In Ukraine, businessmen who straddle politics & policy have made every make or break decision for the country, rendering it poorest among the ex-Soviet economies in Europe.
Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu claimed that mobilising the country’s reserves will add around 3,00,000 civilians to the armed forces and students will be exempted from the exercise.
After several setbacks, Russia escalates its conflict with Ukraine; the Russian president says a partial military mobilisation was ‘sensible and necessary under the circumstances’.
Meanwhile, the international community has slammed plans by separatist regions in Ukraine to hold referendums, calling it an attempt to divert attention from Russia’s battle reversals.
For Indian foreign policy, a weakened Russia is a mixed bag: it is likely to be more beholden to Beijing, but its support to China in the Indo-Pacific would matter less.
Chinese President Xi Jinping & Russian President Vladimir Putin met in person for first time since the beginning of Russia-Ukraine war on sidelines of SCO Summit in Uzbekistan.
The proposed amendment to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code aims to reduce timelines and provide for a mechanism that involves minimal interaction with the court. It fails on both counts.
Open to public feedback until 26 November, the revised guidelines, among other changes, give CA firms more flexibility to advertise & promote their services.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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