South Bloc Reports

🇮🇳✍️🇧🇾 Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed a decree approving a legal framework to negotiate and sign a "mutual protection of classified information" pact with India. Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🪯🇵🇰 "Giving a mic to a designated terrorist just to say 'India bad' is peak Pakistani television." Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🇳🇿✍️🇦🇺 New Zealand and Australia Renewed Plan ANZAC Plan ANZAC - ensures Australian Army and the New Zealand Army are ready to operate side-by-side in case of future conflict. Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🇧🇩🏴‍☠️ Investigation by Bangladeshi Business Standard, 🇧🇩✍️ A Bangladeshi martial arts group called the Fatah Combat System (FCS), led by Shah Amanat Sabir, was busted by Dhaka's Counter-Terrorism unit. 🇮🇳 While Sabir used anti-India and other fatah in public to justify his "self-defense" training camps, law enforcement discovered the group was covertly conducting explosive tests, using ISIS propaganda music and pulling off armed robberies to fund their operations. Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🇦🇪 UAE Loss: By starting the train network further south in Oman or Eastern Yemen, Saudi Arabia reduces the shipping power of the UAE. 🇮🇳 Why India Will Reject Plan B ✍️ India will never accept this Saudi-Turkey detour for several national security reasons: 🇹🇷 Turkey is one of Pakistan’s closest geopolitical and defense ally. India will absolutely not allow its most critical economic project to Europe to be controlled by a Turkey. 🇮🇳✍️ India isn't just sitting back: We are busy building strong logistics ties with Oman and Jordan while independently investing in Iran's Chabahar Port to keep its trade options diversified and totally independent of Turkish influence. 🕵️‍♂️Because of this collision, the whole corridor is currently paralyzed by a shadow war in As- Suwaida (Southern Syria). To stop the Saudi-Turkey railway from becoming a reality, Israel and the UAE are actively funding anti-government Druze militias in that region. By keeping that specific area unstable, they are effectively blocking the tracks and sabotaging Turkey’s hijack attempt to protect the original. Follow: @SouthBlocReports 2/2

🇮🇳🇮🇱🇪🇺🇺🇸 IMEC UPDATE: ✍️ Due to regional wars and split diplomatic ties, IMEC has split into two completely rival ideas. 💡The Two Competing Plans: - PLAN A: India ➔ UAE ➔ Saudi Arabia ➔ Jordan ➔ ISRAEL ➔ Europe - PLAN B: India ➔ Oman/Yemen ➔ Saudi Arabia ➔ Jordan ➔ SYRIA ➔ TURKEY ➔ Europe 🤔 Why Plan B is Being Pushed ? Cutting Out Israel: Ongoing instability in Middle East makes moving goods through Israel’s Haifa port politically impossible for Arab states. 🇸🇦🇹🇷 Saudi Arabia wants a northern land route that skips Israel entirely. Turkey was completely left off the original IMEC map and took it as geopolitical insult. By teaming up with Saudi Arabia, Turkey is trying to force its way back in as the sole gateway to Europe. 🇸🇾 Syria is the New Jackpot: For this detour to work, the tracks must pass right through Damascus, Syria.This gives a historically isolated Syrian government total leverage and veto power over global trade lines. Follow: @SouthBlocReports 1/2

🇺🇸🚀🇮🇷 U.S. official has confirmed that approximately 30 U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drones have been lost or written off from active hostilities with Iran since February 2026. ✍️This toll represents roughly 20% of the Pentagon’s pre-war inventory for the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platform. - Direct Capital Loss - 900 Million - Estimated replacement and procurement cost of roughly 30 million per fully equipped unit, losing up to 30 aircraft equals to an loss nearing 1 billion. 🚀 MQ-9 Reaper production lines for the U.S. military are officially closed, meaning the Pentagon cannot simply order replacements to restore its pre-war fleet levels. Alternative platforms like the jet-powered Avenger, exist in small quantities. Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🇻🇺🇦🇺⛔🇨🇳 Australia and Vanuatu Formalize "Nakamal" Security Treaty 🇨🇳✍️ Historically one of China's most reliable allies in the South Pacific, even sending its forces to march in China’s World War II victory parade - Vanuatu has finalized the highly anticipated Nakamal Agreement, a major bilateral security and economic cooperation pact. ✍️Under the finalized deal, Vanuatu has formally banned the establishment of foreign military bases or hostile defense infrastructure on its soil and agreed to consult Australia regarding any future third party investments in its critical infrastructure. In exchange, Australia will significantly scale up economic aid, police training, maritime surveillance and cyber defense support. Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🇮🇳 RRG Engineering Delisted from US Sanctions After MEA Intervention ✍️RRG Engineering Technologies Limited has officially announced its removal from the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) and Blocked Persons List. The de-listing follows a comprehensive reconsideration process during which the firm demonstrated its full compliance with international legal frameworks. 🇮🇳 The company expressed deep gratitude to the Government of India and the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) for their constructive diplomatic backing and facilitation of dialogue with US authorities. Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🇮🇳🇴🇲 EAM Jaishankar Arrives in Oman for Official Visit ✍️ Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar has arrived in Muscat, expressing his gratitude for the hospitable welcome extended upon his touchdown. He was formally received by Sheikh Ahmed Al Maskari, Director General of the Foreign Ministry of Oman Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🇮🇩💣🇨🇳 Indonesian maritime authorities seized several vessels belonging to a Chinese maritime fishing militia operating illegally within Indonesian Waters. Rather than repatriating the boats, Indonesia opted to completely destroy the vessels using explosive. Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🇦🇪🛫🇮🇳 Emirates Upgrades Delhi Route with Airbus A380 ✍️ Emirates has announced the deployment of its premier Airbus A380 aircraft on the Delhi route, designating the Indian capital as the third major gateway in the country to receive the double-decker aircraft. Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🇵🇰🚀 Airstrikes in Balochistan?? ✍️ Recent statements aby Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) indicate that the Pakistani military expand their counter-insurgency operations to include airstrikes within Balochistan. Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🇮🇳🏅🇸🇪 Amitabh Kant Bestowed with Prestigious Swedish Royal Honor ✍️Former NITI Aayog CEO and G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant has been awarded the Royal Order of the Polar Star (Knight First Class) by the Government of Sweden. Expressing deep gratitude, Kant highlighted the deep-rooted, century-long industrial partnership between India and Sweden, noting how major Swedish corporations—including Ericsson, Saab, Volvo, H&M, and IKEA—have played an intrinsic role in driving India’s industrial, manufacturing, and digital transformations. Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🇮🇳🤝🇦🇫 India and Afghanistan Review Bilateral Ties During Committee Session ✍️The 4th session of the India-Afghanistan Joint Committee Meeting was convened today, co-chaired by M. Anand Prakash, Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran division) from India’s Ministry of External Affairs, alongside H.E. Shuaib Baryalai, Director General (First Political Division) of the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🇮🇳⛩️🇨🇳 Indian Envoys Highlight Ancient Links at Quanzhou’s Historic Kaiyuan Temple ✍️Indian Ambassador Vikram Doraiswami and Consul General Gince Mattom visited the 7th-century Kaiyuan Temple located in Quanzhou, Fujian province, where they were received by the Chief Monk, Venerable Shi De Sheng Standing as a historic monument to centuries of deep-rooted India-China cultural and civilizational exchange, the temple complex distinctly fuses local Chinese craftsmanship with ancient Indian artistic and architectural motifs. Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🇻🇪⛑️🇮🇳 Venezuela's Acting President H.E Delcy Rodriguez thanked India for the relief supplies donated to Venezuela in the aftermath of the earthquakes. Follow: @SouthBlocReports

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