The Hindu Morning Digest: April 11, 2026

The NASA spacecraft that carried four astronauts around the Moon splashed down as planned Friday (April 10, 2026) into the Pacific Ocean. The crew members — Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen and Reid Wiseman — are to be met by recovery teams and flown to a U.S. military ship for medical evaluations.

Talks between the United States and Iran on a resolution to the West Asia conflict are expected to start on Saturday (April 11, 2026) in Islamabad. U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance would lead the U.S. delegation. Boarding Air Force Two on his way to Pakistan, Vance said, “We’re looking forward to the negotiation. I think it’s gonna be positive. We’ll, of course, see.” He cited Trump in saying, “If the Iranians are willing to negotiate in good faith, we’re certainly willing to extend the open hand.” But Vance also added, “If they’re gonna try and play us, then they’re gonna find that the negotiating team is not that receptive.” Vance also said that Trump “gave us some pretty clear guidelines” on how talks should go, but didn’t elaborate.