Biman Mukherji
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🔮 Japan’s push to expand industrial and port cooperation with Bangladesh could transform the South Asian country into a regional trade gateway, analysts say, connecting markets in Southeast Asia and the wider Indo-Pacific while diversifying Dhaka’s economic ties.
🔮 “We need to induct two fighter squadrons every year,” Singh said on October 3, noting that “between 36 and 40 aircraft” would need to be produced annually to meet India’s target of having 42 fighter squadrons in service.
🔮 India’s proposed social media ban for under-18s wins parents’ backing
Lawyers, however, advise against a sweeping ban, saying children could benefit from access to online educational content
Digangana Mukherjee, a mother of a six-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy, has banned television at her home in the Indian city of Mysore because she does not want her children to become addicted to watching content on screen.
🔮 Is Ambani the real boss of India?” he wrote, suggesting Reliance Group chairman
Mukesh Ambani – one of India’s wealthiest tycoons whose sprawling conglomerate has a major footprint across the economy – might wield undue influence over the licensing process.
🔮 The victim, 23, who later died from her injuries, was dubbed Nirbhaya – the fearless one – as she could not be named under Indian law.
🔮 India’s Modi faces dual pressure from ‘cockroach’ movement, opposition parties
The two groups’ objection to the revised voter rolls has fuelled speculation that they could become a new potent political force
Leaders of around 20 parties in the opposition India National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, or INDIA, rallied against the Election Commission’s revised voter rolls, which critics say have potentially removed millions of eligible voters from the electoral register.
🔮 The new iPhones might not make sense financially in India, but the desire for one is not always rational, analysts say
The iPhone 18 Pro starts at 164,900 rupees (US$1,700) and goes up to 179,000 rupees, while the iPhone 18 Pro Max starts at 179,900 rupees and maxes out at 329,900 rupees.
🔮 Leaders of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) on Thursday demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, after a local newspaper reported allegations that his handling of voter-list revisions could disenfranchise eligible voters and undermine confidence in India’s electoral process.
🔮 Saudi oil pipeline closure puts Asia’s economic resilience to the test
Experts say the loss will hit Asian refiners first before feeding through to inflation, currencies and economic growth across the region
Asian economies heavily dependent on imported energy are facing an even sharper squeeze after the shutdown of Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline removed a key escape route from the disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, deepening an energy shock that has already pushed crude oil above US$100 a barrel.
Analysts said the loss of that bypass would hit Asian refiners first before feeding through to inflation, currencies and economic growth across the region.
🔮 India and Vietnam aim to turn ‘China plus one’ rivalry into trade gains
New Delhi and Hanoi are looking to join market scale with manufacturing capacity to build new trade links, analysts say
Such a shift could deepen both nations’ roles in global production networks across high-value industries – from electronics and pharmaceuticals to renewable energy – while giving companies reliable alternatives as they diversify supply chains beyond China.
The idea has gained momentum after Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung called for closer economic integration with India, including new economic corridors and supply chains and a potential bilateral free-trade agreement.
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