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India, Mauritius finalise oil & gas deal amid West Asia crisis; New Delhi to appoint defence attaché

EAM S. Jaishankar is also set to interact with a number of leaders from West Asia in Mauritian capital of Port Louis on the margins of the Indian Ocean Conference on Friday. 

Use public transport, buy only ‘fuel you need’—PM Albanese tells Australians amid global energy woes

In rare address to nation, Australian PM says, 'No government can promise to eliminate the pressures that this war is causing.'

India calls for an end to attacks on civilian & energy infra as Israel, Iran hit Gulf energy sites

Marking a significant shift, India called on Israel & Iran, without directly naming them, to stop attacking civilian & energy infrastructure across West Asia, calling it unacceptable.

After Trump threat, Canada holds firm on trade pivot as minister heads to India

“We need to protect and empower the Canadian economy… That is why we went to China, that’s why we will be going to India,” Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand said.

Day after Putin visit, US under secretary seeks deeper ties in defence, energy in Delhi meet with Misri

Tuesday’s meeting was an ‘opportunity to translate President Trump and Prime Minister Modi’s vision from their February meeting into concrete progress’, the US embassy has said.

India needs 600 GW of clean energy by 2030, says think tank—100 GW more than govt target

India has been installing renewables at the fastest rate among major economies, says the International Energy Agency.

India produces enough power to meet its demand. Now, it needs a net-zero revolution

If every project was held to measurable net-zero standards, India could show the world that a country’s prosperity doesn't have to be delinked from the planet’s prosperity.

A pick-me-up for India’s lithium dreams: How urban miners are spinning e-waste into white gold

The Indian market in lithium-ion battery recycling recovers critical minerals such as lithium, nickel, and cobalt from used batteries for reuse in production again.

Energy, defence, & economic deals on Modi’s Kuwait agenda as past friction points take backseat

It is the first visit by an Indian PM to the Gulf country in 43 yrs. Kuwait is also the only GCC member state Modi hadn't visited since assuming office in 2014.

Trump picks fossil fuel defender Chris Wright as energy secretary

Wright is the founder and CEO of Liberty Energy, an oilfield services firm. He is pro Trump’s plan to maximise production of oil and gas and to boost electricity production.

On Camera

Norway’s Modi cartoon was not satire. Just colonial laziness

Political satire is indispensable to democracy, racial caricature isn’t. If Europe’s liberal press still cannot tell difference, then decolonisation never happened in their imagination.

Recovery of unclaimed shares, dividends now takes days, not yrs. EAC-PM credits investor watchdog revamp

PM-EAC paper says overhaul of Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority system sharply improved processing speed and reduced paperwork for investors.

Dragon’s armour: How Xi reshaped China’s military with theatre commands a decade before India’s push

While India yet to set in motion theaterisation of armed forces, China's military reforms combined China’s Army, Navy, Air Force and Rocket Force aimed at regional dominance & tight political control.

Pakistan is tactically brilliant, strategically disastrous. It’s primed for repeated blunders

Pakistan has ended up losing every war against India but that hasn’t prevented it from claiming victory. We will go over the evidence to anticipate what to expect next.