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Defence: Israeli firm delivers first batch of LMGs to India

April 1, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: A leading Israeli small arms manufacturer has delivered the first batch of light machine guns (LMGs) to India under the ‘Make in India’ initiative, along with technology transfer. The first batch of 2,000 NEGEV 7.62×51 LMGs, part of a larger contract for 41,000 units, was delivered over the last […]

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Crude oil: After 7 years, India may receive first vessel from Iran on April 4

April 1, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: With the US allowing a 30-day window for buyers of Iranian oil “on the water”, India is expected to receive the first crude oil vessel from Iran this week after seven years, the media reported on Wednesday. The tanker left Kharg Island around March 4, with a declared ETA to […]

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Palestine: Hundreds protest in West Bank against Israeli law of death sentence

March 31, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Amid the escalating war in West Asia, hundreds of people protested on Tuesday in West Bank against a new Israeli law ‌making ‌the ‌death ⁠penalty ⁠a default sentence for Palestinians ‌convicted in military ‌court of deadly attacks and murdering the Jews, the media reported. The legislation has drawn international criticism […]

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Roving Periscope: Iran ignores Trump threats; to levy toll on Hormuz passage

March 31, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Ignoring the repeated threats of President Donald Trump, and amid the raging war in West Asia involving a dozen countries, Iran has approved a law to levy toll on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, from which it has also banned passage of vessels of the US, Israel, and […]

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West Asia: Iran war could erode 1% of India’s real GDP in FY27

March 31, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: If the ongoing US-Israel war against Iran persists through the next fiscal, beginning Wednesday (April 1), India’s real GDP growth for FY27 could erode by around 1 percentage point, while retail inflation could rise by about 1.5 percentage points from their baseline estimates, an EY Economy Watch report said on […]

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Surveillance: India bans use of Chinese CCTVs from April 1 over national security issues

March 30, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Starting April 1, India is restricting the use of Chinese-origin CCTV cameras, targeting companies such as Hikvision and Dahua Technology over national security concerns. The move is expected to disrupt the current surveillance equipment market while opening opportunities for domestic manufacturers in one of the world’s fastest-growing video-surveillance markets, the […]

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Nepal: Former PM Oli arrested for crackdown on Gen-Z protests in 2025

March 28, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: A day after the newly-formed government, led by Prime Minister Balendra Shah, took oath of office in Kathmandu, the Nepal police arrested former Communist PM KP Sharma Oli over his crackdown on the masses, who joined the Generation Z-inspired public turmoil in 2025, the media reported on Saturday. Oli has […]

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Iran war: After Shia Iran rejects US proposal, Pak ‘invites’ Sunni nations for meet

March 28, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: After the Shia-dominated Iran ‘rejected’ Pakistan’s attempt to become a mediator in the ongoing war with the US-Israel duo, Islamabad has reportedly invited three pro-US Sunni nations in a bid to de-escalate tensions in West Asia, the media reported on Saturday. According to reports, Pakistan has invited foreign ministers of […]

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Geoeconomics: West Asian turmoil puts India’s economy at risk of 3-4 year setback

March 28, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: India’s macroeconomic outlook faces rising risks amid escalating US-Iran tensions and a sustained spike in crude oil price could put the country’s economy back by three to four years, according to global equity research and brokerage firm Bernstein. Its latest report cautions that the current geopolitical shock, if it persists, […]

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West Asia crisis: Russia bans petrol exports from April 1; India has stocks

March 28, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Russia on Friday (local time) announced a ban on gasoline (petrol) exports starting April 1, aiming to prioritise domestic supplies and stabilise fuel prices amid global market turbulence due to the ongoing conflict in West Asia. The announcement followed a meeting chaired by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak to […]