Firefighters try to douse a blaze that broke out in a shop at the Sector 22 mobile market, in Chandigarh, on March 18, 2026.

Though India and Pakistan do not seek to open conflict, conditions exist for terrorist actors to continue to create catalysts for crises, says the report

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Jerusalem, on March 19, 2026.

A file image of U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

QatarEnergy's liquefied natural gas (LNG) production facilities, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar. File.

Israel’s Defence Minister said on Wednesday (March 18, 2026) that the Israeli military killed Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib.

Many theories attempt to explain harmful behaviour, violence and crime by focusing on individual deviance and social structures.

A worker unloads domestic LPG cylinders in Kochi on March 17, 2026

File photo of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Trinamool Congress will be contesting in 291 seats in West Bengal as Ms. Banerjee will fight her protege turned bitter rival, the BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari, from the Bhabanipur seat in Kolkata in the 2026 Assembly elections

Representational image of the Shenlong vessel carrying crude oil entering Indian waters to be berthed at Mumbai Port

Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) MP Arun Bharti and others at the Bihar Vidhan Sabha to cast their votes amid the Rajya Sabha polls in Patna on Monday (March 16, 2026).

Tankers are seen off the coast of Fujairah, in United Arab Emirates. File.

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, along with Election Commisioners S.S. Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, during the announcement of the elections in the States of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, and in Puducherry Union Territory, at the Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on March 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: The Hindu

Staff checking domestic LPG cylinders at the Akshaya Patra Foundation kitchen at Gambheeram in Visakhapatnam. File.

Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk released from Jodhpur central jail after the Union government decided to revoke his detention with immediate effect on March 14, 2026.

A view of Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) Shivalik at Visakhapatnam Port, in Andhra Pradesh. File