Narendra Modi

The Race Course Mosque in New Delhi, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. — FILE/THE THURSDAY TIMES
Lieutenant General (Retd) Mazhar Jamil delivers the keynote address at the IISS in London. — FILE/THE THURSDAY TIMES
Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke addresses a protest in Bengaluru. — FILE/THE THURSDAY TIMES
Force comes first and the explanation follows, filed under oath — MICHAEL MCCALL FOR THE THURSDAY TIMES
Afghan Taliban Agriculture Minister Mawlawi Ataullah Omari described India as feeling "like our own country" and said Indians and Afghans "share the same DNA" during a trade event in New Delhi. — FILE
At Khamenei’s funeral, Pakistan made a statement
India's opposition has accused the Modi government of concealing military deaths from the 2025 war with Pakistan, demanding Rajnath Singh's resignation. — COLLAGE/THE THURSDAY TIMES

Epstein’s emails are now haunting Modi’s diplomacy

Epstein's emails about Modi's Israel visit read less like commentary and more like a mission report. The action was “for the benefit of” Donald Trump. And finally, the verdict is delivered in capital letters: IT WORKED.

What emerges, taken strictly at face value, is not just an allegation but a story with a moral arc: secret advice, theatrical obedience, foreign benefit, declared success. — MONTAGE/THE THURSDAY TIMES
European Union and India have finalised a long awaited free trade agreement aimed at slashing tariffs, expanding market access and reshaping their strategic partnership in a changing global economy. — FILE/THE THURSDAY TIMES

Nawaz’s legacy

Ten years after Lahore’s birthday stopover, a portrait of Nawaz Sharif as the rare Pakistani leader who pursued peace with India and Afghanistan while insisting minorities belonged at the centre of the nation.

Ten years on from that unannounced Lahore landing, a tribute to Nawaz Sharif’s stubborn faith in peace with India and a Pakistan wide enough to hold all its citizens. — Peter Charlesworth/LightRocket | Adjusted for print by Michael McCall for The Thursday Times
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