Regional Security Pact: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye signed the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, a tri-party security deal backed by their military and economic weight and framed around shared regional peace interests. Digital Government Hiring: The UK Government Digital Service and related bodies are recruiting across data and cyber roles—Senior Data Architect (HM Courts & Tribunals), IT Service Management (DVLA), Product Manager for DWP insights, and multiple GDS posts focused on AI, digital infrastructure, and transparency. Data Governance Leadership: A DSIT/GDS role targets applied data capability—designing practical policy to improve data access, sharing, governance and trust across the economy, including Smart Data and data law reform. Cyber Risk for Digital Identity: One Login and Digital Identity seek a Head of Cyber Security Risk Management to run governance, risk, assurance and third-party oversight for the “front door” to millions of users. Trade Policy Context: A review of India’s Free Trade Agreement programme traces the shift from preferential trade deals to bilateral FTAs starting with Sri Lanka in 1998. Crypto Regulation Primer: A look at FINMA explains how Switzerland’s layered financial regulation and its crypto-institution regime shape the country’s appeal to digital-asset firms.