A looming power shift in Dhaka just put Pakistan ties under a microscope, with security agencies, India, and voters all watching for any replay of old playbooks.
Tarique Rahman’s balancing act
Tarique Rahman is poised to become Bangladesh’s next Prime Minister.
Rahman is expected to juggle ties with Pakistan and India.
Officials say he will avoid letting Inter Services Intelligence gain space.
His immediate focus is on calming a violence-hit Bangladesh.
Yunus era and Pakistan thaw
Muhammad Yunus oversaw warmer Dhaka-Islamabad engagement.
Yunus relaxed visa rules and opened Bangladesh seas access.
Security agencies flagged maritime access as a terror risk.
Several Pakistan Army and ISI visits followed.
BNP history and shifting...
A decade of cash flooding rural programs just flipped poverty stats, roads, housing, and water access into a full-blown village makeover.
Rural budget and poverty slide
Rural development allocation climbed 211 percent to Rs 2.73 lakh crore in 2026-27.
Extreme poverty dropped to 5.3 percent in 2022-23.
Multidimensional poverty fell to 11.28 percent in 2023.
Back in 2005-06, that figure sat at 55.3 percent.
Roads and near-universal access
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana funding rose from Rs 12,581 crore in 2016-17.
By 2026-27, PMGSY outlay touched Rs 19,000 crore.
As of mid-January 2026, 99.6 percent of habitations were linked.
Rural connectivity is described as nearly universal.
Housing and basic services push
Pradhan Mantri Awas...
A sprawling agri-tech web just plugged millions of farmers into AI forecasts, pest alerts, insurance bots, and a massive digital ID grid.
Digital agriculture backbone buildout
Digital Agriculture Mission logged 7.63 crore Farmer IDs.
AgriStack ties each ID to land, livestock, and benefits.
Under PM-KISAN, Rs 10 per ID was earmarked.
Mobile Digital Crop Survey captures plot-level crop data.
Pest tracking and chatbot scale
The National Pest Surveillance System monitors 66 crops and 432 pests.
Over 10,000 extension workers get real-time advisories.
Kisan e-Mitra chatbot handled 93 lakh queries.
Daily load crosses 8,000 farmer questions in 11 languages.
AI forecasting and insurance tools
AI pilot forecasted local monsoon onset for...
A rapid-fire Assam stop just stacked a bridge launch, campus debut, bus rollout, and election pitch into one tight political flex.
Touchdown and early schedule
Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off the trip at Chabua airfield in Dibrugarh district.
Earlier, X post pegged his Moran Bypass arrival at 10.30 a.m.
ELF on the highway was labeled the Northeast’s first.
Guwahati lined up multiple events later that day.
Emergency landing facility push
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spotlighted the Emergency Landing Facility in Moran.
ELF is framed as a backup strip during critical situations.
Rescue and relief teams would get faster access through it.
Dibrugarh district hosts the highway setup.
Bridge over Brahmaputra rollout
Prime...
A revived parliamentary weapon just dragged a decades-old expulsion saga back into today’s Lok Sabha brawl.
Dubey revives 1978 playbook
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey pushed a substantive motion against Rahul Gandhi.
Dubey linked it to Indira Gandhi’s 1978 ouster.
His X post shared old parliamentary extracts.
Motion seeks cancellation of Gandhi’s Lok Sabha seat.
What a substantive motion does
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey filed a standalone House proposal.
Such a motion forces debate and a formal vote.
Once admitted, the House must decide yes or no.
Outcome can signal the House’s clear opinion.
Indira Gandhi’s 1978 fallout
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi faced a motion after a Privileges Committee report.
Findings accused her of targeting officials...
A massive procurement surge just rewired India’s pulses game and flipped the script on imports.
Procurement numbers flip the script
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan contrasted the UPA with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s record.
During the UPA’s decade, only 6 lakh metric tonnes were picked up.
The Modi government snapped up 1 crore 92 lakh metric tonnes.
Tur, masoor, and urad will see a full government buyback.
Full buyback promise to farmers
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan guaranteed total procurement of key pulses.
The Centre will take whatever quantity growers bring to market.
Tur refers to pigeon pea in official listings.
Masoor and urad are covered under the same pledge.
Productivity gap and...
A jam-packed Assam rollout just cranked up infrastructure, transit, tech, and election vibes in one swoop.
Assam visit and project blitz
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is touching down at Moran Bypass ELF in Dibrugarh.
Landing time is 10.30 a.m., per Modi’s post on X.
Facility gets pitched as the Northeast’s first of its kind.
Evening stretch wraps with a meetup with BJP karyakartas in Guwahati.
Emergency landing facility push
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged the Emergency Landing Facility on Moran Bypass.
ELF is positioned as a rapid-response backup during rough situations.
The Dibrugarh site is described as the first in the Northeast.
Rescue crews would roll out faster through that strip.
Bridges and connectivity upgrades...
Rumors about Ladakh talks just stirred fresh tension, and the top bureaucrat stepped in to cool the narrative before it spirals.
Speculation over Delhi talks
Chief Secretary of Ladakh Ashish Kundra pushed back on media spin.
Kundra said reports are casting ongoing HPC discussions negatively.
Statement clarified talks in Delhi are still active.
He urged residents to avoid spreading unverified chatter.
Government stance on negotiations
Ashish Kundra described meetings with ABL and KDA as constructive.
Government, he said, is sticking to democratic consultations.
The process involves stakeholders from across Ladakh.
Officials aim for a fair outcome, protecting long-term interests.
Claims about the Sixth Schedule and statehood
Reports...
A razor-thin vote gap has landed this youth MP race in court, and the judge is about to decide whether the declared win sticks or gets flipped.
Recount the fight in the Hoima court
Hoima Chief Magistrates Court fixed Tuesday for the ruling.
Chief Magistrate George Kunihira scheduled the decision date.
Diana Kampe of NRM is contesting Mercy Kanyesigye's victory.
Kampe petitioned for a recount over alleged misallocated ballots.
How the votes stacked up
The Electoral Commission confirmed Mercy Kanyesigye as the winner.
Kanyesigye collected 216 votes at Hoima City Stadium.
Kampe trailed with 198 ballots in the tally.
Julia Muhumuza got 24, while Edith Namande Nakaiza secured one.
Defense leans on live footage
Asuman Basalirwa...
