Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s meeting with Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari to press for projects in Kerala saw work, laughter, and some food tasting.

India’s Dhaka visa application centre has reopened after a temporary closure due to an anti-India protest. However, centres in Khulna and Rajshahi remain shut due to security concerns. India has expressed strong concern to Bangladesh over the deteriorating security environment around its mission.

Drawing on testimony from non-governmental experts, the committee said the challenge was no longer existential but had become deeper, structural and long-term.