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Sunday, August 17, 2025
TopicBloomberg Opinion

Topic: Bloomberg Opinion

Joe Biden’s decision to command & split Afghanistan’s forex is a $7 billion betrayal

Biden has begun releasing the $7 bn Afghan Central Bank funds held in US Fed. His plan proposes to split it. The problem is, the US doesn’t own that money: Afghanistan does.

The market is finally putting a realistic price on carbon

The current surge in carbon should be seen as a success, finally bringing the cost of emissions in Europe to a level sufficient to switch to less polluting technologies.

Key to India’s biggest election? Creating jobs for people of UP, not jobs in UP

Politicians in UP promise that they will end out-migration. But one wouldn't bet on their chances against hundreds of years of economic history.

Govt short of money, economy short of momentum, but Budget 2022-23 a promising policy statement

A large portion of Sitharaman’s speech was dedicated to climate action and the energy transition — from supporting low-carbon sectors, to the announcing of green bonds.

Iran wants no sanctions, US wants it to roll back nuclear programme, with talks in ‘end game’

Donald Trump had withdrawn from Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in 2018 & imposed sanctions on the gulf nation. Iran responded by expanding its nuclear program in breach of the accord.

Biden’s wolf-crying campaign over Ukraine has turned the tables on Putin

There is a plausible scenario that defies the seemingly unshakable logic of Putin's planned invasion of Ukraine and plays out as a media phenomenon rather than a hot war.

Why Federal Reserve will no longer have pandemic-era investors’ backs

Inflation is top of mind for all leaders in Washington and US President Joe Biden, whose approval ratings are sliding, appears less inclined to count on hope as a strategy.

Why $69 billion Activision deal could be a blunder for Microsoft

Looking out a few years, the tech giant may be underestimating the level of damage Activision’s brands have suffered from both workplace scandals and complaints about game quality.

What it will take to vaccinate the world against Covid

A Q&A with vaccine scientist Peter Hotez, author of 'Preventing the Next Pandemic', on developing a low-cost Covid vaccine, and why Omicron won’t be the end of the pandemic.

Mukesh Ambani’s succession plan for Reliance needs 3 ‘superstars’

Reliance succession will be underpinned by the emergence of at least 3 superstar businesses, each of which will aim for a very large share of profit in its particular industry.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?