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The UK, EU Spent Billions On Ukraine To Proxy-Fight Russia
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The UK, EU Spent Billions On Ukraine To Proxy-Fight Russia
The Syrian civil war since 2011 may be the longest proxy conflict in the post-Cold War era. The Ukraine-Russia war since 2022 is a massive contemporary proxy conflict with Ukraine receiving extensive military and financial backing from the NATO allies, while Russia receives some material and economic support from partners like Iran and China.
Excellent Supply Chain Handling Helped India Avoid A Major Stagflation
By Nantoo Banerjee The prolonged blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, lately due to the ego tussle between the United States and Iran, have inflicted severe financial, operational, and human costs on India’s merchant marine industry and broader import-export trade. But, thanks to an excellent supply chain management effort, it failed to impact the country’s economic growth.
Corporate sector is growing well despite Iran war, poor Monsoon
India’s industrial output, GIG Economy continue to impress By Nantoo Banerjee The hand-picked 30-share sensitive index (Sensex) of Bombay Stock Exchange, which has long been seen as the country’s overall industry performance barometer, seems to be losing its reliability under profit-booking punters’ whims. The Sensex faced sharp selling pressure last week, closing down at 72,972.56 after plunging over 1,000 points earlier in the week.
India plans its own orbital space outpost, second after China
ISRO aims at landing man on the Moon, with deep-space objectives By Nantoo Banerjee The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is going great guns. The country’s national space agency plans to launch its own independent orbital outpost, named the Bharatiya Antariksha Station (BAS) by 2035. If it succeeds, India will be the only country after China to have an independent space station. Neither the US nor Russia currently operates an independent, standalone national space station in orbit.
Opaque Money into open societies can distort public policy
Foreign funding of NGOs, Charities needs stricter control By Nantoo Banerjee With annual inflow of foreign contributions to NGOs, private trusts and religious bodies in India officially estimated at a staggering Rs.23,000 crore, there is reason for the government to establish tighter administrative oversight, governance, and transparency over foreign donations.
US security umbrella over Gulf States is crumbling
GCC may opt for independent ties with Iran By Nantoo Banerjee The U.S. President Donald Trump seems to be desperately looking for a graceful exit fast at least to save the U.S. partnership with the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and also the massive financial cost of war. The financial cost of the Iran war already reached approximately $37.5 billion in direct Pentagon expenditures, with broader economic impact estimates running much higher.
Deepening Iran-Yemen crisis may badly hit India’s foreign trade
Crude oil is now being imported from over 40 countries By Nantoo Banerjee With Yemeni Houthis declaring a maritime embargo and naval blockade against Saudi Arabia, India’s bid to mitigate energy and supply chain shocks, following structural disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, by rapidly diversifying trade corridors and maritime protocols faces a big challenge. At a stake is the country’s US$158-billion-plus bilateral trade passing through the region.
AI-Generated Deepfakes are eroding social trust
AI needs to be legally controlled, regulated By Nantoo Banerjee Fake news is flooding across India’s nearly half-a-billion social media and messaging platforms, threatening trust, relationships, and democratic processes. The country, boasting almost a billion internet subscriptions, is facing a growing crisis of misinformation with digital content spreading faster than truth across the online community.
FIFA World Cup reaches over 100 million viewers in India
Entertainment Industry faces explosive demand for digital media By Nantoo Banerjee Despite never qualifying for the FIFA (Federations of International Football Associations) World Cup, India has emerged as one of the largest global markets for the current tournament being co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, with matches played across 16 official host cities. In the opening weekend alone, the tournament reached over 100 million viewers across Zee Entertainment’s platforms.
FIFA World Cup Reaches Over 100 Million Viewers In India Arabian Post
FIFA World Cup Reaches Over 100 Million Viewers In India Arabian Post 2026-07-06 11:08:30 (MENAFN- The Arabian Post) clearfix"> Despite never qualifying for the FIFA (Federations of International Football Associations) World Cup, India has emerged as one of the largest global markets for the current tournament being co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, with matches played across 16 official host cities.
Bid to rebuild Bengal to its old glory is welcome, though difficult
West Bengal’s economic ranking is now below top 10 Indian states By Nantoo Banerjee West Bengal’s first ever Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government’s resolve to rebuild the state to its “old glory” sounds good though reversing decades of economic stagnation and industrial decline remains an incredibly difficult challenge. Economically, West Bengal’s rank among Indian states has dropped from No.1 till the mid-1960s to below 10 now.
Control cooking gas prices to shield citizens from distress
Even countries like Saudi Arabia subsidise oil, gas prices By Nantoo Banerjee It is disturbing to note that the government has chosen an easy option to raise the domestic cooking gas prices at will to benefit a handful of public sector oil companies at the cost of nearly 337-million active domestic LPG consumers.
Producer Price Index is welcome though WPI needed not be dumped
Many countries still use WPI-Based inflation tracking By Nantoo Banerjee It is good that the government has finally decided to introduce the Producer Price Index (PPI) as a more reliable inflation tracker than the Wholesale Price Index (WPI). However, it may not be desirable to dump WPI entirely after a period of the next five years. Wholesale price levels remain highly valuable to assess inflation in a country like India.
Chinese part in Bangladesh Teesta Project alarms India
The Siliguri Corridor is dangerously cloase to the site By Nantoo Banerjee Bangladesh’s involvement of China in the country’s US$ 1.5-billion Teesta River Comprehensive Management and Restoration Project (TRCMRP) seems to have posed a significant geopolitical tension for India and its defence concerns. Dhaka made a formal request to China for the project during Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman’s recent visit to Beijing, reflecting a pivot in Bangladesh’s foreign policy under its new government.
Rising Prices, Falling Rupee And FPI Exit Pose Big Challenge To Economy Arabian Post
Rising Prices, Falling Rupee And FPI Exit Pose Big Challenge To Economy Arabian Post 2026-05-26 02:15:26 (MENAFN- The Arabian Post) clearfix"> India's economy is navigating severe stress. The impact of Persian Gulf war, high cost of imported crude oil, frequent upward adjustment of retail oil prices, rising commodity rates, soaring transportation costs, weakening Rupee and continuous exit of foreign portfolio investors (FPI) are posing a big challenge to the economy.
India Needs To Curb Oil Consumption Arabian Post
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) clearfix"> India's continuous hesitancy to curb the retail oil consumption pattern despite a worldwide surge in fuel prices is inexplicable, if not unacceptable. The government, the biggest benefactor of large domestic fuel use by way of imposition of levies close to 50 percent of the retail oil prices, is not prepared to ration fuel consumption despite the fact that the country is nearly 90 percent crude oil import dependent.
India needs to curb oil consumption; Its time to ration domestic oil drain
By Nantoo Banerjee India’s continuous hesitancy to curb the retail oil consumption pattern despite a worldwide surge in fuel prices is inexplicable, if not unacceptable. The government, the biggest benefactor of large domestic fuel use by way of imposition of levies close to 50 percent of the retail oil prices, is not prepared to ration fuel consumption despite the fact that the country is nearly 90 percent crude oil import dependent.
Petro Products Prices In Import-Dependent India May Surge Further Arabian Post
Petro Products Prices In Import-Dependent India May Surge Further Arabian Post 2026-03-17 04:06:39 (MENAFN- The Arabian Post) By Nantoo Banerjee Notwithstanding the assurance given in Parliament last week by Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on India's 'robust' energy supplies, fuel and gas prices in the country are expected to shoot up soon in keeping with the global trend.
Iran War Is Likely To Hit Indian Economy Hard Arabian Post
Iran War Is Likely To Hit Indian Economy Hard Arabian Post 2026-03-09 11:07:24 (MENAFN- The Arabian Post) The all-out war in West Asia, involving the US-Israel combine and Iran and covering 10 countries in the region, is expected to have a big economic backlash on India. At stake are India's $120-billion trade in this region, huge oil imports, overall balance of payments, inflow of external investments, foreign repatriation and Rupee's exchange rate stability among several others.
India Should Adopt 'Trustworthy' AI Tools To Stay Safe And Transparent
India Should Adopt 'Trustworthy' AI Tools To Stay Safe And Transparent 2026-02-23 11:06:24 (MENAFN- The Arabian Post) By Nantoo Banerjee The global AI impact summit 2026 in Delhi, last week, couldn't have come at a more appropriate time when the world continues to be somewhat skeptical about adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI), its limitations and potential consequences.
US Gunboat Diplomacy Challenges The World Order
US Gunboat Diplomacy Challenges The World Order 2026-01-12 02:10:11 (MENAFN- The Arabian Post) By Nantoo Banerjee The theatres of state-sponsored piracy are expanding, from the traditional Red Sea, Gulf of Oman, Somali Basin to the Black Sea and now the Atlantic. The recent US seizure of Russian-flagged oil tanker, Marinera, originally known as the Bella-1, after pursuing the vessel for weeks across the Atlantic, may be considered as an act of piracy on the high seas.
Rupee Decline May Not Be Bad For Economy Now
It does not make sense for India to deplete its hard-earned foreign currency reserves to temporarily protect the Rupee’s exchange value. In fact, Indian Rupee’s downturn vis-à-vis other major currencies has not adversely impacted the country’s impressive economic growth, at least for the present.… The post Rupee Decline May Not Be Bad For Economy Now appeared first on ChinaPulse.com.
Rupee Decline May Not Be Bad For Economy Now
Rupee Decline May Not Be Bad For Economy Now 2025-12-29 11:08:41 (MENAFN- The Arabian Post) It does not make sense for India to deplete its hard-earned foreign currency reserves to temporarily protect the Rupee's exchange value. In fact, Indian Rupee's downturn vis-à-vis other major currencies has not adversely impacted the country's impressive economic growth, at least for the present. On the contrary, it has made exports cheaper and imports dearer.
Trump Has Become A Threat To Free Trade
Trump Has Become A Threat To Free Trade 2025-12-25 02:07:56 (MENAFN- The Arabian Post) US President Donald Trump may have problems with Russia, Venezuela and a host of other states and has every right to decide on the US trade and diplomatic policies to deal with those countries. But he has no right to thrust upon other free nations his likes, dislikes and prejudices. Unfortunately, he is doing exactly that.
'SHANTI' Act Alone May Not Fully Protect Nuclear Plants Against Liabilities
'SHANTI' Act Alone May Not Fully Protect Nuclear Plants Against Liabilities 2025-12-16 04:11:09 (MENAFN- The Arabian Post) It is difficult to explain why the government took nearly 17 years to decide on launching a bill in Parliament to allow private participation in India's nuclear power generation programme.
India Must Clip Indigo's Wings To Protect Fast-Growing Domestic Aviation Market
India Must Clip Indigo's Wings To Protect Fast-Growing Domestic Aviation Market 2025-12-08 11:06:55 (MENAFN- The Arabian Post) By Nantoo Banerjee India's domestic civil aviation market, the world's third largest after the United States and China, nearly collapsed last week as its major private airline, IndiGo, boasting nearly 70 percent of traffic share, suddenly cancelled hundreds of flights on the ground of pilot shortages after it failed to adapt to new flight crew rostering rules, leaving...
Fertiliser Import Price Surge May Hit India's Rabi Crop Output
Fertiliser Import Price Surge May Hit India's Rabi Crop Output 2025-11-10 11:07:57 (MENAFN- The Arabian Post) It is difficult to grasp the fact that even 78 years after its independence, India, the world's most populous country, continues to be heavily dependent on imported fertilizer to produce crops to feed its 1.46 billion-plus population.
US media report on govt link to steer the group may be a part of it
Adani group’s striking rise since 2014 sparks global speculation By Nantoo Banerjee The majority government-owned Life Insurance Corporation of India’s detailed rebuttal to The Washington Post report claiming that the government directed LIC to invest $3.9 billion in the Adani group seems to lack the punch.
Adani Group's Striking Rise Since 2014 Sparks Global Speculation
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) The majority government-owned Life Insurance Corporation of India's detailed rebuttal to The Washington Post report claiming that the government directed LIC to invest $3.9 billion in the Adani group seems to lack the punch.
Trump's USA Is Unreliable, Xi's China Could Be Worse
Trump's USA Is Unreliable, Xi's China Could Be Worse 2025-08-25 11:16:30 (MENAFN- The Arabian Post) Notwithstanding India's current trade tariff spat with the United States, India should apply caution to further open up imports from China with which it already suffers from massive trade deficits – nearly $100 billion last year when China had severely cut down imports from India.
India-US Ties Are Too Strong To Be Rocked By Trade Tariff
India-US Ties Are Too Strong To Be Rocked By Trade Tariff 2025-08-18 11:07:27 (MENAFN- The Arabian Post) to-be-rocked-by-trade-tariff-1.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 8px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="to-be-rocked-by-trade-tariff-1.jpg 1200w, to-be-rocked-by-trade-tariff-1-300x300.jpg 300w, to-be-rocked-by-trade-tariff-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, to-be-rocked-by-trade-tariff-1-150x150.jpg...
ED Probe Into Anil Ambani Group Is Creating Loathsome Sensation
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) The regular news feed by India's Enforcement Directorate on alleged massive money laundering by the Reliance Anil Ambani Group (RAAG), which is also known as the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG), seems to have been designed more to create an abominable sensation around the flamboyant entrepreneur than any other serious purpose. The ED probe also covers several associated entities as part of its crack down on large-scale loan frauds.
India Must Ignore Trump's Trade Tariff Trap
India Must Ignore Trump's Trade Tariff Trap 2025-08-04 11:06:48 (MENAFN- The Arabian Post) US President Donald Trump is becoming increasingly unpredictable, if not crazy, with his freakish combination of styles to deal with countries and issues – from trade to diplomacy.
India Must Ignore Trump’s Trade Tariff Trap
By Nantoo Banerjee US President Donald Trump is becoming increasingly unpredictable, if not crazy, with his freakish combination of styles to deal with countries and issues – from trade to diplomacy. The 25 percent import tariff on India since last Friday may not considerably hurt India’s export trade with the US, but it threatens to develop a crack, or maybe even distrust, in the well-developed India-US diplomatic relations over the past several years.
EU Can't Ban Non-Member India From Buying Russian Oil
EU Can't Ban Non-Member India From Buying Russian Oil 2025-07-28 11:08:23 (MENAFN- The Arabian Post) The European Union seems to have arrogated itself with extrajudicial power to prevent outside nations from purchasing Russian oil. It has no locus standi to impose its will on countries which are not members of EU. Thus, the latest expansion of the EU sanctions targeting Russian energy exports can legally cover only its 27 member countries and entities operating within the EU and not beyond.
Indian Trade Unions Need To Reform Themselves To Remain Relevant
By Nantoo Banerjee Trade unionism seems to have lost focus in India. It has failed to reform itself to keep pace with economic reforms and globalisation, and changing job scenarios. It is also facing the biggest leadership crisis.
Indian Trade Unions Need To Reform Themselves To Remain Relevant
Indian Trade Unions Need To Reform Themselves To Remain Relevant 2025-07-14 11:08:51 (MENAFN- The Arabian Post) Trade unionism seems to have lost focus in India. It has failed to reform itself to keep pace with economic reforms and globalisation, and changing job scenarios. It is also facing the biggest leadership crisis.
India Needs To Raise Defence Spending Substantially
India Needs To Raise Defence Spending Substantially 2025-07-07 11:08:23 (MENAFN- The Arabian Post) By Nantoo Banerjee It is difficult to believe that India, the world's fourth largest economy by gross domestic product (GDP) and a major military power, ranks below even the tiny states of Kuwait and Greece when it comes to defence spending as a percentage of GDP.
India Must Step Up Attack Drones Production For Its Defence
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) By Nantoo Banerjee The techniques of traditional warfare seem to be fast changing. Attack drones are increasingly playing a significant role in military aggression alongside missiles. The 12-day Israel-Iran war and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine battle showed how devastating the role of drones in modern wars is. In one of the most daring attacks, Ukraine said its armed forces used 117 attack drones to target airfields deep inside Russian territory.
The Western Nations Are Concerned About A Shia Nuke
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) It may be wrong to believe that Israel and the United States of America are the only two countries strongly against Iran's bid to become a nuclear-armed country. The entire world is concerned about nuclear proliferation and nuclear smuggling and its falling into the wrong hands. The nature of the Iranian regime has added to the concern. It is probably the only major country in the world run directly under a spiritual leader. This may be the cause of worries for many.
Bank Rate Cut By RBI Will Have Little Impact On Economy
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) With the country's consumer price inflation rate hovering around 3.20 percent in the last two years, the Reserve Bank of India's latest decision to cut the bank rate by 50 basis points, the third consecutive reduction since February this year, may be understandable. However, it seems to have come at the wrong time. India's economy is in the midst of the usual annual lean season session, from April to September. The prices of agri-products are shooting up.
India's Industrial Output Sinks Even As GDP Grows
India's Industrial Output Sinks Even As GDP Grows 2025-06-09 11:10:00 (MENAFN- The Arabian Post) India's economic growth figures seem to be getting increasingly delinked with domestic manufacturing, industrial output, and job generation. The manufacturing sector had a very little contribution to the country's 6.5 percent GDP growth during the last financial year, the slowest in four years.
Israel Is All Set To Take Over Gaza, West Bank Area
Israel Is All Set To Take Over Gaza, West Bank Area 2025-06-02 11:08:30 (MENAFN- The Arabian Post) By Nantoo Banerjee Gaza's Hamas militants face an unmitigated disaster as Israel is all set to take full control over Gaza strip after a gap of almost 20 years. Simultaneously, Israel seems to be gearing up to annex a substantial portion (Area C) of West Bank ignoring protests from France, the United Kingdom and Sweden and even a section of its own people In Tel Aviv.
Growing Islamic Terrorism Is A Global Phenomenon
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) Pakistan is back in the business of pushing Jihadists into India. It is the same old story. Last week, barely 12 days after the announcement of a ceasefire on 10 May, Pakistani terrorists in Jammu & Kashmir's Kishtwar district killed an Indian soldier in an encounter with the security forces. When were those Pakistani Jihadists pushed to J&K – before, or after the May 10th ceasefire?
Pakistan’s Nuclear Threat To India Is Real
By Nantoo Banerjee It may be good that the latest armed conflict between India and Pakistan ended quickly before it could blow up into a full-scale war leading to massive destruction of life and property and economic disaster in both the countries – maybe more so in Pakistan than in India. However, the abrupt end of the conflict, which seriously damaged Pakistan’s military infrastructure, seemingly due to Pakistan’s possible nuclear threat is a matter of major concern.
Pakistan's Nuclear Threat To India Is Real
Pakistan's Nuclear Threat To India Is Real 2025-05-19 11:07:31 (MENAFN- The Arabian Post) It may be good that the latest armed conflict between India and Pakistan ended quickly before it could blow up into a full-scale war leading to massive destruction of life and property and economic disaster in both the countries – maybe more so in Pakistan than in India.
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