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Multiple Whammy: Amid relentless political turmoil, Pakistan’s economy coming to a grinding halt

May 25, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Amid continued political uncertainty, the Imran Khan factor, terror attacks on its Afghan borders, threats of a civil war or a military coup, and a bankrupt financial system, an already shattered economy in Pakistan is coming to a near-grinding halt by next month, which may finally force it to announce […]

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Business

Lunch diplomacy: PM Modi’s lunch for FIPIC guests showcased Indian varieties, cuisines

May 22, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s lunch for leaders of the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) in Papua New Guinea showcased the diversity of Indian cuisines. The Indian PM along with his Papua New Guinea counterpart James Marape co-hosted a key Summit between India and 14 Pacific Island countries to boost bilateral ties. […]

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Business

G-7: PM Modi meets Ukrainian President Zelenskyy at Hiroshima in Japan

May 20, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Japan’s Hiroshima, in what was their first in-person meeting since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Until now, they have only spoken virtually, the media […]

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Business

Ukraine: PM Modi may meet President Zelenskyy during G-7 Summit in Japan

May 19, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: Nearly 450 days after Russia started a “special military operation” against Ukraine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to hold bilateral talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Japan, the media reported on Friday. On the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G-7) Summit at Hiroshima, the two leaders may […]

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Business

Eco-friendly logistics: GreenLine partners with Nestle India to reduce carbon footprint

May 19, 2023 virendra pandit

Mumbai: GreenLine, India’s first and only LNG-fueled heavy trucking logistics company, on Friday, announced the deployment of its LNG-powered containers at Nestle India’s Sanand facility in Gujarat, in line with the multinational corporation’s sustainability goals to reduce the carbon footprint of its logistics operations. GreenLine has custom created the first-of-its-kind 46-feet-long containers which will be […]

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Business

Disaster: At least 145, mostly Rohingya Muslims, perish from Cyclone Mocha in Myanmar

May 19, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: The official death toll from Cyclone Mocha, which emerged in the Bay of Bengal last week, spared India and Bangladesh, but struck Myanmar in full force has reached 145, mostly Rohingya Muslims, late reports from Yangon said on Friday. Unofficially, however, many more are feared killed in the natural calamity. […]

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Business

Good News: India a “bright spot,” its economy to grow at 6.7% in 2024, says the UN

May 17, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Amid worldwide recessionary trends, hyperinflation in many countries, and the US economy threatened with a debt-cap crisis next month, the Indian economy has continued to perform exceptionally well among major nations and is now expected to grow at 6.7 percent next year, making it the fastest growing economy on the planet. […]

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Defence

Pakistan: Ex-PM Imran Khan arrested; Islamabad HC asks why?

May 9, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Nearly a year after he lost power in Pakistan, former Prime Minister Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi, 70, was on Tuesday arrested in Islamabad, in what is seen as a tipping point pushing the terror-infested and bankrupt South Asian country closer than ever to a civil war. Commandoes of paramilitary forces, […]

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Business

War: Ukraine denies hand in Kremlin drone attack; Russia accuses the US of involvement

May 4, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Russia on Thursday accused the US of involvement in what it said was a drone attack on the Kremlin on Wednesday, aiming to kill Vladimir Putin, as a former President sought to ‘physically eliminate’ Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenski who denied his country used the drone to kill the Russian President. […]

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Business

Roving Periscope: From the back door, Europe imports Russian oil—via India!

April 28, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: How do times change? Five centuries ago, post-Crusades Europe depended on India and other Asian countries for the supply of spices and condiments to preserve the meat of cattle for extreme winters—the chief reason why the Europeans gradually colonized South and Southeast Asia for an unhindered supply of those natural […]

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