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Pakistan: “Head bowed, self-respect compromised,” admits PM Sharief on IMF loans

January 31, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Pakistan Prime Minister Muhammed Shehbaz Sharif has admitted that his nearly-bankrupt country had to bow its head and compromise self-respect to keep the nation afloat. Seeking foreign loan had forced Pakistan to “bow” its head and make compromises at the “cost of self-respect”, he said in a candid admission about […]

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Cuba: Havana prepares as Trump blocks oil supply, threatens tariff on suppliers

January 30, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: As US President Donald Trump moved to block Venezuelan oil supply to Cuba and threatened tariffs on nations selling oil to Havana, the tiny neighbour accused Washington of “brutal act of aggression,” “blackmail and coercion,” the media reported on Friday. After the Venezuelan oil flow stopped, US neighbour Mexico became […]

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Roving Periscope: Post-Venezuela, Trump’s next target—Alberta in Canada!

January 30, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: After President Donald Trump’s repeatedly failed attempts to make Canada the USA’s 51st state, America is likely supporting separatists of resource-rich Alberta to split away from the North American neighbour, the media reported on Friday. Some top US officials are reported to have met Alberta’s separatists who sought funding from […]

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Iran: The US warns Americans against travelling to Pakistan

January 29, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: As tensions run high because of the US and Iran threatening each other with an “all-out war,” and the likelihood of this conflict spilling over into neighbouring Pakistan, Washington has warned Americans against travelling to Pakistan, where they “risk kidnapping, terrorism,” the media reported on Thursday. In a travel advisory, […]

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Myanmar mafia: China executes 11 members of a cross-border criminals’ family

January 29, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: In a fresh crackdown on cross-border criminals and mafia, China has executed 11 members of a notorious family that ran scam centres in Myanmar along its north-eastern border, the media reported on Thursday. The Ming family members were sentenced in September 2025 for various crimes including homicide, illegal detention, fraud […]

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Economic Survey: In a ‘structurally-changed world,’ India projects 6.8-7.2% growth in FY27

January 29, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Amid fast-changing geoeconomics and a “structurally-changed world,” India’s Economic Survey 2026 has projected an impressive growth of 6.8% to 7.2% in the next financial year (2026-27), and laid down a strategic vision for the country. The Indian economy will be driven by a series of regulatory reforms and strong macroeconomic […]

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Mother of All Deals: What it is all about?

January 28, 2026 revoi editor

Dr Jagat Shah, Founder of Global Network, an international trade advisory firm, Ahmedabad. Key advantages (principal pros) 1) Scale plus signal value (a de-risking mega-corridor): • It links two very large markets and sends a strong rules-based trade signal at a time when both sides are trying to reduce over-dependence on any single partner. • […]

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Roving Periscope: Fearing a likely coup, Xi Jinping sacks his deputy; exposes the rot in China

January 28, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Is China heading into its own violent change of guard? A coup d’etat or coup de grace? Nobody knows for sure about what is happening in China. But the straws in the wind do indicate the likely storm gathering behind the Bamboo Curtain. Who knows this better than the one […]

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Roving Periscope: India inks “Mother of All (Trade) Deals” with European Union

January 27, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Aggressively expanding its global trade footprint and weeks after signing trade deals with the UK, the UAE, and New Zealand, the Narendra Modi government on Tuesday successfully inked the “Mother of All (Trade) Deals” with the European Union (EU) that may prompt the long-awaited bilateral trade agreement (BTA) with the […]

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Russian crude: Trump aide hints at likely US tariff relief for India

January 24, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Indicating a ‘thaw’ in the frosty America-India bilateral relationship, US Treasury Secretary ‍Scott Bessent on Friday signalled the potential withdrawal of an additional 25 percent penalty ‌on India following a sharp reduction in Indian imports of Russian oil, the media reported on Saturday. His remarks come amid heightened ⁠pressure from […]