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Roving Periscope: After 3 years, India to export 3 mt of wheat, wheat products, plus 0.5 mt of sugar

February 13, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Lifting a three-year-long ban, India on Friday approved the export of 2.5 million tonnes (mt) of wheat along with an additional 0.5 mt of wheat products, and 0.5 mt of sugar, the media, quoting officials, reported. The ban on wheat product exports was lifted a few months ago. The government […]

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Whither Ukraine?—Russia may sign trade deal with the US!

February 13, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: It won’t come as music to Ukraine, or to Europe, and many other countries. According to media reports on Friday, the Kremlin has signalled a possible US–Russia trade deal under the Trump administration, after any settlement in the ongoing war in Ukraine. For this, Russia has identified potential areas for […]

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WhatsApp banned: As Meta ‘defies’ local laws, Russia promotes state-backed Max

February 12, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: In a messaging app crackdown, Russia has fully blocked the US-based messaging platform WhatsApp, owned by Meta Platforms, over what the Kremlin described as the company’s ‘failure’ to comply with local laws. The crackdown on the platform having around 100 million Russian subscribers, comes amid a broader push by authorities […]

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Defence: India plans to acquire 114 Rafales worth Rs. 3.25 lakh crore from France

February 12, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Ahead of French President Emmanuel Macron’s three-day visit to India from February 17, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, on Thursday gave initial clearance for a mega-deal to induct of 114 Rafale fighter aircraft with planned production in India through technology transfer from the original manufacturer, Dassault […]

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Roving Periscope: Immigrants have “colonized” the UK, says billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe

February 12, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Amid speculations that Labour MP Shabana Mahmood could become the United Kingdom’s first Muslim woman Prime Minister, British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe has warned that immigrants have “colonized” the country. He suggested the Prime Minister was “too nice” to do “difficult things” to stabilise the country’s economy, the media reported […]

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Islamabad: “The US used Pakistan, then threw it away like toilet paper,” says Def. Min. Khawaja Asif!

February 11, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Pakistan’s controversial Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has admitted Islamabad’s past alignment with the United States, accusing Washington of “exploiting” the Southeast Asian nation for its strategic interests and then discarding it “like a piece of toilet paper” after its objectives were met, the media reported on Wednesday. Speaking in Pakistan’s […]

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Roving Periscope: Amid existential crisis, Iran ‘celebrates’ the 1979 Islamic Revolution

February 11, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called for national unity as his troubled theocracy, facing an unprecedented existential crisis for the first time, ‘celebrated’ the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, the media reported on Wednesday. He also said Iran does not seek nuclear weapons, and apologized for his government’s shortcomings. […]

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Canada: At least 10 dead in British Columbia school mass shooting

February 11, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: At least 10 people, including the shooter, died and 27 more were wounded in a school mass shooting incident in northeastern British Columbia in Canada, the media reported on Wednesday. The rare incident took place at a secondary school building in the small town of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, on […]

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Bangladesh: Feb. 12 election may decide the fate of Islamists—and Hindus.’

February 10, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: The February 12 parliamentary elections in Bangladesh will not only decide the fate of the multiple competitive Islamist parties—and the hapless Hindu minorities—in the South Asian country but may also impact the Vidhan Sabha elections due in West Bengal and Assam, in March-April 2026, which are fighting the menace of […]

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Book Review

Book Review: Branding@Mythology by O.P. Srivastava

February 10, 2026 revoi editor

When I was young, I can recall, my mother once told me that manufacturers advertise because their products are “substandard.” “Have you seen any ad of desi ghee? she asked. That was long ago when India did not have many good choices for a range of products. After the 1991 economic liberalization, privatization, and globalization, […]

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