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Riyadh & Doha to lend $5 bn to Islamabad amid Pakistan’s UAE repayment & force deployment to Saudi Arabia

The financial assistance from the Gulf allies comes as Pakistan is set to repay a $3.5 billion loan from the United Arab Emirates by the end of April, following a request for immediate settlement.

Iranian strikes wiped out $20 billion in annual revenue—Qatar’s state-owned petroleum company

Strikes by Tehran Wednesday caused QatarEnergy losses of up to $20 billion per annum, and wiped out about 17 percent Qatar’s total LNG exports. Qatar is the single largest source of LNG for India.

Qatar museum marks the unthinkable finale for MF Husain—a legacy beyond his life

This final chapter has come to MF Husain posthumously, far away from India. A promise kept by his friend, the HH of Qatar, who spearheaded and helped realise his dream.

Thank Qatar for Hamas’ response to Trump’s Gaza help. Doha got a new security umbrella

Hamas has thus kicked the ball into Tel Aviv’s court, focusing on immediate and sustainable ceasefire, unrestricted humanitarian assistance, and full withdrawal by Israel.

Qatar played all sides, peacemaker to Islamist safe haven. Now there’s no place to hide

As the world order threatens to buckle under new strains, peacemaking is becoming an ever more dangerous business.

Iran attacks US base in Qatar in retaliation, Doha says all missiles intercepted

Iranian armed forces target Al-Udeid Airbase in Qatar. US air defence system is reported to have been activated at Ain Al-Assad Airbase in Western Iraq as well.

EVM now stands for exam vindication mechanism & muskuraiye Trump ji, aap Qatar mein hain

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

Not just Tech Mahindra’s Qatar head, more Indians in detention in potential graft probe

Indian Embassy in Doha received consular access for Amit Gupta on 28 March, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said during regular press briefing Wednesday.

Tech Mahindra top executive arrested in Qatar faces charges of alleged corruption

No charges have been framed yet against Amit Gupta, Tech Mahindra's region head for Qatar and Kuwait; family rejects data theft allegations surfacing in sections of the media.

Tech Mahindra region head detained in Qatar since January, Indian Embassy extends ‘all possible assistance’

The charges against Amit Gupta, originally from Vadodara, have not yet been released. His family has pointed to allegations of possible data theft..

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The math behind India’s elections—Why proximity matters

It is one of the most consistent findings in electoral politics: voters are more likely to support candidates who come from their local area.

US ends oil waivers but Russian crude flows to India ‘likely to remain steady’ amid Hormuz disruption

India will need to recalibrate crude sourcing strategy as US ends waivers for Russian & Iranian oil, energy experts say. But Russian crude will likely remain central to energy basket.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.