Tuesday, 29 November, 2022
TopicAbu Dhabi

Topic: Abu Dhabi

Indians build the UAE. Delhi shouldn’t worry about pushback from Gulf nations

+TFP Sifra Lentin -
Forget UAE’s recent history. Century-old trade and migratory links tie Indians and the Gulf Arabs into collaboration and cooperation even today.

Modi holds virtual summit with ‘brother’ Abu Dhabi crown prince, India-UAE sign free trade pact

Nayanima Basu -
First ever trade pact with a Gulf nation aims for $100 billion two-way trade by 2027. Both nations agree to expand maritime cooperation, vow commitment against terrorism.

Jaishankar meets top UAE leaders to strengthen bilateral strategic ties

PTI -
External Affairs Minister met Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and expressed confidence that the strategic ties between India and the UAE will scale new heights.

Abu Dhabi stadium’s chief curator Mohan Singh dies before New Zealand-Afghanistan T20 game

PTI -
According to UAE Cricket sources, the 45-year-old, who hailed from Uttarakhand, was suffering from depression and was found hanging in his room.

UAE to burn mountains of trash as China stops importing waste

Verity Ratcliffe -
UAE is building facilities worth billions that will burn garbage to generate power. The projects, however, could make it harder for the Gulf nation to net out carbon emissions.

Flipkart could get $500-million funding from Abu Dhabi’s state investment firm ADQ

Baiju Kalesh -
Flipkart is seeking to raise at least $3 billion and could decide to increase the amount to as much as $3.75 billion as it plans to debut in the public markets next year.

Abu Dhabi eyes desert, space farming as Covid prompts drive for food self-sufficiency

Agnieszka de Sousa -
As part of the initiative, the Abu Dhabi Investment Office will spend about $41 million with other companies to develop technologies for producing food in arid conditions.

Abu Dhabi aims to attract skilled expats by making life cheaper

Zainab Fattah -
The twin crisis of cheaper oil and Covid pandemic has forced many foreigners to reconsider their lives in the UAE, of which Abu Dhabi is the capital.

Temple politics is playing out on Twitter & Facebook with a temple that doesn’t exist

Deeksha Bhardwaj -
Videos claim Abu Dhabi crown prince Mohammed bin Zayed has built a temple there and ‘fulfilled’ promise to Modi. But only the foundation stone was laid last month.

Hindi is now third official language in Abu Dhabi courts

PTI -
The move aims at helping Hindi speakers to learn about litigation procedures, their rights and duties without a language barrier.
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Former Pakistani Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa | ISPR/Twitter

On my last day as Pakistan Army Chief, I leave Asim Munir with bigger problems than my billions

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Does Indian Army Chief Gen Pande have no interest in making CPEC, cheese pizza economic corridor? I suggest him this corridor against China. Learn from us.
It's been close to two years now that chana prices have been ruling low. The government should revisit its policies | Wikimedia Commons

Losing the pulse: Farmers will suffer a setback with falling chana prices. Govt must observe

People hold white sheets of paper in protest over COVID-19 restrictions, after a vigil for the victims of a fire in Urumqi, in Beijing, China, November 27 | Photo: Reuters

Situation in China volatile—A fire incident, a strict Covid policy spreading anger on streets

Economy

Representational image of workers at a construction site | ANI

GDP data this week will indicate FY23 outlook. But analysis shows growth still below pre-Covid yrs

TCA Sharad Raghavan -
Analysis of industrial & consumer data not included in usual ‘high-frequency indicators’ shows although demand seems to have recovered from pandemic, it remains weak.

Defence

Illustration: Soham Sen | The Print

Modi govt moves with Arunachal Frontier Highway, among India’s ‘toughest’ projects yet, China in mind

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The 2,000 km-long highway will be of strategic importance to military. Same equipment used on other side of LAC being deployed to carry out work on tough terrain, say officials.

National Interest

A Gujarat gamble: A likely reason Rahul is not giving Modi a fight this assembly election

Shekhar Gupta -
I'd rather not buy idea that Rahul's holding his fire until 2024. More likely, Congress believes Karnataka offers best chance of winning a Gujarat-sized state if Gujarat is too challenging.

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