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Myanmar mafia: China executes 11 members of a cross-border criminals’ family

January 29, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: In a fresh crackdown on cross-border criminals and mafia, China has executed 11 members of a notorious family that ran scam centres in Myanmar along its north-eastern border, the media reported on Thursday. The Ming family members were sentenced in September 2025 for various crimes including homicide, illegal detention, fraud […]

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Economic Survey: In a ‘structurally-changed world,’ India projects 6.8-7.2% growth in FY27

January 29, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Amid fast-changing geoeconomics and a “structurally-changed world,” India’s Economic Survey 2026 has projected an impressive growth of 6.8% to 7.2% in the next financial year (2026-27), and laid down a strategic vision for the country. The Indian economy will be driven by a series of regulatory reforms and strong macroeconomic […]

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Mother of All Deals: What it is all about?

January 28, 2026 revoi editor

Dr Jagat Shah, Founder of Global Network, an international trade advisory firm, Ahmedabad. Key advantages (principal pros) 1) Scale plus signal value (a de-risking mega-corridor): • It links two very large markets and sends a strong rules-based trade signal at a time when both sides are trying to reduce over-dependence on any single partner. • […]

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Roving Periscope: Fearing a likely coup, Xi Jinping sacks his deputy; exposes the rot in China

January 28, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Is China heading into its own violent change of guard? A coup d’etat or coup de grace? Nobody knows for sure about what is happening in China. But the straws in the wind do indicate the likely storm gathering behind the Bamboo Curtain. Who knows this better than the one […]

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Roving Periscope: India inks “Mother of All (Trade) Deals” with European Union

January 27, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Aggressively expanding its global trade footprint and weeks after signing trade deals with the UK, the UAE, and New Zealand, the Narendra Modi government on Tuesday successfully inked the “Mother of All (Trade) Deals” with the European Union (EU) that may prompt the long-awaited bilateral trade agreement (BTA) with the […]

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Russian crude: Trump aide hints at likely US tariff relief for India

January 24, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Indicating a ‘thaw’ in the frosty America-India bilateral relationship, US Treasury Secretary ‍Scott Bessent on Friday signalled the ​potential withdrawal of an additional 25 percent penalty ‌on India following ​a sharp reduction in Indian imports of Russian oil, the media reported on Saturday. His remarks come amid heightened ⁠pressure from […]

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Security: “China could ‘eat up’ Canada for opposing Greenland Golden Dome,” says Trump

January 24, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: US President Donald Trump on Friday slammed Canada for rejecting his proposed “Golden Dome” missile defence project over Greenland, warning that China could “eat them up” within a year as America’s northern neighbour chooses closer ties with Beijing over US-backed security. On his personal social media outlet, Truth Social, Trump […]

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Roving Periscope: What the WEF 2026 Annual Meeting taught the world–and its leaders?

January 24, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Amid a fast-changing geodynamics, the just-concluded World Economic Forum (WEF)’s Annual Meeting 2026, held from January 19 to 23 at Davos, Switzerland, has left many leaders perplexed as they realized that the world they were unaware of in 2025 no longer exists. The tumultuous 2025 ended with US President Donald […]

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BoP v/s the UN? Trump, furious at Carney, withdraws invite to Canada!

January 23, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Amid speculations that the US President-led 60-nation “Board of Peace” on Gaza, and beyond, may become the first step of Washington to replace the United Nations itself, Donald Trump has revoked Canada’s invitation to join the board. According to media reports, President Trump withdrew on Thursday an invitation for Canada […]

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Roving Periscope: “Mother of All Deals,” India, EU may sign the FTA on Jan. 27

January 23, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: “The Mother of All Deals,” the long-pending free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the European Union (EU) is expected to be signed on January 27, a day after the President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, and President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, grace the Republic […]

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