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Business

Roving Periscope: Trump tempest roils the US and world; China moves to the WTO

March 4, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Presiding over chaos at home and overseas, America’s non-conventional President Donald Trump’s fresh steps threaten a government shutdown in the US and engage Washington in an unprecedented global trade war for the first time in history. The US itself is now on the verge of shutdown at Trump pushed for […]

Defence

Illegal migrations: Trump warns Europe, says he minimized influx in the US

March 3, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: US President Donald Trump, who has warned Europe to focus more on illegal migrants rather than Russia, said that February saw a “record-low” illegal immigrations entering into the US, and that the ‘invasion’ of America is over. Taking a dig at Europe on his Truth Social platform, he said: “We should spend […]

Book Review

Roving Periscope: Worried, Europe tries to broker Ukraine peace, and save NATO

March 3, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Amid fast-changing, kaleidoscopic geopolitical games, and realignment of forces after the recent Washington meltdown, Europe is trying to broker peace and present to the US a one-month truce plan for Ukraine, and somehow save NATO from potential collapse as an angry Washington warned Europe to worry more about illegal immigrants […]

Business

Russia on WH spat: “Miracle” that Trump did not hit Zelenskyy!

March 1, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Even Charlie Chaplin, who played Adolf Hitler in The Great Dictator (1940), and clashed with his co-actor playing Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, would have found it entertaining! On Friday, the unprecedented diplomatic showdown between the US and Ukrainian Presidents in the White House came as music to Moscow. Russia remarked […]

Business

Roving Periscope: After spat with Trump, the US asks Zelenskyy to “apologize”

March 1, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The unprecedented verbal spat between US President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Friday, in full view of the global media, reminded many of The Great Dictator, the 1936 film of Charlie Chaplin, playing Adolf Hiter, in which he clashed with visiting Italian […]

Business

Roving Periscope: Under Trump threats, Mexico extradites drug lords to the US

February 28, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Panicked at President Donald Trump’s strong-arm tactics and tariff threats, Mexico has extradited notorious drug lord Rafael Caro-Quintero and at least 28 of cartel members to the US, the media reported on Friday. Mexico has extradited notorious drug lord Rafael Caro-Quintero and 28 other fugitive cartel members to the United […]

Business

Markets: Global uncertainties, Trump tariffs, trigger bloodbath in Indian stocks

February 28, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: With the uncertainties unfolding in global markets, mainly because of US President Donald Trump’s tariff plans and strengthening of the dollar, Indian stock markets, already reeling under huge losses, witnessed a blood bath on Friday as the Sensex and Nifty plunged over 1,400 and 420 points on the last day […]

Business

At the UNHRC: India calls Pakistan a “failed state”

February 27, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Perhaps for the first time since 1947, India has officially called Pakistan a “failed state,” which survives on international handouts, and dutifully spreads falsehoods handed down by its military-terrorist complex. Exercising its Right of Reply at the high-level segment of the 58th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council […]

Business

Roving Periscope: Developed nations can’t determine global order, says FM

February 27, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the developed nations can no longer determine the emerging global order, the media reported. Delivering a key-note address at an event on the theme “The Great Reset: India in a New World Order,” she said that trade and technology will play […]

Business

Agriculture: Hot summer temperatures may impact wheat production in India

February 27, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Although March is yet to begin this Saturday, Mumbai and many cities and towns have already registered high temperatures. The upcoming summer may impact wheat production in India this year, the media reported on Thursday. After three consecutive years of poor crop yields since 2022, India, the world’s second-biggest wheat […]