South Bloc Reports

🇧🇩🤝🇸🇦 Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has accepted an official invitation from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) to visit Saudi Arabia. 🇮🇳 Diplomatic sources indicate that a visit to India by Rahman is being pushed for later in July 2026. Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🇮🇳 Tibetan Youth Congress Activists Storm Chinese Embassy in New Delhi on July 07 to Protest China’s Ethnic Unity Law and Honour Late Activist Lobga Rangzen. Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🇮🇳🤝🇲🇼 Indian Naval Academy Welcomed the first ever Naval Trainee from Malawi on the National Day of the Republic of Malawi. Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🇵🇰🇱🇾 The Headline itself gives away the fake narrative: "Pakistani sources say." Here's the facts: ✍️ When Reuters reached out to the actual memebers from the UN-recognized Libyan Government of National Unity (GNU), Khalifa Haftar’s eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA), the US State Department, Turkey, Qatar, or Saudi Arabia — not a single one of them confirmed it or responded to requests for comment. Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🇵🇰⛔🇦🇫 Pakistani Weapons Smuggling Attempt Foiled at Durand Line 🇦🇫✍️ Afghani security forces operation in the Naryi Zhwary area of Dand-Ghori district in Paktia, resulted in seizures of Kalashnikovs (AK-47s) and pistols. Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🇮🇳👨‍🌾🇦🇫 Afghan Agriculture Minister Leads Delegation to India ✍️ Afghanistan’s Taliban regime Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock, Mawlawi Ataullah Omari, is commencing an official visit to India. He is accompanied by a large delegation of Afghan business representatives and officials 🇮🇳👨‍🌾 The Afghani Delegation will also hold sessions in PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry on July 10, 2026 Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🇮🇳🇮🇩 India will open a branch of the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM-B) in Indonesia ✍️ This is the second IIM Campus out of India, IIM Ahmedabad (IIM-A), which officially opened its first international campus in Dubai in September 2025. Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🇮🇳🇷🇺🇨🇳🇿🇦🇧🇷 BRICS Conducted Anti-Drug Agencies Meeting in Guwahati under India’s BRICS Chairship 2026 ✍️India also reportedly proposed the establishment of a BRICS Virtual Working Group to institutionalise real time intelligence exchange, jointly analyse emerging trafficking trends, coordinate enforcement efforts and build a future ready framework for collective action against the evolving global drug menace. Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🇮🇳🗳️🇮🇩 India is preparing a bilateral initiative to share its Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) technology and expertise with Indonesia. 🇮🇩✍️ Western e-voting machines are incredibly expensive. Indian designed EVMs built by state owned BEL and ECIL are recognised for being incredibly cheap roughly $200 a unit and is completely standalone, making them perfect for developing nations. 🇳🇵🇧🇹🇳🇦 India already supplies/supports EVMs in countries like Nepal, Bhutan and Namibia. Follow: @Southblocreports

🇮🇳🚀🇮🇩 India to export indigenous Astra Beyond Visual Range (BVR) Air-to-Air Missile to Indonesia ✍️ Astra is developed by the DRDO and manufactured by Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL). ✍️It features a range of 80–110 km, speeds up to Mach 4.5, and uses terminal active radar homing to lock onto targets autonomously. 🇮🇩 Indonesia might use it for their existing Sukhoi Su-30MKI/MK2 💰 A single Astra Mk-1 missile costs approximately ₹7 to ₹8 crore. Compare this to the European MBDA Meteor Beyond Visual Range (BVR) missile, which costs upwards of ₹25 crore per unit. Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🇧🇩🐼🇨🇳 Bangladesh Explores "Panda Bonds" Analysis: ✍️Bangladesh is setting up a committee to study issuing its first ever "Panda Bond", which is borrowing money directly from Chinese markets in China’s own currency (Yuan/RMB) starting with a small $50 million test run. 💰 Interest rates for US dollars are high. Borrowing in Chinese Yuan is currently much cheaper, saving Bangladesh a lot of money on interest. ✍️But, 🇧🇩The previous Hasina government killed this idea because they saw how similar Chinese currency debt deals triggered economic collapses in Sri Lanka and Argentina. 💰Bangladesh earns most of its export money in US Dollars from selling clothes to the West. If the Yuan strengthens against the Dollar, paying back this Chinese debt could suddenly become insanely expensive. Follow: @Southblocreports

🇾🇪⚠️🇸🇦 The Houthis (Ansar Allah) issued warning that they will completely block all Saudi Arabian vessels from entering the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. ✍️ After the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Saudi Arabia has been redirecting millions of barrels of crude oil per day via land pipelines to its western coast to ship them out through the Bab al-Mandeb Strait instead. Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🇧🇩🤝🇨🇳 Chinese Ambassador Yao Wen Held Talks With Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman Talks were focused on: 1. Expansion and modernization of Mongla Port 2. Development of the Chinese Economic and Industrial Zone (CEIZ) in Chattogram 3. New "2+2" dialogue mechanism. 4. Upgraded their ties to a "Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership". 5. Reviewed moving forward on the Teesta River Comprehensive Management and Restoration Project. Follow: @Southblocreports

🇮🇳🇦🇫🇹🇲🇵🇰TAPI Pipeline Meeting in Afghanistan ✍️Taliban and Turkmen officials met at the border in Herat to jumpstart the stalled $10 billion TAPI (Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India) gas pipeline and set up a joint trade zone. 🇮🇳🇵🇰 The gas has to travel through Pakistan to reach India. Given India's and Pakistan's current situation, India is not going to rely on a pipeline running through Pakistan for our energy security. 👨‍💻This meeting is a localized PR push. The pipeline will always remain a dream Follow: @Southblocreports

🇮🇳🇧🇭 EAM Jaishankar met and held talks with King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain. Jaishankar also met HRH Crown Prince and PM Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa of Bahrain Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🇺🇸🚀🇮🇷 After Iran struk two commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, causing heavy damage. ✍️ Now, multiple U.S. aerial refueling tankers are currently conducting refueling operations over the Strait of Hormuz, likely for a potential U.S. response. Follow: @Southblocreports

🇮🇳🇰🇵 Recent trade data indicates total annual bilateral trade figures better India and North Korea are around $4 million to $6 million. 🇮🇳 Indian exports to North Korea in recent annual data stood at just $2.02 million. 🇮🇳What India Sends: humanitarian or medical supplies, packaged medicaments, drug formulations, cosmetics and organic chemicals. 🇰🇵What India Receives: Imports from North Korea have been minimal but have historically included office machine parts, metal lathes and plastics. Follow: @southblocreports

🇮🇳🇧🇭 EAM Jaishankar interacted with members of Indian community in Bahrain. Follow: @Southblocreports

🇷🇺💰 Economic Crisis Deepens In Russia ✍️ New figures estimate more than 500,000 Russians have declared bankruptcy in 2025 and over 13 million people holding at least three loans simultaneously. Follow: @Southblocreports

🇫🇷💣🇸🇾 French President Macron Lands in Syria To Meet Terrorist-Turned-President Al-Sharaa ✍️ Intelligence reports have pointed that Al-Sharaa’s previous Al-Qaeda network actively ran operations that explicitly targeted French interests, media and foreign nationals. Follow: @Southblocreports