June 2025 marked a pivotal moment when US President Trump launched airstrikes targeting Iranian nuclear sites, prompting a surprisingly muted reaction from China that intrigued international observers. Although China publicly denounced the strikes as illegal under international law, it chose not to escalate tensions through significant diplomatic means or military posturing.

A Pakistan military officer, Major Syed Moiz Abbas Shah, who claimed to have captured Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman in 2019, has been killed in a clash with Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants near the Afghan border. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) reported that Major Shah died alongside Lance Naik Jibran Ullah during an operation in South Waziristan.

The book, ‘The Emergency Diaries: Years that Forged a Leader’, chronicles the journey of how a young Narendra Modi contributed to the struggle during the turbulent Emergency era