Rubio Urges Cubans To Work With CIA As Trump Eyes Cuba

By BPN News Desk October 25, 2026

International

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has publicly urged Cubans seeking political change to cooperate with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), as President Donald Trump renewed warnings that Washington could turn its attention to Cuba after its military operations involving Iran. The statements,

International

CIA Report Says Iran Can Withstand Blockade

By BPN News Desk May 9, 2026

A U.S. intelligence assessment has reportedly concluded that Iran may be able to withstand an American naval blockade for several more months, even as fighting flares again in the Gulf. The report comes amid renewed clashes near the Strait of Hormuz and continued diplomatic efforts to end the U.S.-Iran conflict. CIA Assessment On Iran Blockade […]

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What the Bangladesh Turmoil Means for India’s Eastern Security

By BPN News Desk January 25, 2026

India is watching Bangladesh’s political upheaval not as a distant democracy debate but as a direct challenge to its eastern security calculus. What makes the current churn especially concerning for New Delhi is not just internal political instability, but the visible role of external actors, explicit diplomatic signalling, and the sidelining of a long-standing governing

National

Ex-CIA officer claims Indira Gandhi rejected India-Israel strike on Pakistan’s nuclear facility

By BPN News Desk November 8, 2025

In a revelation that brings fresh intrigue to South Asia’s nuclear history, former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) counter-proliferation officer Richard Barlow has claimed that a secret joint strike plan between India and Israel to hit Pakistan’s Kahuta nuclear facility was proposed in the early 1980s — and says that then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi withdrew her […]

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How a Dead Operative in Bangladesh Redrew Modi’s Travel Map – Explained

By BPN News Desk October 26, 2025

The sudden death of an American officer in a Dhaka hotel room could have been written off as a tragic footnote. Instead, it has become the thread tying together Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s unusual diplomatic behavior over the past two months. From an oddly private car ride with Vladimir Putin at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation […]

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The Missing Partner: Maxar, BSI, and a Chain of Unanswered Questions Before Pahalgam

By BPN News Desk May 13, 2025

By Statscope Research India [www.statscope.in] On April 22, 2025, the serene valley town of Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir was rocked by a devastating terrorist attack that claimed 26 lives — a combination of soldiers and civilians. The operation was surgical, precise, and deeply coordinated. Within hours, Indian intelligence officials pointed fingers squarely at Pakistan’s