EAM S. Jaishankar is also set to interact with a number of leaders from West Asia in Mauritian capital of Port Louis on the margins of the Indian Ocean Conference on Friday.
LPG supply eased for more industries, govt says coal gasification is next growth avenue. Centre welcomes US-Iran ceasefire but asks Indians to leave Iran.
In the weeks leading up to US-Israeli military strikes against Iran, White House was split between 'Trump the hawk', eager for action, and 'Vance the sceptic', NYT report says.
West Asia war disrupts energy supply, causing global ripple effects, including in India. Global media also spotlights capital punishment for 9 TN cops in custodial deaths case.
Trump, in an expletive-laden Truth Social post, vowed to attack key civilian infra in Iran including bridges & power plants if Tehran did not open Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday 8 pm ET.
2027 budget proposal requests $1.5 trillion for defence, up from $1 trillion sought for fiscal year 2026. Discretionary non-defense spending would be cut 10%, or about $73 billion.
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.
Meanwhile, NYT traces the success of ‘former Goldman Sachs operations analyst who discovered rap as a child in South Texas’, better known as Hanumankind.
Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.
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.
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