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Now, Chagos Archipelago: Trump furious as Britain cedes sovereignty to Mauritius

January 20, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: US President Donald Trump, who has threatened Greenland and other territories with annexation and/or higher tariffs, was furious on Monday at the United Kingdom’s deal to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago back to the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius while retaining control of Diego Garcia, the media reported. […]

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Greenland: After Trump’s threats, global markets tumble

January 20, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Global markets, especially in Asia, slid on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump’s fresh tariff threats linked to Greenland as Europe and other regions weighed on risk sentiment, according to media reports. In India, benchmark Sensex fell 1.28 percent or 1065 points to close at 82,180, while Nifty50 fell 1.38 […]

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Roving Periscope: The Trump-led Gaza “Board of Peace” triggers unease!

January 20, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: French writer Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr famously observed in 1849 that “the more things change, the more they stay the same.” Nothing epitomises this better than reactions of some of the invitees to US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” in Gaza, where things are unlikely to change much, especially when […]

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India’s Economy: Ahead of the FY27 Budget, IMF revises GDP growth to 7.3%

January 19, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman gives finishing touches to the General Budget for 2026-27, to be tabled in Parliament on February 1, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday upped India’s growth estimates by 70 basis points to 7.3 percent for 2025. This is […]

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India-EU trade deal: “Its Mother of All Deals,” says Piyush Goyal

January 16, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Days after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz indicated that the much-awaited India-European Union trade deal is likely in the coming weeks, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said it would be the “mother of all deals.” Since 2014, India has finalized seven trade agreements. The proposed India-EU free trade […]

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Roving Periscope: As he prepares for war (s), Trump ‘gets’ Peace Prize!

January 16, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Finally, he got it, through a circuitous route though, even as he reportedly prepares for American wars in Iran, Greenland et al. As in other matters, he scarcely cares for the Nobel Institute of its Committee which recently said the Peace Prize cannot change hands. “Wonderful gesture,” an overjoyed Donald […]

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Trade: India rejects Lutnick remarks that ‘deal couldn’t happen as PM Modi didn’t call Trump’

January 9, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Is it an ego clash? Or a confident India reasserting its position in a New World (Dis)Order to the chagrin of the current US President? According to US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, the much-awaited trade deal, which could lead to a broader bilateral trade agreement (BTA) between India and America, […]

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Greenland Now: “Trump won’t rule out military force to acquire,” says the White House

January 7, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: US President Donald Trump won’t rule out the use of military force to acquire Greenland, the White House said on Wednesday, ramping up tension with fellow NATO member Denmark over a dispute that’s surged back into public view after the ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro last week, the media […]

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Roving Periscope: Trump hurries up on Venezuela; America may repent at leisure!

January 5, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Marry in haste, repent at leisure. Every American knows this timeless lesson by heart—in 2025, nearly 40 percent of Americans’ first marriages ended in divorce! The sculpture of four former US Presidents at Mount Rushmore—George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln—are helplessly looking at their successors’ escapades. With […]

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Roving Periscope: Trumpistan ‘invades’ Venezuela, claims to capture Maduro, wife

January 3, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: After threatening Venezuela for months, attacking its ‘drug boats,’ and warning of ground strikes, America on Saturday launched airstrikes on its Latin American neighbour, claiming to have ‘captured’ its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, and flown them out of the country. US President Donald Trump, who is eyeing Venezuela’s […]