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Roving Periscope: Worried, Europe tries to broker Ukraine peace, and save NATO

March 3, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Amid fast-changing, kaleidoscopic geopolitical games, and realignment of forces after the recent Washington meltdown, Europe is trying to broker peace and present to the US a one-month truce plan for Ukraine, and somehow save NATO from potential collapse as an angry Washington warned Europe to worry more about illegal immigrants […]

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Roving Periscope: After spat with Trump, the US asks Zelenskyy to “apologize”

March 1, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The unprecedented verbal spat between US President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Friday, in full view of the global media, reminded many of The Great Dictator, the 1936 film of Charlie Chaplin, playing Adolf Hiter, in which he clashed with visiting Italian […]

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Roving Periscope: Under Trump threats, Mexico extradites drug lords to the US

February 28, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Panicked at President Donald Trump’s strong-arm tactics and tariff threats, Mexico has extradited notorious drug lord Rafael Caro-Quintero and at least 28 of cartel members to the US, the media reported on Friday. Mexico has extradited notorious drug lord Rafael Caro-Quintero and 28 other fugitive cartel members to the United […]

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At the UNHRC: India calls Pakistan a “failed state”

February 27, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Perhaps for the first time since 1947, India has officially called Pakistan a “failed state,” which survives on international handouts, and dutifully spreads falsehoods handed down by its military-terrorist complex. Exercising its Right of Reply at the high-level segment of the 58th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council […]

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Agriculture: Hot summer temperatures may impact wheat production in India

February 27, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Although March is yet to begin this Saturday, Mumbai and many cities and towns have already registered high temperatures. The upcoming summer may impact wheat production in India this year, the media reported on Thursday. After three consecutive years of poor crop yields since 2022, India, the world’s second-biggest wheat […]

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Roving Periscope: In war-as-business, Russia and Ukraine hope to Trump one another!

February 25, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: As Europe’s deadliest conflict since the Second World War entered the fourth year on Monday, US President Donald Trump, smoking the peace pipe with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, wants elections in war-ravaged Ukraine which its President Volodomyr Zelenskyy has almost rejected. Ever since he took office in January, President […]

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Roving Periscope: Trump’s ‘reciprocal tariffs’ may come in April

February 14, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: US President Donald Trump, who has said “India has more tariffs than any other country,” is likely to impose ‘reciprocal tariffs’ by April, 2025, which may affect the South Asian country expected to become the world’s third-largest economy in the next few years, Bloomberg reported on Friday, quoting officials. In […]

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Roving Periscope: With PM Modi in the US, India may demand extradition of 12 criminals

February 12, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: During his scheduled visit to the US on Thursday and meeting with President Donald Trump in Washington, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s team is expected to urge the US authorities to ensure the extradition of 12 America-based gangsters to India, the media reported on Wednesday. India is likely to hand over […]

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Adani: Trump pauses US DoJ’s enforcement of foreign bribery law

February 11, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Three days before his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Donald Trump has paused the enforcement of foreign bribery law in a case allegedly fabricated by the administration of his predecessor Joe Biden, towards the fag end of his term, against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani. The pause and […]

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Roving Periscope: PM Modi to build upon relations with the US, France

February 10, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday departed from the national capital for a four-day official trip to France and the United States, where he will engage in talks with Presidents Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump, respectively, the media reported. At the invitation of President Macron, PM Modi will be in […]