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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
TopicOxfam report

Topic: Oxfam report

Why Oxfam report on inequality in India doesn’t add up — old data, unlikely tax burden on poor

It's hard to reconcile how bottom half of population makes up 64% of taxes on food & non-food items when most are either exempt, bought once in a few years, or not bought by poor.

#JustMiddleClassThings with Nirmala Sitharaman & how to sink to greater depths than Joshimath

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

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Syringes, MRI to ventilators, West Asia war squeezing India’s medical supply chain—costs up 10 to 50%

Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.