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Roving Periscope: As Putin visits India, its Russian oil import may stop in December

November 25, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: With the US-led sanctions taking effect, and a likely ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine ahead of Christmas next month, India may halt its purchases of Russian crude during the month President Vladimir Putin visits New Delhi. Ahead of his December 5 New Delhi visit for a bilateral event, India has […]

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New Labour Codes: 77 lakh new jobs; consumption could go up by Rs.75k crore, says SBI

November 25, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: The rollout of India’s four new labour codes, as part of ongoing reforms, could sharply lift employment, accelerate formalisation, and push up household consumption, according to an SBI Research report released on Tuesday Proper implementation of the four labour codes could generate employment for 77 lakh people and boost domestic […]

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Roving Periscope: China-Japan spat on Taiwan may open a new war theatre in East Asia

November 24, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: The recent China-Japan spat over Taiwan shows how rapidly the geopolitical situation changes and countries discover old enemies at the gates. Only on October 31, 2025, Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shook hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping, ahead of the Japan-China Summit on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific […]

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India-Canada: After 2 years, FTA talks to restart; Carney to visit India in 2026

November 24, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: With Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Mark Carney deciding to resume negotiations on the bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), India and Canada are set to restart trade talks after a two-year rift, the media reported on Monday. The two PMs also decided to nearly double bilateral trade by 2030, Union […]

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Gold mining: Kabul offers 5-year tax exemption to Indian investors, new sectors

November 24, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit     New Delhi: In yet another instance of the Taliban-ruled Afghanistan’s improving relations with India—to the chagrin of Pakistan!—Kabul has offered a five-year tax exemption to Indian investors in gold mining and other new sectors. Afghanistan will charge only 1 percent tariff if Indian firms import machinery for investment, the media reported […]

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Roving Periscope: At G-20, PM Modi proposes Global Traditional Knowledge Repository

November 22, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday proposed the setting up of the G-20 Global Traditional Knowledge Repository. The PM arrived in Johannesburg on Friday and was welcomed by the Indian diaspora with traditional cultural programs. In his speech at the G-20 under the presidency of host South Africa on Saturday, PM […]

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G-20 Leaders’ Summit: Ramaphosa underscores gaps in global wealth, development

November 22, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: As the 20th Leaders Summit of Group of 20 (G-20) nations began in Johannesburg on Saturday, in the presence of nearly 40 heads of state and government, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa underscored the need to dismantle divisions based on economic status, gender, race, and […]

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Environment: 42 glacial lakes in Nepal at high risk of catastrophic bursts

November 22, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Landlocked Himalayan country Nepal may face environmental threat as 42 of its glacial lakes have been identified as being at critical risk of bursting, according to experts. A potential glacial lake outburst flood could result in massive loss of life and severe damage to infrastructure, International Centre for Integrated Mountain […]

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Edtech: US court orders Byju to pay over $1 billion to BYJU’s Alpha, GLAS Trust; he counters

November 22, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: A US court has issued a default judgment making Indian entrepreneur, educator, and investor Byju Raveendran liable to personally pay back over USD 1 billion based on the petition filed by BYJU’s Alpha and US-based lender GLAS Trust Company LLC. Byju’s representatives said the US court’s ruling was based on […]

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Roving Periscope: For peace, Ukraine asked to cede land to Russia, dump NATO aspirations

November 21, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Nearly 44 months after the Russia-Ukraine war began in February 2022, a 28-point plan to end the bloody conflict has surfaced, asking Kyiv to surrender large chunks of land to Moscow and refrain from joining NATO, amid other things, the media reported on Friday. As pressure from America mounted and […]

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