By Arun Kumar Shrivastav The UN agencies and NGOs working in Sri Lanka have warned that the food crisis in the island nation with 22 million people is worsening. In its June 2022 report, the UN said that at least 1.7 million people need immediate help. Early this week, it said now the number has […]
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By Arun Kumar Shrivastav A former hedge fund manager, Rishi Sunak is a big crypto bull. He wants the UK to become the crypto hub of the world. He is of Indian origin and most Indians are happy at Sunak becoming the Prime Minister of a country that ruled India for over 200 years. One […]
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By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Nepal is going to polls on November 20 this year for the second time in its latest tryst with democracy. The first round of general elections took place in 2017 after the country got a brand new constitution in 2015. What makes the Nepal elections an interesting political development in the […]
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By Arun Kumar Shrivastav In a breakthrough, IMF said in a statement Thursday morning that a staff-level agreement between IMF and the Sri Lankan government has been achieved. The agreement provides for $2.9 billion in assistance under Extended Fund Facility (EFF) over 48 months. The details of the agreement were made public on Thursday while […]
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By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Even though no immediate solution seems to be in sight for millions of hungry people, Sri Lanka is fast becoming a strategic flashpoint. Earlier, there were talks about different world powers playing their roles in giving Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Basil Rajapaksa a safe exit from Sri Lanka by getting their consensus […]
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By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Myanmar’s military rulers on July 252 reported the execution of four pro-democracy activists — Phyo Zeya Thaw, Kyaw Min Yu, Hla Myo Aung, and Aung Thura Zaw. Ko Jimmy and Phyo Zeya Thaw were convicted under counter-terrorism laws in January while Hla Myo Aung and Aung Thura Zaw were convicted for […]
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By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has sent his resignation — first by email and a hard copy flown in from Singapore. The authenticity of the resignation has been verified and it has been accepted as authentic. The Parliament Speaker, Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, officially announced the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday. […]
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By Arun Kumar Shrivastav India is making news of rains and floods. It seems the entire country from Kerala to the North-East and from Kashmir to Gujarat, India is wet and inundated. Visuals of the roaring flow of rivers and inundated farm and city areas have swarmed social media platforms. Neighbouring countries Pakistan and Bangladesh […]
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By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s bravado and brinkmanship turned fatal last Saturday. Not only was he reported missing from his office and residence, but the palatial President’s house in Colombo was also invaded by the protestors. Twitter is flooded with amusing pictures and videos of the incident. Protestors taking a plunge […]
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By Arun Kumar Shrivastav The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the global tourism industry left not only tourism companies but also the tourism-driven economy in dire straits. Shutdowns and travel restrictions led to the disappearance of international travel. For example, China opened international flights after nearly two years on July 5, with India still […]
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By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Newly-elected Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is at the centre of public anger and jokes about him abound on Twitter. Apparently, he is not in the country when Sydney is witnessing severe flash floods and inundation. The situation in the entire North South Wales (NSW) is alarming with more than 50,000 […]
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By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Delivering a historic ruling, the Supreme Court of India has recommended that sex work by consenting adults should be legal. Releasing a small set of guidelines on sex workers, the top court said prostitution is a profession and sex workers are entitled to equality, dignity, and protection from the law of […]
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By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Jammu and Kashmir is once again at the centre of a raging political debate. In the past few weeks, several targeted killings of non-Kashmiris and Kashmiri Pundits have rocked the nation’s conscience. News reports suggest that Kashmiri Pundits are desperate to leave the valley while the government machinery is trying to […]
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By Arun Kumar Shrivastav For the last two-three days, Indian media is running a story that says a Bangladeshi woman crossed the swampy Sundarban forests, also home to Royal Bengal Tigers, and then swam for an hour to cross a river and meet her Indian boyfriend. The 22-year-old Krishna Mandal had met her boyfriend Abhik […]
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By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Navjot Singh Sidhu has been sent to the Patiala Central Jail to serve a year-long sentence in a case of road rage, registered in 1988. It took more than three decades for the Indian judicial system to convict and sentence a person whose felony was never in doubt; even the accused […]
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By Arun Kumar Shrivastav In what appeared to be a sudden move, the Indian government prohibited the export of wheat on May 13. This appeared to be totally out of sync with India’s policy of goodwill and outreach through liberal relief and support measures under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tenure, so far. Given the food […]
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By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Majoritarian nationalism can go wrong and it can land the leaders in a hot soup! This is the unmistakable message from the Sri Lankan crisis. The Rajapaksa family was the darling of the majority Singhalese and it indulged in hate politics against Hindus and Muslims. The isolation of the minority came […]
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By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Indian tax authorities are planning to levy the highest 28% GST on crypto activities, various media reports said on Monday quoting unnamed sources. Right now, Indian crypto exchanges pay 18% GST as they are considered intermediaries providing financial services. The GST Council is believed to have set up a law committee […]
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By Arun Kumar Shrivastav The Indian government’s anti-cryptocurrency policy which includes high taxation and denial of banking services has resulted in many top-tier crypto exchanges shutting shops in India and moving to the UAE, which is fast emerging as a hub of crypto business. The massive exodus of business and talents from the Indian cryptocurrency […]
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By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Elon Musk’s financial muscle is being felt all over the world. After buying Twitter for $44 billion in cash a few days back, Musk is now joking that Coca-Cola is next on his shopping list. In a list of 2668 billionaires worldwide, India has 166 of them. But few Indian billionaires […]
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By Arun Kumar Shrivastav International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday asked Sri Lanka to tighten its monetary policy, increase taxes, and adopt flexible exchange rates. “The requirement for fund lending will be progress toward debt sustainability,” said Anne-Marie Gulde-Wolf, acting director of the IMF’s Asia and Pacific Department. “Monetary policy has to be tightened to […]
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By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Tesla owner and currently world’s richest man, Elon Musk has finally had his way with the Twitter board and bought the publicly-listed company in one of the most expensive buy-outs in recent years. He is reportedly paying a staggering $44 billion in cash to make the “town square” of the world […]
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By Arun Kumar Shrivastav On Tuesday, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Ajith Nivard Cabraal announced that the country would default on international debt payments until it receives a $3 billion bailout package it has asked for from the IMF. Sri Lanka’s external borrowings amount to $51 billion and roughly half of them […]
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By Arun Kumar Shrivastav On April 6, The American Bazaar published an article that goes by the headline: Alphonsos arrive in America as USDA okays Indian mango Import. The news story talks about the excitement among the Asian communities in the US on the arrival of famous Indian mango varieties — Chausa, Dussheri, Langara, and […]
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