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The move to form a joint front is a step in the right direction, but a seat-sharing arrangement based on sound arithmetic and a compelling common minimum programme is needed to emerge as a serious contender, say analysts.
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For New Delhi, a rejig in Ankara's top political leadership could mean a reboot in bilateral ties, as Erdogan's "pro-Pakistan stand" and "pan-Islamism agenda" have created a degree of mistrust between the two countries, experts say.
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By putting the prospect of $100 a barrel oil back in view after it had dropped to $70, the decrease in oil output has invited potentially ominous signs of global inflation, adding to worries that an aggressive monetary tightening by central banks could tip the world economy into recession.
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Mediating truce between the two Middle Eastern oil giants is aimed at securing China's core interests: energy, trade, and investments.
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"Our data show that Indians requested to convert the classification of their current visa to an EB-5 visa at double the rate in 2022 versus 2021," said Peter Calabrese, CEO of the Wall Street-based CanAm Investor Services.
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Russia has not only shored up its revenue by increasing the crude sale to New Delhi -- though at a heavily discounted price -- it is also finding an indirect supply route to the West via the fuel processed by India, analysts say.
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With inflation soaring to nearly 25 percent, and its interest rate at a 24-year-high of 17 percent, Pakistan appears to be crumbling.
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The demonstrations exemplify the rage of the Iranian populace, who are dealing with issues ranging from skyrocketing inflation, massive unemployment, rising poverty, and deteriorating infrastructure, experts point out.
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Widely hailed as a diplomatic victory, the potential delisting has an array of positive implications for the economy, as it would improve investments, facilitate international lending and give an impetus to exports and imports, say experts.
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The spiraling inflation has turned Imran Khan's government "extremely unpopular" among the middle class, which explains why over a dozen ruling party lawmakers have switched to the Opposition camp, analysts say.
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The communally sensitive western Uttar Pradesh has emerged as a citadel of the BJP since 2014. But the anguish among farmers, arising from the year-long agrarian protest, may upset the party's electoral equations in the region. The Opposition bloc of SP-RLD is hopeful of realigning the Jats and Muslims to outmatch the saffron camp.
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Ankur Warikoo is an internet mentor and creator of motivational content for 18-24 year old Indian consumers. His videos about personal growth and finance are hugely popular. How did a PhD dropout, whose list of failures is longer than his tallest success story, become one of India’s most successful internet marketer?
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Thousands of Indians live and work in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. Indian expats account for over 30 percent of the total population of the UAE and are often work at strategic sites such as refineries, which, as we have seen in the past, are the usual targets of Houthi attacks.
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A turncoat in politics is a person who shifts allegiance from one political party to another.
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India has, so far, not reported any case of B.1.1.529 variant, official sources have said. The Centre has asked states and UTs for rigorous screening and testing of travellers from or transiting through South Africa, Hong Kong and Botswana
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According to psephologists, defeating the BJP, a party which captured nearly 50 percent of Uttar Pradesh's vote share in the parliamentary polls held less than three years ago, remains a formidable task.
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With the EUL status accorded by the WHO, more countries are expected to add Covaxin to the list of recognised vaccines. But until then, many Indians with overseas travel plans are left in the lurch.
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As of October 6, eighty percent of India’s 135 coal-powered plants had less than eight days of supplies left, and more than half of those had stocks worth two days or fewer. So what went wrong? Here, Moneycontrol examines the issues that led to the coal shortage in India, the world’s third-largest importer, despite having large proven reserves.
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November 25 will mark a year since farmers from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh marched on the capital, demanding a repeal of three contentious farm laws. Braving the cold winter of Delhi, police batons and a deadly second wave of the coronavirus disease, the farmers have stayed put. What now? Against the backdrop of recent instances of violence, where are the protests headed?
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Pandora Papers come at a time when the rich-poor divide across the globe sharpened with COVID-19 pandemic acting as a catalyst. The revelations carry political weight even in countries where leaders are not often held accountable.
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Among the five states holding Assembly elections in the first quarter of 2022, the BJP enjoys power in four — Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur — while the Congress is ruling in Punjab.
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COVID-19 has not been untouched by the polarisation of politics in America with the Democrats and Republicans drawing clear lines on their stance towards the vaccines.
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The war-torn country's opium economy has blossomed, with three of the last four years recording the highest-ever poppy cultivation. Although Taliban have vowed to crack down on narcotics trade, experts suggest the promise could be only aimed at hoodwinking the international community.
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Even as students across India are eager to return to schools after months of closure, it has left their parents a worried lot.
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On an average, the pace of vaccination in India has been steady at about 50-55 lakh doses per day. However, the data shows that there is still a long way to go if India wants to achieve its stated target of vaccinating its entire adult population of 940 million by the end of 2021.
