NEWS & VIEWS ||| SARASIJ|||27-08-2026 THURSDAY| VOL—IV/2026/AUGUST OPINIONATED, FOR FREE CIRCULATION. “ बन्धुरात्मात्मनस्तस्य येनात्मैवात्मना जितः । अनात्मनस्तु शत्रुत्वे वर्तेतात्मैव शत्रुवत्” ॥ ६ ॥ BHAGABAD GEETA—CHAPTER 6, VERSE-6 TRANSLATION (BY ME): "For those who have conquered the mind, it is their finest friend. But for those who have failed to do so, the mind remains the greatest enemy." FLOOD AT NEPAL-- TIBET BORDER CAUSED BY SUDDEN DRAINAGE OF GLACAL LAKE INDIA: (GOI, SWARAJYA, VISHWAMITRA, HINDU POST, INDIA TODAY). National Science Centre, Delhi unveiled its newly developed Prehistoric Life Gallery in the national capital. A state-level meeting will be held today in Raipur in the presence of the high-level committee constituted by the Chhattisgarh government for implementing the Uniform Civil Code in the state. Manipur’s Chief Minister met the Union Home Minister and Union Minister of Minority Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijij...

  NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||26-08-2026 WEDNESDAY| VOL—IV/2026/AUGUST OPINIONATED, FOR FREE CIRCULATION. सर्वे क्षयान्ताः निचयाः पतनान्ता समुच्छ्रयाः । संयोगा विप्रयोगान्ता मरणान्तं च जीवितम् ॥ Valmiki Ramayana (Ayodhya Kanda, 2.105.16)—Sri Ram speaks Bharat. Translation: Line 1: All accumulations end in depletion; all heights end in a fall. Line 2: All unions end in separation; and all life ends in death.   INDIA: (GOI, SWARAJYA, VISHWAMITRA, HINDU POST, INDIA TODAY). National Security & Diplomacy: India-China Border Talks: National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a fresh round of formal boundary discussions in Beijing. The meeting aimed to narrow persistent structural differences and resolve lingering friction points along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Diplomatic Engagements: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss bilateral cooperation and glo...

  NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||25-08-2026 TUESDAY| VOL—IV/2026/AUGUST OPINIONATED, FOR FREE CIRCULATION. “ बन्धुरात्मात्मनस्तस्य येनात्मैवात्मना जितः । अनात्मनस्तु शत्रुत्वे वर्तेतात्मैव शत्रुवत्” ॥ ६ ॥ BHAGABAD GEETA—CHAPTER 6, VERSE-6 TRANSLATION (BY ME): "For those who have conquered the mind, it is their finest friend. But for those who have failed to do so, the mind remains the greatest enemy." INDIA: (GOI, SWARAJYA, VISHWAMITRA, HINDU POST, INDIA TODAY). Prime Minister called upon freshly selected   diplomats to build strong grassroots-level engagement in their countries of posting and deepen India’s connection with local communities, while   interacting with the Officer Trainees of the 2025 Batch of Indian Foreign Service IFS at Seva Teerth. The three-day National Conclave on Tribal Languages and Museums began on 24 August 2026 at Hotel Southern Star in Mysuru, Karnataka, and will continue till 26 August 2026. UP Cabinet clears 180 days maternit...

  NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||24-08-2026 MONDAY| VOL—IV/2026/AUGUST OPINIONATED, FOR FREE CIRCULATION. श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुण: परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात् | स्वधर्मे निधनं श्रेय: परधर्मो भयावह: || This   verse appear twice in GEETA—first in Chapter 3, Verse 35 and later reiterated in Chapter 18, Verse 47. Explanation: Lord Krishna teaches Arjuna that being successful   in an artificial, copied life leaves the soul completely hollow.  Conversely, following your own true path brings genuine spiritual evolution and peace. INDIA: (GOI, SWARAJYA, VISHWAMITRA, HINDU POST, INDIA TODAY). PM Modi urges private space sector to build global aura of innovation as India celebrates National Space Day. Ministry of Tribal Affairs to organize a three-day National Conclave on Tribal Languages and Museums till Wednesday in Mysuru, Karnataka. The Conclave will bring together a national dialogue on the documentation, preservation and revitalization of tribal languages. Th...