Elections

Business

Roving Periscope: PM Modi to attend G7 Summit in Canada; may reset ties

June 7, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi accepting an invitation from his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney to attend to G7 Summit, the two democracies are expected to start resetting their bilateral ties that have remained tense since 2023. Discussions during the G7 Summit 2025, scheduled from June 15 to 17 at Kananaski, […]

Business

Security: Trump restricts entry of travellers from over two dozen countries

June 5, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Continuing his crackdown on illegal immigrants and travellers, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced restrictions on travellers from over two dozen countries, effective June 9. He signed a presidential proclamation restricting travel from these countries, citing national security risks and the need for improved vetting measures, CNN reported. The new […]

Business

The Breakup: Now, Musk dumps Trump’s pet Bill as “disgusting abomination”

June 4, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Their breakup seems complete, just three days after Elon Musk ended his nearly four-month-long honeymoon with the White House which he entered with Donald Trump after the latter’s inauguration for a second term as the US President on January 20, 2025. On Tuesday, the Tesla CEO blasted Trump’s “big, beautiful […]

Business

Trump tariffs: As US court declares them unlawful, India must reassess trade deal

May 29, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: With a federal court on Tuesday striking down President Donald Trump’s controversial move to impose reciprocal tariffs on the trading partners of the US, an Indian think tank has urged New Delhi to reassess its trade deals with Washington DC, the media reported on Wednesday. The Global Trade Research Initiative […]

Business

Roving Periscope: ‘Enlightened,’ Elon Musk quits Trumpistan!

May 29, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: From the word go, they seemed a mismatch. One was intent on making Earth Great and making humans land on Mars in 2026, while the other was running backward to merely Make America Great Again. In just four months, therefore, as his term ended, a disillusioned Elon Musk decided enough […]

Business

Roving Periscope: In Iran, Shehbaz talks India; Tehran talks Gaza!

May 27, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: While several Indian parliamentary delegations are travelling the world to expose Pakistan’s cohabitation with terror, Islamabad is also crying hoarse against terrorism, shedding copious tears to prove its ‘innocence.’ The difference is stark. While India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the chiefs of the Army, Air Force, and Navy are […]

Business

Roving Periscope: Rudderless, Bangladesh may slip into a civil war

May 23, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Muhammad Yunus has, since he started enjoying political power for the first time in August 2024, at the ripe old age of 84, proved Lord Acton right: that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Secondly, he has also proved that being a Nobel Laureate for Peace—he pioneered micro-financing in […]

Business

Roving Periscope: Now, Trump tries a Zelenskyy on SA President Ramaphosa

May 22, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: In 1936, Dale Carnegie penned his world-famous self-help book How to Win Friends and Influence People. Nine decades on, if US President Donald Trump writes a similar book, its title could well be…How to Lose Friends and Make Enemies! For, ever since he returned to the White House on January […]

Business

Bhikharistan: Begging is a Pak ‘biz’ worth PKR 42 bn; 5k beggars deported to Islamabad!

May 19, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: That Pakistan is infamous as a begging country is no secret. It has secured over two dozen bailouts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) alone in as many years. And its current Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, has publicly admitted that Pakistan is ashamed of going abroad with a begging bowl! […]

Business

Roving Periscope: China supports Denmark on Greenland; wants its support on Taiwan!

May 19, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Taiwan is to China what Greenland is to Denmark—at least Beijing believes so. According to the media reports on Monday, China said it respects Denmark’s sovereignty on Greenland, and sought its reciprocity on Taiwan, the breakaway self-ruled, democratic island territory which calls itself the “Republic of China.” The Sino-Danish diplomatic […]