India and Israel have deepened their ties in recent years, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announcing the formation of a new regional alliance, “Hexagon” or “MidEast”, which includes India, Arab countries, African nations, and Mediterranean countries like Greece and Cyprus.
Before Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel, Netanyahu revealed plans to establish a new regional alliance, “Hexagon”, aimed at boosting connectivity and economic growth in the region while countering emerging extremist Shia and Sunni fronts.
The new alliance will comprise countries with diverse interests, and Netanyahu believes that their collaboration could yield spectacular results, paving the way for a brighter future.
However, not everyone is optimistic about the new alliance. Andreas Krieg, a security studies associate professor at King’s College London, has described the alliance as a sign of danger, warning that it could lead to increased instability in the region.
If India were to join the alliance, its core interests would likely lie in defense, technology, and trade rather than supporting Israel’s regional ambitions, according to Krieg.
While the formation of the alliance is still in its early stages, Iran faces mounting pressure due to ongoing US-Iran tensions. US President Donald Trump’s speech at the State of the Union addressed the Iran crisis, and tensions between the US and Iran continue to escalate.
Meanwhile, in other news, the Russian court has imposed a $2.2 million fine on Google for distributing VPN services through the Google Play Store. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has begun a two-day visit to China, where she met with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
In other regional developments, a video of New York City Mayor Zehran Mammadov participating in a qawwali event has gone viral on social media. A shocking video of a woman being shot at during a wedding ceremony in the Indian state of Bihar has also surfaced.
Iranian nuclear program and ballistic missiles have been the subject of US allegations, but Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has dismissed these claims as “big lies”. According to a recent WHO report, there was a 20% increase in attacks on health centers in 2025 compared to the previous year.
A horrific incident has come to light from the Indian state of Assam, where seven people allegedly gang-raped a 28-year-old woman in front of her boyfriend.
In Pakistan, the ATC Rawalpindi has summoned the last witness in the case against Aliema Khan. In the US, Senator Lindsey Graham has urged President Donald Trump to take action against Iran and warned that military preparations in the region would only embolden Tehran.
Russian media has reported that a Dutch diplomat was caught smuggling Starlink kits and satellite phones in Iran. According to the ISPR, security forces have accelerated operations in recent days based on intelligence inputs.
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck the region, with the epicenter located 114 kilometers under the surface, according to the seismic monitoring center.
