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Corona Returns: Lockdowns resume in Europe as second wave rises

October 17, 2020 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Those who became careless and threw precaution to the winds, confusing a ‘lull’ in the Covid-19 intensity with the virus’ waning, should think again: lockdown has returned in the United Kingdom on Friday, with its mayor warning of a “difficult winter ahead”. Earlier, Canada and some European countries had also reported […]

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Roving Periscope: Despite unpopularity, Xitler’s China on war path!

October 16, 2020 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Despite the unprecedented global unpopularity of China, its President Xi Jinping has further pushed his country to the precipice: he has just directed his Terracotta Army, officially known as the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), to “be prepared for war”. This week, he asked the PLA troops to “prepare for war”. Troops […]

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Global Indians: The ‘Modi factor’ and the Trump-II Presidency

October 15, 2020 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: As America votes on November 3 to elect or re-elect the next President, many in the influential Indian-American community appear gravitating to vote for the incumbent, Donald Trump, despite the Democrats’ attempts to woo them on issues like the candidacy of Kamala Harris, and the H1-B visas. Is Trump as popular […]

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Now, Pak to ‘transfer’ 2 strategic islands near Karachi to China

October 14, 2020 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: After forcing Islamabad to ‘transfer’ a large chunk of land in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) for the upcoming China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Beijing is pushing its “all-weather ally” to cede control of two strategically-important islands south of Karachi in the Arabian Sea. China wants these two islands—Bundal and Bhuddo, previously under the […]

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Politics: After Farooq seeking Chinese help, Mehbooba may look at Turkey

October 14, 2020 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: As expected, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has not ‘disappointed’ India 14 months after her release from detention: she echoed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s recent speeches and promised to “take back” what she believed was her dynastic fief, called J&K, from the Indian Union. Soon after her […]

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Asian NATO: US, India, Oz, Japan to tackle “elephant in the room”

October 13, 2020 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The Asian version of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) may be in the offing, with India as its likely headquarters. Its four founding members–the US, India, Australia, and Japan–whose close cooperation is now known as the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad), are expected to enlarge the membership of the proposed group […]

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Politics: Why Farooq Abdullah cannot imitate Indira?

October 13, 2020 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: In October 1977, dislodged Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s short-sighted arrest was viewed as the Janata Party Government’s first major political blunder. When she provoked the then Union Home Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh, the stubborn Jaat leader decided to teach her a lesson. Despite Prime Minister Morarji Desai cautioning him against such […]

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Nobel in Economics: Americans Milgrom, Wilson to get 2020 Prize

October 12, 2020 virendra pandit 0

New Delhi: Two American economists, Paul R Milgrom and Robert B Wilson will be awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Economics for their work on “improvement to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats”. The 2020 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences, popularly known as the Nobel Prize in Economics, was announced on Monday. […]

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Economy: To spur demand, Centre offers cash vouchers, festival advance

October 12, 2020 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: With the coronavirus pandemic showing signs of a rollback, India’s economy is expected to get a fillip in the next sixth months in a V-shaped recovery mode, beginning November, and fiscal 2020-21 may not exactly turn out as bad it many thought it could. One of the key reasons for a […]

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Harvard Business School names Indian-American as new Dean

October 12, 2020 virendra pandit 0

Mukund Patel Chicago: Srikant Datar, the Arthur Lowes Dickinson Professor of Business Administration and the Senior Associate Dean for University Affairs at the prestigious Harvard Business School (HBS), will be the School’s next dean, President Larry Bacow announced. Prof. Datar will begin his new term on January 1, 2021. “Srikant Datar is an innovative educator, […]