NIA Secures Extradition of Tahawwur Rana; Passage of Waqf Act Shows Indian Muslims are Political Orphans; Delhi Backed Trade Talks Amid Trump’s Bluster

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Snapshot of the day

April 10, 2025

Sidharth Bhatia

The National Investigation Agency has successfully secured the extradition of Tahawwur Rana, convicted in the US of providing material support to the Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, it announced this evening. Speaking to Vijaita Singh, former home secretary GK Pillai said that Rana had a “small role to play” and “more of a passive role in providing the legal cover for [David] Headley to be able to come to India”. He also accused the Americans of