Vikas Pandey

The provided news articles focus on international events, including political situations in South Korea and Bangladesh, the sentencing of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong, a mosque explosion in Pakistan, and an attack on a mayor in the Philippines. None of the articles mention an individual named Vikas Pandey. Therefore, it is impossible to provide any information about Vikas Pandey's background, newsworthiness, recent events related to them, or their current relevance based solely on the given text. The articles primarily cover geopolitical issues, legal proceedings, and incidents of violence in various Asian countries.