Daily brief
India and Japan on July 1 are expected to discuss security and energy cooperation during Japanese Minister Sanae Takaichi's meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as ties between the two countries are seen moving beyond traditional handshakes.
Over 100 individuals from India and Pakistan signed an open letter to Modi and Shehbaz Sharif seeking dialogue on Kashmir and resumption of bilateral ties, while Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti joined the call and the BJP said terror and talks cannot go together.
Pakistan called for the release and repatriation of 97 prisoners who have completed their sentences in Indian jails.
India condemned the reported demolition of a 125-year-old gurdwara in Pakistan as a targeted act of vandalism.
Indian opposition parties demanded the defence minister's resignation for allegedly lying about soldiers' deaths in a 2025 conflict with Pakistan.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary