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Roving Periscope: India to remain most populous nation until 2100, says the UN

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: India is expected to remain the world’s most populous country until the year 2100 although, after peaking at 1.701 billion in 2062, it will start declining, according to a United Nations report published on Thursday. At 1.4 billion, India surpassed China as the world’s most populous nation in 2023. “The population […]

Roving Periscope: “Decisive enabler of Russia-Ukraine war,” NATO pressurizes China

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The US-led North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has accused China of being a “decisive enabler of the Russia-Ukraine war.” China “has become a decisive enabler of Russia’s war against Ukraine through its so-called ‘no limits’ partnership and its large-scale support for Russia’s defense industrial base,” NATO leaders said in a declaration […]

Job reservation: B’desh SC suspends job reservation for a month after massive protests

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The Bangladesh Supreme Court on Wednesday suspended for a month the government’s 2018 scheme to provide job reservations in civil services for certain categories after massive nationwide protests by students calling it discriminatory and demanding merit-based employment, the media reported. Earlier this week, thousands of angry students threw up barricades across […]

Rising economy: India needs 1 mn AI-trained high-tech engineers in 2-3 years

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: India’s booming USD 250 billion technology sector, which employs around 5.5 million people, will need one million high-tech engineers trained in Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the next two to three years as the South Asian nation races to become the world’s third-largest economy. Industry body NASSCOM has estimated a demand-supply gap […]

Ukraine: After Russia, PM Modi discusses the issue with Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday discussed the Russian war in Ukraine and India-Austria strategic ties with Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer during his maiden visit to the European country. At a joint press conference, PM Modi, who reached Vienna on Tuesday after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, reiterated that […]

Bangladesh: After visiting India, PM Hasina Wazed signs 21 agreements with China

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Days after visiting India, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed met President Xi Jinping and her Chinese counterpart Li Qiang in Beijing on Wednesday as the two countries signed 21 agreements, and MoUs, and announced seven more projects to further elevate their strategic cooperative ties, the media reported. During their meetings, […]

PM Modi in Moscow: India, Russia sign nine agreements

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s just-concluded two-day, high-profile visit, India and Russia signed nine Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) and agreements on areas including trade, climate, and research, the media reported on Wednesday. For boosting trade and joint investment projects between India and the Far East Region of Russia, the two countries […]

Roving Periscope: India, Russia to hike bilateral trade to $100 bn by 2030

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: India and Russia are targeting to raise their bilateral trade to USD 100 billion by 2030, balance the lopsided trade, eliminate non-tariff trade barriers, and explore the possibility of a Eur-Asian Economic Union (EAEU)-India Free Trade Area, the media reported after the conclusion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to […]

Pakistan: Govt authorizes ISI to intercept and trace calls for “national security”

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: In a move that surprised no one, Islamabad has authorized the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) of the Pakistani Army to intercept and trace calls in the “interest of national security,” the media reported on Tuesday. The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication has authorized the ISI in this regard, the media said, […]

Roving Periscope: PM Modi asks Putin to end Ukraine war, say reports

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, currently on a two-day official visit to Russia, made a direct appeal to end the ongoing Ukraine war, which has been going on for over two years, the media reported on Tuesday. During an informal meeting with President Vladimir Putin at the latter’s official residence in Moscow, […]
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