As the clock struck midnight, the skies lit up with fireworks as people gathered at key landmarks to celebrate the arrival of a new year filled with hope and possibilities.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who represented India at the funeral of Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, met her son and Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Tarique Rahman and handed him a letter of condolence from PM Modi.

India’s national security adopted a harder stance in 2025 following the brutal Pahalgam massacre. Prime Minister Modi declared a ‘Yuddha’ against terror, leading to Operation Sindoor, a significant counteroffensive targeting terror infrastructure deep inside Pakistan and PoK. Diplomatic and military actions were taken to hold Pakistan accountable for cross-border terrorism.