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Roving Periscope: Bibi warns against violation, as Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire begins

November 27, 2024 revoi editor

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Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Nearly 50 days before Donald Trump’s oath as the 47th US President, Israel announced a ceasefire with Lebanon-based, Iran-supported Shia terror outfit Hezbollah, brokered by the US and France, with a warning that hostilities could resume if the deal’s terms are violated. India has welcomed the deal which came into […]

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Trump 2.0: Donald threatens tariff war with Canada, China and Mexico

November 26, 2024 revoi editor

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Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: US President-elect Donald Trump, who is set to take office on January 20, 2025, has vowed to clamp big tariffs on China, Canada, and Mexico over alleged drug smuggling and immigration issues, which could potentially trigger trade wars and inflation, the media reported on Tuesday. He said he would impose a […]

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Nepal: PM Oli says no loan agreement with China under BRI

November 26, 2024 revoi editor

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Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Monday said no agreement on loan would be reached during his upcoming official visit to China, beginning on December 2 at the invitation of Beijing.  During a meeting he held with the Himalayan country’s former prime ministers and foreign ministers at his office […]

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Roving Periscope: Four soldiers killed amid Imran supporters’ march on Islamabad

November 26, 2024 revoi editor

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Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Facing dismal economic prospects, terrorist attacks, and relentless sectarian violence, Pakistan on Tuesday stared at a possible civil war as its Army, carrying a shoot-at-sight order, patrolled Islamabad after the death of four members of the paramilitary force Pakistan Rangers when they tried to prevent the supporters of jailed former […]

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“East Pakistan”: Bangladesh arrests Hindu monk protesting Islamists’ atrocities

November 25, 2024 revoi editor

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Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: After more than three months of relentless attacks on Hindu properties and other atrocities on the minority community, the Jamaat-e-Islami-led Islamist government of Mohammed Yunus on Monday arrested a prominent Hindu monk for leading an agitation against the mayhem that began with the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina Wajed regime […]

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Roving Periscope: China wary of ‘Trump temblors’—Musk and Ramaswamy’s DOGE

November 25, 2024 revoi editor

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Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: With only seven weeks remaining before the Donald Trump 2.0 era begins in Washington, China, the US’s biggest economic competitor, is wary of what the proposed Elon Musk-Vivek Ramaswamy-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) would do in America. “There is a huge pressure on China,” an advisor to Chinese President […]

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Markets: Promising stability, post-poll results make Sensex and Nifty zoom over 1%

November 25, 2024 revoi editor

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Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: After the Maharashtra Assembly results promised political and economic stability in the financial capital of India, which beat anti-incumbency fears, and positive global indications, the South Asian nation’s stock markets zoomed over 1 percent on Monday and the Indian rupee appreciated over 10 paise to the US dollar. The stock […]

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Roving Periscope: ICC’s warrant against Netanyahu divides the West and its allies

November 23, 2024 revoi editor

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Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: The International Criminal Court (ICC)’s arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes and human rights violations in Gaza has divided the West and its allies, including members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). While some members of […]

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Sri Lanka: IMF approves third review of a $ 2.9 bn bailout, but warns of risks ahead

November 23, 2024 revoi editor

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Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved the third review of Sri Lanka’s USD 2.9 billion bailout package on Saturday but warned that the South Asian nation’s economy remains vulnerable, the media reported.  Cash-strapped Sri Lanka plunged into a severe financial crisis in 2022, the worst since its independence from the […]

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Roving Periscope: Now, Canada says PM Modi, others “not involved” in Nizzar killing

November 22, 2024 revoi editor

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Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: After flexing muscles for over a year at the behest of the outgoing US Democrats,’ and political reverses at home, Canada has denied a media report that linked top Indian leaders to criminal activities, including the murder of Khalistan terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian soil in June 2023. Nathalie […]

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