Sometime in the latter half of the 19th century, a Vedic god credited with building cities such as Indraprastha, Dwarka and Lanka, as well as Stone Age aircraft, made a …
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What India’s New UPI Fee Means for Digital Payments
by Jayanta Roy Chowdhury 4 minutes readThe singular defining feature of India’s digital payments revolution till now has been that paying with UPI has been almost free. The Central Government has on Monday let it be …
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BRICS Opens a Door to Gulf De-Escalation, But Stops Short of Mediation
by Jayanta Roy Chowdhury 4 minutes readEven as the BRICS summit in New Delhi is winding up, disturbing news that a ship has been hit by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, preceded …
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As a host of Global South leaders, ranging from Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping to Indonesia’s Prabowo Subianto and Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed fly into a security gridlocked BRICS …
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India, Russia to Discuss SMRs, S-400 Delays, AI and Rare Earths
by Jayanta Roy Chowdhury 4 minutes readIndia and Russia are likely to discuss joint development of new Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and a second Kudankulam-type nuclear power plant at another location in India, besides the status …
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Will the BRICS Summit Move Towards De-Dollarization?
by Jayanta Roy Chowdhury 5 minutes readAs the BRICS summit approaches, all eyes, from stock market players across the world to heads of powerful central banks, will be on any moves that may crop up during …
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What’s at Stake for India at the SCO Meet
by Jayanta Roy Chowdhury 4 minutes readAll eyes are out on possible outcomes from meetings between the big three at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek, that is, on China’s President Xi Jinping, Indian …
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Nepal’s Floods Matter for Far-Away Brahmaputra
by Jayanta Roy Chowdhury 3 minutes readThe deadly glacier burst in Tibet, which triggered a wall of water and mud to drown the narrow gorges of the Bhote Kosi River in neighboring Nepal, has intensified scrutiny …
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Tax Haven British Virgin Island Premier in Town to Woo Indian Richie Riches
by Jayanta Roy Chowdhury 3 minutes readDo you have a few billions spare and want to invest it abroad without being asked to pay taxes? The tax haven of British Virgin Islands through which between USD …
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Tibetans to Hold Nationwide Protests on August 20 Over New Chinese Law Which ‘Attacks Ethnic Rights’
by Jayanta Roy Chowdhury 3 minutes readTibetans in India are planning demonstrations across the country on August 20 to highlight what they describe as continuing human-rights violations in Tibet and to protest against a new Chinese …