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Monday, March 16, 2026
TopicIndia-Nordic Summit

Topic: India-Nordic Summit

Modi’s tri-nation visit to Croatia, Norway & Netherlands postponed after Operation Sindoor 

PM was set to land in Croatia for a bilateral visit, while he was due to attend India-Nordic Summit in Oslo and then visit the Netherlands.

How women have come to hold the top post in 13 out of 45 countries in Europe

European countries began electing women in top posts from the late 1970s, though the first woman to head a government in the world was Sri Lanka's PM Sirimavo Bandaranaike.

Modi’s trip shows India & EU can grow closer despite differences on Russia’s Ukraine invasion

While the Ukraine war did dominate the agenda at Modi's meetings with European leaders, a wider acceptance of India’s stance vis-à-vis Russia was also witnessed.

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India must allow citizens to invest beyond its borders. It’s risk management, not luxury

The financialisation of Indian household savings is one of the most important economic shifts of the past decade. But financialisation without international diversification creates fragile balance sheets.

Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.