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FTA: India negotiating deals with Australia, Sri Lanka, Peru, Chile, and others

March 16, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: India is currently negotiating six major Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with countries and regional groups, including Australia, Sri Lanka, Peru, Chile, the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), and Israel, as part of its efforts to expand global trade partnerships. New Delhi is also advancing other trade initiatives, including agreements with the […]

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Roving Periscope: Trump frustrated as US allies deny help to protect Hormuz from Iranian attacks

March 16, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: With even the US’ allies saying “No” to his calls to help protect the Strait of Hormuz from Iranian attacks, a frustrated President Donald Trump warned these countries of a “very bad” future if they do not help the USA reopen the narrow waterway linking the Gulf of Persia with […]

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Roving Periscope: War escalates as the US bombs Kharg island, defiant Iran’s “crown jewel”

March 14, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The two-week-long war of the US-Israel against Iran escalated on Saturday when America bombed military targets on Iran’s “crown jewel”, Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, the media reported. US President Donald Trump said American forces executed one of the most powerful bombing raids in the history of the […]

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Haldia: PM Modi commissions India’s 1st fully-automated dry bulk facility

March 14, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday commissioned the Haldia Bulk Terminal (HBT), India’s first fully-automated dry bulk facility, and formally dedicated it to the nation. Designed to handle dry bulk cargo at an annual capacity of 4 million metric tons per annum (MMTPA), the terminal is a fully automated bulk facility […]

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Energy security: Two Indian LPG-carrying tankers coming via the Strait of Hormuz

March 14, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: After deft diplomacy between India and Iran this week, two Indian tankers carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) have crossed the embattled Strait of Hormuz and are heading home, the media reported on Saturday. The LPG carrier Shivalik is carrying approximately 40,000 metric tons of gas, while Nanda Devi is also […]

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Iraq: US refuelling aircraft crashes; four of six crew members killed

March 13, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Four of six crew members onboard the United States Air Force KC-135 midair refuelling aircraft, that crashed in western Iraq on Thursday, have died, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in an X post on Friday. Efforts to rescue the other two are ongoing, it said, according to media reports. […]

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Managing a crisis: Nirmala proposes ESF for resilience against global headwinds

March 13, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday proposed an “Economic Stabilization Fund” to provide fiscal headroom for the country to respond to unexpected global headwinds, the media reported. It will boost resilience against crises, such as those arising from the ongoing war in West Asia. The proposed Rs. 57,300 crores (USD […]

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Markets: As Iran war, oil price hike continue, Sensex, Nifty tank 2%

March 13, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Equity market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended sharply lower by nearly 2 percent on Friday, due to the escalating conflict in West Asia and surging oil prices. Moreover, heavy selling in global markets, persistent foreign fund outflows, and weakness in the rupee also dented investor sentiment. Brent crude climbed […]

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Roving Periscope: The US-Israel war against Iran turns into a ‘windfall’ for Russia!

March 13, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: When the US-Israel launched airstrikes against Iran on February 28, nobody—President Donald Trump included—had any idea that the escalating West Asian conflict would be a ‘windfall’ for Russia’s oil industry. That’s what has happened. Earlier, the US had tried to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine; now Russia has offered […]

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Roving Periscope: Iran lists three demands to end the war

March 12, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: A day after US President Donald Trump boasted that he could end the ongoing war in West Asia at his will, Iran listed three conditions to end the hostilities involving over a dozen countries in and around the volatile region, the media reported on Thursday. Late on Wednesday, Iranian President […]