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Modi, Guterres discuss West Asia, Ukraine impact ahead of BRICS summit
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Digital Desk | Bengaluru, Sep 11 (IANS) World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen ended Candidates 2026 winner Javokhir Sindarovs three-game winning streak, and Vidit Gujrathi defeated Daniil Dubov in a rook-knight endgame to help defending champions Alpine APL Pipers beat FYERS American Gambits 9-7 in the clash of the top two teams in the penultimate round of Season 4 of the Global Chess League (GCL) in Bengaluru on Friday. Pipers and American Gambits were tied on match points and game points going into the ninth round, and winning the match was important for both teams to close in on the final berth. Carlsen, who won the Player of the Match Award, was in total control throughout against Sindarov on the icon board and forced the Uzbek player to resign after 36 moves. First of all, I think this was a great match with a very good team performance. We are thrilled to get the win. In my game, I was doing pretty well early on, but he (Sindarov) put up a big fight, and I was able to wriggle out and find the win, said Carlsen, who said Vidit deserved the trophy more than him and then handed the trophy to the Indian GM. The game between Vidit and Dubov on the Superstar Men board went into a time scramble, but the Indian GM kept his cool as he made the most of an additional knight and pawn against his opponents rook to claim victory after a marathon 96-move battle and help Pipers complete a double over the Gambits. Womens World Cup winner Divya Deshmukhs struggles in her debut GCL continued as she ran out of time on move 34 against Bibisara Assaubayeva for the only loss for her team on Friday. It was a very close match, and when I saw the board, we were not in a clear position to win. I felt that I played a good game, and it was very good to win for the team, said Vidit, whose win over Dubov sealed the victory for his team. In the match between two bottom-placed teams, two-time champions Triveni Continental Kings proved too strong for the PBG Alaskan Knights. On the Superstar Women boards, Zhu Jiner registered her first victory of the tournament, beating Kateryna Lagno in 44 moves; Alexandra Kosteniuk pounced on an error from Nino Batsiashvili while Pranav Venkatesh forced Abhimanyu Mishra to resign after 42 moves on the prodigy board. With the Continental Kings picking up 12 points for three victories with black pieces, Arjun Erigaisis win over Wei Yi and 15-year-old Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus beating Aravindh Chithambaram did not really help the Alaskan Knights' chances of making it to the final.
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Digital Desk | Islamabad, Sep 11 (IANS) The disturbing pattern of enforced disappearances carried out by Pakistani forces in Balochistan has historically been marked by the targeting of men, with women bearing the resulting social, economic and psychological costs. Since 2025, this trend appears to have evolved, with women increasingly becoming direct targets of state action, indicating a broader dimension of repression by Pakistani authorities across the province, a report has stated. Forced confessions have become a recurring practice used by the state in Pakistan to shape public narratives around dissent in Balochistan. Women are first subjected to enforced disappearance, held in custody for prolonged periods without due process, and exposed to coercion and abuse. After weeks or months in detention, they are suddenly brought before the public, often through staged appearances or recorded videos, to confess to acts they have consistently denied. The case of Mahal Baloch was one of the earliest examples of this pattern, according to a report in South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP). In February 2023, Mahal Baloch was taken into custody by CTD during a late-night raid on her home in the Satellite Town of Quetta, without a warrant. Authorities later claimed she had been arrested with explosives and accused her of links to militant activity, including involvement in a suicide attack, allegations her family strongly denied. Despite being kept on physical remand for fifty-five days, authorities failed to present any substantial evidence against her. Instead, a video later surfaced in which she appeared to confess to militant involvement. This statement was made while she remained in police custody, not before a court of law, it detailed. The report noted that the involvement of some Baloch women in insurgent groups, including female fidayeen(suicide) attacks on Pakistani security forces and state installations, has prompted the government to extend its long-standing practice of enforced disappearances to women, a tactic it has used against Baloch men for decades. It also highlighted that while a small number of Baloch women have participated in insurgent attacks, women in Balochistan have increasingly emerged as prominent voices in non-violent political activism over the past decade, particularly against enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings. They have spearheaded prolonged protests over missing relatives, accusing security agencies of abducting their family members. Hundreds of women and family members undertook a massive march covering roughly 1,000 miles from Turbat town (Kech District) in Balochistan to Islamabad, and staged sit-ins outside the Islamabad Press Club, demanding the recovery of missing persons, drawing national attention, the report mentioned. Describing the increasing involvement of Baloch women in the resistance movement, Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leader Sammi Deen Baloch told Arab News in an interview last year that the escalating enforced disappearance of men had pushed women to assume a leading role in the fight for justice. We see that our men, our brothers and sons, were systematically taken from their homes, from educational institutions, dragged away while they slept at night. In such circumstances, the only option left for Baloch women was to take this fight into their own hands, to step forward and lead the battle for justice themselves, the SATP report quoted Sammi as saying.
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Digital Desk | New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, underscoring the need for continued efforts to ensure lasting peace and stability in West Asia. During their discussions, held on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, PM Modi also pressed on safeguarding freedom of navigation and commerce and the safety and well-being of seafarers. This was the second meeting between the two leaders in under two weeks. They had met earlier on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Bishkek on August 31. As the two leaders discussed various aspects of the bilateral relationship, Prime Minister Modi also thanked Iran for its regular, high-level participation in BRICS-related meetings despite the challenging circumstances. He noted the potential for BRICS in building the spirit of resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability among countries in the Global South. According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), PM Modi also thanked President Pezeshkian for his participation in the Leaders Session of the BRICS Business Forum. The two leaders exchanged views on recent developments in West Asia. Prime Minister reiterated Indias consistent position that all issues must be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy. He also underscored the need for continued efforts to ensure lasting peace and stability in the region, safeguarding freedom of navigation and commerce, and the safety and well-being of seafarers, read a statement issued by the MEA after the meeting. Prime Minister appreciated the continued cooperation between the two sides on issues of mutual interest in multilateral organizations, including BRICS, it added. Earlier, Pezeshkian thanked India and Prime Minister Modi for hosting the BRICS Summit in New Delhi and making valuable efforts to strengthen cooperation amongst the members of the grouping. I would like to sincerely thank the friendly government and people of India for the graciously hosting of this meeting, as well as the Honourable Prime Minister of India for his valuable efforts to strengthen BRICS cooperation, the Iranian President stated while addressing the gathering of leaders, including PM Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin, at the BRICS Business Forum held ahead of the BRICS Summit in the Indian capital. It is a source of great satisfaction for me to be present today among representatives of the private sector, business enterprises, and entrepreneurs who can transform the idea of cooperation within BRICS into tangible economic realities, he mentioned. Spotlighting the ongoing conflict in West Asia and the resulting human and material losses, Pezeshkian said that economic security remains inseparable from national and regional security. /as
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