Tankers asked to pay about $1 per barrel in yuan or stablecoins to IRGC-linked intermediaries for escorted transit, with some also required to switch flags to friendly nations.
A network of islands Tehran calls 'unsinkable aircraft carriers' near Strait of Hormuz gives Iran sweeping oversight of shipping lanes as regional standoff shows no sign of ending.
Many migrants lack documentation required for registered LPG connection. Without official status, they are excluded from the government’s subsidised rates.
Hormuz crisis is only the latest in a line of geopolitical flashpoints that shaped India’s energy strategy over the years, starting from OPEC oil embargo that followed the Yom Kippur war.
This is the transcript of 'Cut The Clutter' Episode 1817, explaining how the UAE has been not just a collateral, but a primary target of Iran in the war in West Asia.
International media looks at the varying views on the diplomatic position India should take with Pakistan trying to act as mediator, and the impact of conflict on state-owned oil companies.
Governments from India to Philippines are negotiating with Iran for the safe passage of vessels, while forming small circles to seek a diplomatic solution and even bartering deals.
Trump said Ukraine was not Washington’s problem but the US has stepped in automatically. ‘I was never swayed by NATO. I always knew they were paper tiger’.
As social media debated whether audiences were consuming Pujarini Pradhan as a symbol, The Juggernaut turned her into a story that could circulate globally, with or without her participation.
Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.
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.
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