find areas where bilateral trade could increase more freely, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Tuesday.