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The US elections: Despite the assurance, China seeks to “influence and interfere”

April 27, 2024 virendra pandit

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Virendra Pandit New Delhi: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday that America has seen “evidence” of Chinese attempts to “influence and arguably interfere” with the upcoming Presidential elections in America—despite Chinese President Xi Jinping’s earlier commitment not to do so. He made these comments in an interview with CNN on Friday while […]

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Roving Periscope: ‘You can’t be a CEO in the US if you aren’t an Indian!’

April 27, 2024 virendra pandit

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Virendra Pandit New Delhi: More than 20 experts of Indian origin, who studied in the US, are now heading billion-dollar corporations in America, some of them leading the likes of Google, Microsoft, and Starbucks. The nearly 4-million-strong Indian-American community is among the most influential ones in America and both the principal political parties—the Democrats, and […]

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Roving Periscope: As in India, professional protestors bring US varsities to a halt

April 26, 2024 virendra pandit

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Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Crowds seldom mean supporters. Many do not even know why they are part of a protest—wily professional protest managers selectively exploit and coax the media and the people, to support and join a protest, any protest, even without a cause. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has aptly called them “Aandolanjeevi” (professional […]

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First in Asia: With the IMF nod, Sri Lankan law to seize proceeds from crime

April 26, 2024 virendra pandit

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Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Limping back to normalcy after the 2022 socio-political-economic upheaval, a cautious Sri Lanka has approved a new law backed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), allowing the state to seize any proceeds from criminal activities. The Proceeds Of Crime Act (POCA) was proposed as part of efforts under the IMF program […]

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Democracy: At Rs. 1,400 per vote, the LS 2024 election to cost Rs. 1.35 trillion

April 26, 2024 virendra pandit

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Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The festival of democracy comes with a cost and is often seen as an expensive exercise to keep an elected government in power. The ongoing Lok Sabha 2024 elections in India, spread over 45 days and seven phases between April and June to elect 543 representatives, will be the most expensive […]

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Catastrophe: Over 280 mn in 59 countries faced acute hunger in 2023, says FAO

April 25, 2024 virendra pandit

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Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Nearly 282 million people in 59 countries suffered from acute hunger in 2023, with war-torn Gaza having the largest number of people facing famine, according to the United Nations “Global Report on Food Crises” released on Wednesday. It said 24 million more people faced an acute lack of food than in […]

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Roving Periscope: Worried, the West prepares for Trump’s return to WH!

April 25, 2024 virendra pandit

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Virendra Pandit New Delhi: In the first indication ever that Donald Trump may, after all, return to the White House after the November 2024 presidential elections, the allies of the USA are now preparing to ‘meet the situation.’ Germany is waging a charm offensive inside the Republican Party. Japan is lining up its own Trump […]

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PM Modi’s statements about nation’s resources combat brazen appeasement of Congress

April 25, 2024 Vinayak Barot

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(Guru Prakash) Over the last couple of days, the political discourse is heating up. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalled a statement by former PM Manmohan Singh in which he called for the first right/claim of minorities especially, Muslims, over national resources. From the infamous reversal of the progressive Shah Bano verdict that essentially disenfranchised divorced […]

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What a relief: Britain “observes closely,” and discusses how horses bolted!

April 25, 2024 virendra pandit

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Virendra Pandit New Delhi: What do the retired people—and nations–do? They preach, wait for the next exciting news, and go back to take a siesta. That’s what the Britons are doing now: discussing threadbare seven horses’ escapades. They were being trained to take part in the King’s Birthday Parade–which they apparently protested against! Burdened with […]

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Dubai rainstorm: “Great lessons learned,” says the UAE; announces $544 mn for repairs

April 25, 2024 virendra pandit

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Virendra Pandit New Delhi: A week after Dubai was devastated by unprecedented rains, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has allocated USD 544 million for rain-related repair works for Emirati people in the desert city which is still trying to get over the enormity of the natural disaster that affected a large area the size of […]

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