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Roving Periscope: For peace, Ukraine asked to cede land to Russia, dump NATO aspirations

November 21, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Nearly 44 months after the Russia-Ukraine war began in February 2022, a 28-point plan to end the bloody conflict has surfaced, asking Kyiv to surrender large chunks of land to Moscow and refrain from joining NATO, amid other things, the media reported on Friday. As pressure from America mounted and […]

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Dubai Air Show: IAF pilot dies As Tejas fighter jet crashes, bursts into flames

November 21, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: In a tragic accident, a Tejas fighter aircraft crashed on Friday afternoon during a flying demonstration at the Dubai Air Show, sending a plume of thick black smoke over Al Maktoum International Airport as worried crowds looked on. The pilot died in the crash, the Indian Air Force (IAF) confirmed, […]

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Iran: The US sanctions Indian entities and individuals for business with Tehran

November 21, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: The Donald Trump administration has sanctioned entities and individuals from India, and some other countries, involved in sales of Iran’s petroleum and petroleum products, and said the funds from this trade support Tehran’s regional terrorist proxies and procure weapons systems that are “a direct threat” to the USA. The Departments […]

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Twentieth G-20: PM Modi to attend, Trump to skip the South Africa event

November 20, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the three-day Group of 20 (G-20) Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, from Friday but US President Donald Trump will not. The White House, according to media reports on Thursday, said Trump will boycott the first-ever G-20 Summit on African soil because South Africa “mistreats” […]

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Roving Periscope: To eclipse China, the US elevates S. Arabia as “Major Non-NATO Ally”

November 20, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: After virtually losing the Middle East to China briefly during the COVID-19 and Joe Biden era (2020-24), the US now has all the eggs in its basket: Israel, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey—and neutralized its bete noire Iran, for now. This is the key takeaway from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin-Salman […]

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Defence: The US okays the sale of missiles, artillery rounds worth $93 million to India

November 20, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: As Russia offered India Su-57 fifth-generation stealth fighter aircraft, without restrictions, ahead of President Vladimir Putin’s visit to New Delhi next month, the US has, in a major defence deal, swiftly cleared the sale of Javelin missiles and Excalibur artillery rounds worth USD 93 million to India. The US move […]

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Bangladesh: Amid turmoil, Dhaka to seek Interpol help for Hasina’s extradition from India

November 19, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: With India unlikely to extradite ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed, 78, in a hurry to Bangladesh after a kangaroo tribunal sentenced her in absentia to death for alleged “crimes against humanity,” Dhaka is planning to seek Interpol’s help to get her, the media reported on Wednesday. Amid internal turmoil […]

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Roving Periscope: Ahead of Putin’s December visit, Russia offers Su-57 to India

November 19, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Ahead of President Vladimir Putin’s high-profile India visit in the first week of December 2025, Russia has said it is ready to support New Delhi’s future fighter aircraft requirements, and is willing to offer technology transfer for  the state-of-the-art Su-57 fifth generation stealth fighter aircraft, without restrictions, the media reported […]

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Bangladesh: After her death sentence, India unlikely to return Hasina in a hurry

November 18, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: As Islamists applaud a kangaroo tribunal sentencing ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed on charges of “crimes against humanity,” and Dhaka asking New Delhi to return her, India is unlikely to send her back to Bangladesh in a hurry. Hasina, 78, who fled Dhaka as pro-Pakistani Islamists, disguised as ‘student […]

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Roving Periscope: Balancing Israel, the US to sell F-35 aircraft to S. Arabia

November 18, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Balancing an aggressive Israel amid fragile peace in the Middle East, President Donald Trump said on Monday the US will sell advanced fighter aircraft F-35 to Saudi Arabia. His announcement came on the eve of his meeting with the visiting Crown Prince Mohammed bin-Salman (MbS), the de facto ruler in […]

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