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LIST OF INNOCENT UNARMED CIVILIANS KILLED BY PAKISTANI FORCES IN POJK 1. Usman Nazir – Rawalakot 2. Muhammad Muzammil Ali – Sojhal 3. Zargham Khalil – Drake 4. Contractor Naeem Butt – Kotli 5. Fida Hussain – Garala, Tarar Khel 6. Faheem Afzal – Chhota Gala 7. Kashif Yaqoob – Chhota Gala 8. Saqib Hanif – Rairh Ban, Rawalakot 9. Saqib Ishaq – Namb Gawara, Plandri 10. Nisar Dhaman – Pakhonar 11. Arif Asghar – Tatta Pani 12. Basit Shah – Hajira 13. Mushtaq Sahib’s son – Hajira 14. Usman Gul – Drake Dhoke 15. Jaffair Pehlwan – Tarar Khel 16. Nisar Shaheen – Pakhonar 17. Unknown

2019 - 3.94 lakh Incidents 2025 - 29.44 lakh Incidents 📍Approximately 646% about 7.5 times higher than 2019. Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🚨🇮🇳 Year-on-Year Growth in Cyber Security Incidents in India (Note: these are all cyber security incidents, not just data breaches) 📌2018 - 2,08,456 Incidents 📌2019 - 3,94,499 Incidents +89.2% 📌2020 - 11,58,208 Incidents +193.6% 📌2021 - 14,02,809 Incidents +21.1% 📌2022 - 13,91,457 Incidents −0.8% 📌2023 - 15,92,917 Incidents +14.5% 📌2024 - 20,41,360 Incidents +28.2% 📌2025 - 29,44,248 Incidents +44.2% Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🇨🇳China - Kyaukphyu Port 🇮🇳 India - Sittwe Port 🇨🇳 China - CMBEC 🇮🇳 India- Kaladan Project 🇨🇳 China - Yunnan–Myanmar Road 🇮🇳 India - India–Myanmar–Thailand Highway Follow: @SouthBlocReports

4. 🇯🇵 Japanese Investments in Bangladesh: Japan is quietly one of India's strongest partners in the Bay of Bengal. Projects like, Matarbari Deep Sea Port, Metro projects, Industrial corridors and Energy infrastructure Japan competes directly with Chinese BRI financing. 5. 🇮🇳 BIMSTEC: China is not a member. Members include: India Bangladesh Myanmar Thailand Sri Lanka Nepal Bhutan It provides India with an platform in the Bay of Bengal that excludes Beijing. Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🇮🇳⛔🇨🇳 China–Myanmar–Bangladesh Economic Corridor (CMBEC) is certainly important, but it is not a silver bullet. India has existing practical counter-levers: 1. India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway: India get's Direct access to Myanmar, Access to Thailand, gateway to ASEAN. If eventually extended toward Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, it reduces Chinese monopoly over mainland Southeast Asia. 2. Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project - This is even more important than many people realise. Indian-operated logistics inside Myanmar. Alternative access to Northeast India. Presence on Myanmar's western coast 🇨🇳 China has Kyaukphyu. 🇮🇳 India has Sittwe. 3. Sittwe Port: People often mention Kyaukphyu Port. Few mention Sittwe. India has invested heavily in developing Sittwe Port. The two ports are only a few hundred kilometres apart. Follow: @SouthBlocReports

Failed Activist Greta Thurnberg joined a protest outside the Indian High Commission in London in support of the student agitation across India Follow: @SouthBlocReports

Account had mis-quoted the comments of the Ministry Spokesperson in connection with the Jantar Mantar protests. Account has been successfully withheld. Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🇮🇳🇨🇳 India and China to open trade through Nathu La, after a gap of 6 years from the 1st of August. . Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🇮🇳🇨🇳 China's exports to India increased 21.8% year-on-year. 🇮🇳 India's exports to China rose 37.2%. Overall bilateral trade grew by 23.6% in the first six months of 2026. 📍India's exports to China -12.31 Billion 📍India's imports from China - 79.41 Billion 📍Total bilateral trade - 91.72 Billion 📍India's trade deficit - 67.10 Billion Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🚨Observation: Recently the so-called student lobby have started to use our Indian Flag as an symbol of protection in their activities Just on selected occasions they use the flag as protection to declare that they are so-called nationalist. But, when it comes to celebrating and respecting the flag they disappear. No post or reels were posted from the lobby on National Flag Day and Kargil Vijay Diwas. You will find none of them celebrating Op Sindoor or any real nationalist issue. What's your take on this ? https://t.me/+Dru6Nx71SMNlYWY1 Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🇮🇳🇨🇳 Indian Foreign Secretary Shri Vikram Misri met with H.E. Hong Liang, Deputy Secretary General of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). Follow: @SouthBlocReports

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🇳🇵🇮🇳 Nepal is requesting India to accept its biometric National Identity Card (NID) as an official travel document for Nepali citizens travelling to India. Considerations for India: 1. Nepal's NID contains iris scans, facial recognition and digital fingerprints, it is far more tamper-proof than traditional paper IDs. This helps Indian security agencies verify travelers faster and more reliably. 2. Nepal has issued over 4.5 million NID cards out of roughly 20 million applicants. India will need to evaluate whether Nepal’s biometric verification system is technologically stable enough for high volume border crossings without causing massive delays. 3. Currently, Indian citizens traveling to Nepal by air use a Passport or a Voter ID issued by the Election Commission of India (ECI). India may negotiate whether digital credentials like Aadhaar can eventually be accorded similar mutual status under updated travel guidelines. Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🇮🇳🇨🇳 Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri Meets Vice Minister of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Sun Haiyan in Beijing Follow: @SouthBlocReports

⁉️The Question Is: The American Pentagon itself responded by designating Anthropic a supply chain risk and moving to end or phase out military use of its products, leading to litigation. Then without any consultations why did a State Government move for partnership..... ???? Follow: @SouthBlocReports

7. What level of access will Anthropic receive? - Will Claude only assist officials through prompts, or will it integrate into government databases, citizen service portals and administrative workflows? 8. Who owns the knowledge generated? - Will data, workflows and models trained through Karnataka Government interactions remain the exclusive property of the state, or can Anthropic use anonymised information to improve its commercial models? Follow: @SouthBlocReports

4. Why was Anthropic selected over an open competitive process? - Was there an open tender involving Indian and international AI firms, or was Anthropic selected through direct negotiations? 5. What safeguards exist against future dependency? - If government departments become deeply integrated with Anthropic's ecosystem, what is Karnataka's exit strategy if licensing terms, pricing or geopolitical conditions change? 6.Has the Union Government been consulted? - Given that AI increasingly intersects with cybersecurity, governance and national security, was the Centre consulted before entering into this partnership. Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🇺🇸🇮🇳 Anthropic's CEO has publicly written that the company wants AI to help "defend the United States and other democracies" and "defeat our autocratic adversaries." The company also highlights its work with the U.S. defense and intelligence community 1. Why was an American AI company chosen when Indian AI alternatives exist? - If Punjab could partner with an Indian AI company for governance, why couldn't Karnataka evaluate similar domestic options before selecting Anthropic? 2. Was any national security assessment conducted? - Since Anthropic itself has acknowledged working closely with U.S. government agencies, defence institutions and intelligence-linked projects, was a security review conducted before allowing its AI into state governance? 3. Will Karnataka Government data remain entirely inside India? - Can the government publicly clarify where citizen data, prompts, model logs and system interactions will be stored, processed and audited? Follow: @SouthBlocReports

Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee Sardar under Umar Nazir will start the long march and will move towards Muzaffarabad Follow: @SouthBlocReports