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Roving Periscope: After talks collapsed, US-wary Iranians switched aircraft, travelled by bus, train!

April 15, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Their mistrust of the US was so intense that the Iranian delegation to the Islamabad ‘ceasefire talks’ took care to switch aircraft and even travelled by bus and train to return home after the negotiations collapsed abruptly last weekend, according to media reports on Wednesday. The Iranian delegation reportedly faced […]

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India, Uzbekistan hold joint military drill DUSTLIK-07

April 13, 2026 revoi editor

NewDelhi: DUSTLIK-07, the seventh joint military exercise between India and Uzbekistan, is now being conducted at the Gurumsaray Field Training Area in Namangan, representing an important milestone in building defence cooperation between the two nations.  DUSTLIK-07, scheduled to run for 14 days from April 12 to April 25, brings together contingents from the armed forces of both nations for joint […]

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NARIT AI: Gujarat Police launches AI tool for NDPS case analysis

April 10, 2026 revoi editor

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat Police has introduced an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based investigation tool designed to strengthen the handling of narcotics cases and improve conviction rates, in what officials say is the first such system deployed by any state police force in India. The application, named ‘NARIT AI’ (Narcotics Analysis and RAG-based Investigation Tool), was launched in […]

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Foreign Secretary Misri discusses India-US cooperation with FBI Director Kash Patel, Under Secy Allison Hooker

April 10, 2026 revoi editor

Washington DC [US]: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri held several high-level interactions aimed at deepening the India-US ties during his visit to Washington. He met FBI Director Kash Patel and discussed cooperation in countering terrorism. During his meeting with Allison Hooker, the Foreign Secretary discussed working closely on security, defence and economy. Sharing the details of […]

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Roving Periscope: Amid fragile ceasefire and Nobel hopes, Israel kills 200 in Lebanon

April 9, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Everything in West Asia is as clear as slippery mud—from which crude oil is extracted. Suddenly, things take a U-turn, and go topsy-turvy. After the beginning of a two-week ceasefire, peace is fragile; and war is a state of mind. Even as US Vice-President JD Vance heads to Islamabad for […]

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Growth forecast: RBI projects FY27 GDP at 6.9%; hikes retail inflation to 4.6%

April 8, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday forecast GDP growth projection for FY27 at 6.9 percent compared to 7.6 percent expected in FY26, the media reported. The central bank also raised the inflation projections for FY27 to 4.6 percent from the earlier 4.2 percent. RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said […]

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Ceasefire: Crude oil futures crashes 6%, hit lower circuit

April 8, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: With the US, Israel, and Iran agreeing to a two-week ceasefire proposal in West Asia, crude oil prices retreated sharply on Wednesday, crashing by 6 percent to hit their lower circuit level in futures trade, the media reported. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), crude oil futures for the April […]

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Roving Periscope: Another TACO leads to potential ceasefire in West Asia—for two weeks

April 8, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: In 2025, Financial Times columnist Robert Armstrong coined the financial acronym “TACO” to describe the trade strategy and market reaction to US President Donald Trump’s mercurial trade and tariff policies: Trump Always Chickens Out. It referred to the pattern of announcing severe tariffs, causing market dips, and then reversing or delaying […]

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Markets: With W. Asian peace prospects, Indian equity markets jump nearly 4%

April 8, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: With US President Donald Trump postponing his “stone age” threat against Iran to two weeks, Indian equity markets jumped nearly 4 four percent on Wednesday, as the Reserve Bank of India held repo rate at 5.25 percent and maintained a neutral stance. Meanwhile, the volatility index declined sharply by 21 […]

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North Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles As Pyongyang Dismisses Seoul’s Diplomacy Hopes

April 8, 2026 revoi editor

Pyongyang, 8 April 2026 : North Korea fired several ballistic missiles toward the sea off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, following a separate launch detected a day earlier as Pyongyang doused Seoul’s hopes of an easing in tensions. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said the unidentified short-range missiles were […]

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