General U.S. NewsJul 10, 2026·2 min read

Leaders voicing their opinion were unique to Congress: Punjab in-charge Baghel

The Hindu – National

1h ago

Leaders voicing their opinion were unique to Congress: Punjab in-charge Baghel

Summary

Subscribed with another email? Logout and Login with that one. Account subscription benefits alongside Premium Stories, Editorials, Opinions and more. Unlock these with Subscription Updated - July 10, 2026 12:57 pm IST - CHANDIGARH Congress leader and former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel. File | Photo Credit: PTI A day after he ruled out the possibility of leadership change in the Punjab State unit amid the ongoing power tussle, Congress party’s State in-charge Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday (July 9, 2026) said leaders voicing their opinion were unique to the Congress only as the party encourages debates and discussions. “Unlike in other parties, it is not a one-way communication and command in the Congress. The Congress values and respects the seniority and contribution of each leader, which is acknowledged and rewarded at the right time,” he told media persons. Mr. He said the Congress was on its way towards a comfortable victory in the coming elections. “The Aam Aadmi Party government had completely failed and people want to get rid of it as soon as possible,” he added. Baghel said that he will be meeting every leader, as that is part of his brief. “The Congress was completely united in Punjab in its mission and purpose,” he said. Indian National Congress / Bharatiya Janata Party / Aam Aadmi Party / politics / Punjab / Chandigarh Terms & conditions | Institutional Subscriber Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences.

From the source

“Unlike in other parties, it is not a one-way communication and command in the Congress. The Congress values and respects the seniority and contribution of each leader, which is acknowledged and rewarded at the right time,” says Bhupesh Baghel

Read the full article

Published by The Hindu – National on thehindu.com

Open on thehindu.com ↗

Turkey gifts revolvers, live bullets to NATO leaders after Ankara summit

The leaders attending the NATO summit this year were astonished when the received a box each from the summit host Turkey’s President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as departing gifts. The move is seen as part of Erdogan’s attempt to showcase Turkey’s defence industry, which has become a key export and foreign policy tool. The Express Global Desk at indianexpress.com which delivers authoritative, verified, and context-driven coverage of key international developments shaping global politics, policy, and migration trends. The desk focuses on stories with direct relevance for Indian and global audiences, combining breaking news with in-depth explainers and analysis. A major focus area of the desk is US immigration and visa policy, including developments related to student visas, work permits, permanent residency pathways, executive actions, and court rulings. The Global Desk also closely tracks Canada’s immigration, visa, and study policies, covering changes to study permits, post-study work options, permanent residence programmes, and regulatory updates affecting migrants and international students. All reporting from the Global Desk adheres to The Indian Express’ editorial standards, relying on official data, government notifications, court documents, and on-record sources. Core Team The Express Global Desk is led by a team of experienced journalists and editors with deep expertise in international affairs and migration policy: Aniruddha Dhar – Senior Assistant Editor with extensive experience in global affairs, international politics, and editorial leadership. Nischai Vats – Deputy Copy Editor specialising in US politics, US visa and immigration policy, and policy-driven international coverage. Mashkoora Khan – Sub-editor focusing on global developments, with a strong emphasis on Canada visa, immigration, and study-related policy coverage. ...

The US is building a new pressure architecture against Iran

Was Trump’s presence at the NATO summit in Turkiye, amid escalating anti-Iranian rhetoric and orders to attack Iran, simply participation in a diplomatic meeting on European security? This question is of paramount importance because recent developments cannot be understood at the surface level alone. At a deeper level, Trump’s presence signals a recalibration of the United States’s strategic calculations regarding the Islamic Republic of Iran and the “axis of resistance”. This recalibration is based on the premise that direct military, political and economic pressure, despite imposing costs, has failed to produce the desired shift in Iran’s behaviour, power configuration or strategic orientation. Accordingly, Washington is gradually moving from a paradigm of direct pressure to a hybrid and multilayered model, in which domestic pressure, the transformation of Iran’s peripheral environment, extra-regional coalition-building and the simultaneous reorganisation of regional dossiers form part of a single strategic architecture. The logic underpinning this strategic shift is that Iran should be pressured not through a single decisive blow, but through simultaneous trajectories of attrition across multiple levels. The objective is not merely to increase the external costs imposed on the Islamic Republic of Iran, but to create conditions in which the country’s decision-making apparatus is compelled to devote a greater share of its capacity to managing overlapping domestic, border and regional pressures. In other words, the new US strategy is based on generating simultaneous pressure within Iran, across its geopolitical periphery and throughout its network of regional connections. The first is to engage Iran within its border ring by activating pockets of insecurity in the west, northwest, southeast or northeast. The border, ethnic and security dynamics surrounding Iran, particularly in the west and northwest, could assume an active role in such a strategy.

Leaders voicing their opinion were unique to Congress: Punjab in-charge Baghel

From the source

More in General U.S. News

Turkey gifts revolvers, live bullets to NATO leaders after Ankara summit

The US is building a new pressure architecture against Iran

SIT moves Supreme Court to question officer in Gade Sai Krishna custodial death case