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Diplomacy: Ukraine’s envoy applauds PM Modi for global peace efforts

January 12, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Ukraine’s Ambassador to India Dr Oleksandr Polishchuk has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, saying he is playing a global role to establish peace. Addressubg the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) for Kutch and Saurashtra Region in Rajkot on Sunday, he said, it is a great example of how from […]

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Bilateral deals: India, Germany sign pacts to strengthen ties in defence, energy, etc.

January 12, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: India and Germany signed 19 agreements on Monday during German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s visit, covering sectors such as defence, semiconductors, critical minerals, green energy, health, human resources, and mobility. The deals were inked between the two countries during the India-Germany CEOs’ Forum at Gandhinagar in the presence of Prime Minister […]

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Venezuela: Trump urges sceptical oil majors to invest $100 bn

January 10, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: His Delta Force may have ‘kidnapped’ Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro last weekend and captured the Latin American nation’s 300 billion barrels of crude, but US President Donald Trump may find it difficult to persuade investors to invest much in mining oil. Large US oil companies have so far largely refrained […]

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Greenland: “Will shoot first, ask questions next,” Denmark threatens Trump!

January 9, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Watching the US closing in on its Arctic island territory, Denmark’s Defence Ministry has said that its troops must open fire without waiting for any orders if America tries to capture Greenland by force, Danish media platform Berlingske reported. The ministry said that soldiers are required to uphold a Nazi-era […]

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Roving Periscope: Iran sinks further, tries to cut off agitators from outside world

January 9, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: As America-based “Crown Prince” Reza Pahlavi and his three daughters prodded the agitators to overthrow the theocratic regime in a turbulent Iran, the Shia-majority nation, surrounded by the Sunnis, was cut off from the outside world on Friday as the Ayatollah-led government blocked the Internet, landline phones, mobile phones, and […]

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Trade: India rejects Lutnick remarks that ‘deal couldn’t happen as PM Modi didn’t call Trump’

January 9, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Is it an ego clash? Or a confident India reasserting its position in a New World (Dis)Order to the chagrin of the current US President? According to US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, the much-awaited trade deal, which could lead to a broader bilateral trade agreement (BTA) between India and America, […]

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Iran: Amid speculations about Khameini’s likely escape, protests spreads to over 100 cities

January 8, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Amid speculations that Iran’s top spiritual leader Ayatollah Syed Ali Hosseini Khomeini, 86, may, like his Syrian ally, the then Syrian President Bashar al-Asad, flee to Russia, popular protests against the theocratic regime have spread to more than 100 cities across multiple provinces of the Shia-majority country, the media reported […]

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Defence: India, Germany negotiate $8bn submarine manufacturing deal

January 8, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Ahead of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s visit to India next week with a business delegation, the two countries are negotiating a crucial USD 8 billion defence deal for submarine manufacturing in the country, the media reported on Thursday. The two countries are working on the details of a submarine manufacturing […]

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Roving Periscope: Markets down after Trump’s 500% tariff threat to Russian oil buyers

January 8, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: With US President Donald Trump ‘greenlighting’ the bipartisan Russia Sanctions Bill, stock markets in some countries sank on Thursday, with India’s Sensex and Nifty50 shedding 780 and 263 points, respectively. The proposed bill, if passed, could be used to penalise Russia’s trading partners, including India, China and Brazil, over their […]

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Greenland Now: “Trump won’t rule out military force to acquire,” says the White House

January 7, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: US President Donald Trump won’t rule out the use of military force to acquire Greenland, the White House said on Wednesday, ramping up tension with fellow NATO member Denmark over a dispute that’s surged back into public view after the ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro last week, the media […]

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