Riyaz Naikoo, a top Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist was killed in Pulwama encounter. The operation to apprehend Riyaz Naikoo was launched in his native Beigpora Gulazapura in Awantipora by the joint team of Jammu and Kashmir police and the Indian Army.

India had carried out retaliatory surgical strikes on seven terror launch pads across the LoC, with the Army targeting terrorists preparing to infiltrate from Pakistan-controlled-Kashmir after the Uri terror attack in September 2016.

The coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout may rewrite the security as well as the political and economic map of the Middle East. The crisis will probably color Gulf attitudes towards the region’s major external players: the United States, China, and Russia. Yet, Gulf states are likely to discover that their ability to shape the region’s map has significantly diminished.

China has denounced the assertions in Five Eyes dossier by issuing a stern warning that the investigation could trigger a negative response from Beijing.

The clash between the US and China that began with the Trump Administration's fury over the COVID-19 pandemic is taking an increasingly dangerous turn...