India
🇮🇳 Ten armed men were killed in a firefight with security forces in Manipur after attempting to attack a police station. Manipur has faced ethnic unrest since 2023, with clashes between the Meitei and Kuki communities over government benefits. Local groups are alleging a “premeditated massacre.”
🇵🇰 Lahore hits catastrophic air pollution record of 1900, forcing city to shut primary schools and mandate remote work. Officials blame winds carrying pollution from India, as Pakistan’s second-largest city chokes under unprecedented smog crisis.
🇮🇳 Militants launch grenade attack at security forces in crowded Srinagar market, injuring 11 civilians - just one day after top Lashkar-e-Taiba commander killed. Violence escalates in Kashmir with 15 dead since new opposition government took power.
🇮🇳 Sikh leader Pannun demands US and Canada crack down on Modi govt after alleged assassination plot, claims Indian consulates run spy networks targeting dissidents. India denies involvement as diplomatic tensions soar over Khalistan separatist killings.
🇺🇸 Washington demands swift action from India as plot thickens in foiled assassination attempt of US-based Sikh activist Pannun. Fresh charges against ex-Indian spy Yadav test diplomatic ties, while India maintains silence amid parallel Canadian controversy.
🇮🇳 Ex-Indian official Vikash Yadav, charged in the U.S. for a foiled plot to kill a Sikh separatist in NYC, was also arrested in Delhi for attempted murder in Dec. Allegations link him to gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, as India is confronted over its targeting and assasinations of dissidents abroad.
🇧🇩 Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal has issued an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, now in exile in India, for her alleged role in mass killings during violent protests earlier this year. The protests, led by students against job quotas, left over 700 dead.
🇨🇦 Canada’s Sikh community is grappling with fear and uncertainty as police warn activists like Moninder Singh of imminent assassination threats, stemming from India’s growing intolerance toward Sikh separatism. Tensions have soared since the 2023 murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar by Indian agents.