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Pakistan: Imran Khan gets 24-hr to handover “30-40 terrorists”

May 17, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Rarely does a ‘democratic’ nation divide itself like this: on one side is the Pakistan Army, Parliament, and the government, and on the other is the country’s judiciary and the main Opposition party. Nothing could have been more ironic in this South Asian country, which once brazenly nurtured the Taliban […]

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Good News: India a “bright spot,” its economy to grow at 6.7% in 2024, says the UN

May 17, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Amid worldwide recessionary trends, hyperinflation in many countries, and the US economy threatened with a debt-cap crisis next month, the Indian economy has continued to perform exceptionally well among major nations and is now expected to grow at 6.7 percent next year, making it the fastest growing economy on the planet. […]

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Roving Periscope: With Biden stuck in the US debt crisis, QUAD meet shifted from Sydney to Hiroshima

May 17, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: With US President Joe Biden stuck at home because of the debt ceiling crisis, the crucial meeting of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) is being shifted from Sydney (Australia) to Hiroshima (Japan) where he will interact with leaders of India, Japan, and Australia on the sidelines of the Group of […]

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Recycling rant: Prior to PM Modi’s visit, the US State Dept builds up pressure on India

May 16, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming state visit to the US next month, the host country’s State Department has recycled old issues in an apparent bid to tighten diplomatic screws on New Delhi to do Washington’s bidding on geopolitical and economic matters. This rant came just five days after […]

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Roving Periscope: India to contribute 16% to the world economy, says M-S

May 16, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: The Indian economy, which is seen as growing at 6.5 percent this year, is all set to contribute 16 percent of global GDP over 2023-24, according to Morgan Stanley. In a report, the US-based investment banking company said the Indian economy has become a key contributor to Asian economic growth. […]

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Energy@G-20: 50 mn Indians directly depend on coal mining, says govt

May 15, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: In view of the direct dependence of 50 million people on coal mining in the country, India will press for a “just energy transition” at the ongoing G-20 parleys, a government official said on Monday. India, seeking to increase the pace of development in consonance with an increasingly aspirational population, […]

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Pakistan: Lahore HC grants bail to Imran’s wife Bushra Bibi until May 23

May 15, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: A day after exhorting his supporters to seek “Azadi”, which brought them back on the streets, former Prime Minister Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi reached the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday to seek bail in the fresh cases clamped by the government in connection with the last week’s riot and […]

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Roving Periscope: Turkiye’s “Gandhi” may replace Islamist President Erdogan

May 15, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Kemal Kilicdaroglu is popularly known as Turkiye’s “Gandhi” and also has an uncanny resemblance with veteran British actor Ben Kingsley who played the title role of the Mahatma in Richard Attenborough’s 1982 magnum opus, which won eight Oscars. A century after Mahatma Gandhi supported the “Khilafat Movement”, which aimed to […]

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Pakistan: After 4 days of violence, Army chief Munir says “No Martial Law”

May 13, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Amid reports quoting a US diplomat that the Pakistani Army is facing mutiny in the aftermath of the widespread violence following former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s “unlawful” arrest this week, Army chief General Asim Munir ruled out imposition of a Martial Law in his unstable South Asian country already facing […]

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Roving Periscope: G-7 finance chiefs to warn of global uncertainty as the US debt crisis looms

May 13, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: The USA’s current debt crisis, which could spark worldwide havoc if not resolved by May-end, may echo in the Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ meeting of the prosperous Group of Seven (G-7) countries in Japan, where they are likely to warn of a global uncertainty beginning June. Their three-day […]

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