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Roving Periscope: A ‘peaceful’ war Israel and Iran reluctantly fight under domestic compulsions

April 19, 2024 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Around the year 540 BC, Persian Emperor Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid Empire, one of the largest-ever domains anywhere, defeated the Babylonians and released the hapless Jews held captive for five decades, allowing them to return to Israel, that ensured they developed their religion, Judaism. The grateful Jews never […]

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Roving Periscope: India trying to catch Musk’s EV to reach the UNSC top seat

April 18, 2024 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The biggest stumbling block in India’s securing the Permanent Membership of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has been its first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s shortsighted decision to pass on the offer to China instead. For over 75 years, India has paid heavily because of this strategic blunder of a romanticist […]

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Pakistan: “I’ll not leave the Army chief,” Imran threatens Gen Asim Munir

April 18, 2024 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: “If anything happens to my wife, I will not leave Asim Munir as long as I am alive,” said former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi from behind bars in his latest rant against the Army chief whom he holds responsible for all his problems. Bushra Bibi, 49, was convicted […]

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2047: India to be a $34.7 trillion economy, with a per capita income of $21,000

April 18, 2024 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The Indian economy in 2047, when the South Asian country celebrates its Independence from the British Raj, will attain the size of USD 34.7 trillion, with a per capita income of USD 21,000. Industry body PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) said in a report that the country’s economy is […]

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The Maldives: India imposes port restrictions for export of essential commodities

April 16, 2024 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Amid volatile bilateral relations with the Maldives, India on Tuesday imposed port restrictions on the export of essential commodities to the island nation in the Indian Ocean which has earned China’s friendship and debt-trap but lost India’s tourists and goodwill in the last six months. According to a notification issued by […]

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Roving Periscope: How UPA govt tried to make the RBI its cheerleader?

April 16, 2024 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor D. Subbarao’s recent memoirs have exposed the UPA government’s alleged pressure during his tenure (2008-13) on the central bank to paint a rosier picture of its performance. His book arrived when his successor, the former RBI chief Raghuram Rajan, was under attack in some […]

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Roving Periscope: Uncertainties force Iran and Israel to hold their horses

April 15, 2024 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Israel attacked the Syrian capital Damascus on April 1, killing some Iranian soldiers, including a general. Iran warned the US to keep off. Washington asked Israel to go slow on Iran and also gave Jerusalem an “ironclad” guarantee. Iran attacked Israel on Saturday last week…but not as fiercely as many feared. […]

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Monsoon: Above-normal rainfall likely this year, says IMD

April 15, 2024 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: A week after private weather forecaster Skymet predicted normal rains this year, India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday announced that the country is likely to receive above-normal cumulative rainfall in the 2024 monsoon season with La Nina conditions expected to set in by August-September. However, normal cumulative rainfall does not guarantee […]

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Pakistan: Broke Islamist country has the highest cost of living in Asia

April 13, 2024 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: With a whopping 25 percent inflation rate—lower now, because it was nearly 40 percent last year!—a nearly bankrupt Pakistan has the highest living cost in Asia and its economy may grow at the fourth lowest pace of 1.9 percent in the South Asian region. According to a new Asian Development Bank […]

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Security: Terrorists follow no rules, so India’s response can’t have rules, says EAM

April 13, 2024 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has asserted that since terrorists do not play by rules, there cannot be any rules in India’s answer to them. India is committed to responding to any act of terrorism perpetrated from across the borders, he said in Pune on Friday. Attacking the United Progressive Alliance […]