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Roving Periscope: Is Trump trapping both China and Taiwan?

May 16, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: In recent months, the USA approved a record USD 11 billion arms package for Taiwan, and is currently reviewing an additional USD14 billion deal. In March 2026, President Donald Trump welcomed Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to the White House, although she strongly supports Taiwan’s independence. But now he has […]

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Bullion: To ease pressure on forex, India hikes tariffs on gold, silver to 15%

May 13, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Barely 24 hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to the people, twice, to postpone gold buying for a year, the Union Finance Ministry raised import duty on precious metals by 15 percent, effective Wednesday, the media reported. According to a government notification, import duty on gold and silver has […]

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Pinal Sojitra’s debut novel Parmasiddha tells the story of every Gen-Z girl India forgot to celebrate

May 12, 2026 revoi editor

A Gujarat government official’s first work of fiction arrives as a quiet but powerful reckoning with son preference, self-discovery, and what it means to become yourself on your own terms. Ahmedabad, 12 May 2026. Ms Pinal Sojitra, a class-I government official working in the state secretariat at Gandhinagar has published her debut novel ‘Paramsiddha’. The […]

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Roving Periscope: To repair strained relations, King Charles III visits the USA

April 28, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Amid strained relations with the United Kingdom, US President Donald Trump on Monday ‘welcomed’ King Charles III at the White House, assuring London that its monarch will be “very safe” in America—just two days after Trump himself escaped the third assassination attempt! The long-planned event marks the 250th anniversary of […]

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Roving Periscope: With the US’ 15-point ‘ceasefire’ plan v/s Iran’s 5 conditions, no peace likely soon

March 25, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: No peace, or even a ‘ceasefire,’ looks likely soon in the ongoing US-Israel war against Iran, what with Tehran pushing for its own five demands in response to Washington’s proposed 15-point ceasefire plan as US President Donald Trump continued with his boasts and rhetoric and strikes, and Iran stopped ships […]

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Book Review: Branding@Mythology by O.P. Srivastava

February 10, 2026 revoi editor

When I was young, I can recall, my mother once told me that manufacturers advertise because their products are “substandard.” “Have you seen any ad of desi ghee? she asked. That was long ago when India did not have many good choices for a range of products. After the 1991 economic liberalization, privatization, and globalization, […]

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Media: BBC refuses to pay $1 bn; Trump may now sue it for $5 bn compensation

November 15, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Even after the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) tendered an unconditional, public apology, and even wrote him a letter regretting its professional misconduct, an unrelenting US President Donald Trump said on Friday he may sue the broadcaster next week, seeking a compensation of up to USD 5 billion. This week, the […]

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Pakistan: Ahead of his sons’ arrival to lead protests, Imran blames Munir

July 17, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Ahead of his two sons’ likely arrival from London to lead protests in Pakistan, Imran Khan is laying the ground for a potential showdown with the Shehbaz Sharif government, seeking his release from jail. Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi, who is in jail for over two years […]

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Space debris: World’s first documentary, The Dirty Sky, warns of the disasters ahead

June 7, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: National Award winner veteran documentary filmmaker O.P. Srivastava has warned that thousands of tons of space debris, left behind by satellites and menacingly circling Earth, may trigger a serious crisis all over the planet. Investment banker-turned-filmmaker Srivastava, who was in Ahmedabad on the World Environment Day (June 5) for the […]

Roving Periscope: Action matters, not losses, says CDS Anil Chauhan on Op Sindoor

June 3, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: In cricket, if a team wins by an innings, the number of wickets, balls or players do not matter. Likewise, India’s action during the recent Operation Sindoor matters, not the losses it may have suffered, Chief of Defense Staff General Anil Chauhan said on Tuesday. Delivering a lecture at the […]