K Raveendran The green, social, sustainable, and sustainable-linked bonds (GSSSB) market–including sustainable sukuk–in the Middle East (GSSSB) is set to expand further, with the UAE and Saudi Arabia likely to remain the leaders, Standard & Poor’s said in a report. The report is timing with the high-profile COP28 meeting in Dubai, which has seen a number of pathbreaking decisions by nations. GSSSB issuance in the Middle East […]
By K Raveendran The renewed escalation of the Israel-Palestine conflict is providing additional impetus for gold to climb higher levels. The yellow metal has already been trending higher over the past two months, but the end of truce between Hamas and Israeli forces, unleashing new bomb attacks and destruction of lives and properties, particularly on […]
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By K Raveendran Oil markets are eagerly awaiting the outcome at the forthcoming OPEC+ meeting this week, after internal troubles forced a postponement of the meeting originally scheduled for November 26. The meeting assumes great significance both for producing as well as importing countries, especially amidst assessments that a new agreement to cut production is […]
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K Raveendran The increasing engagement by Gulf countries with China is raising eyebrows in Washington, with reports suggesting indicating that Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is reviewing several multibillion-dollar deals entered into by Gulf sovereign wealth funds, particularly the UAE’s Mubadala and the Saudi Public Investment Fund. Bloomberg reported the other day that officials in President Joe Biden’s cabinet are currently reviewing more […]
By K Raveendran Irrespective of the outcome of the batch of petitions in the Supreme Court against the SEBI investigations into the charges levelled by US-based short-selling firm Hindenburg Research against the Adani group of companies regarding violations of stock market regulation, it is most likely that short selling would emerge as the villain of […]
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By K Raveendran Confidentiality versus anonymity is a central issue in the consideration of the petitions against the electoral bond scheme as it exists today and may well have a bearing on the verdict by the five-member constitution bench under Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, which has reserved the judgement. The petitioners, who include the […]
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By K Raveendran A Saudi decision to extend its voluntary oil production cut to the end of the year has passed off as a non-event, with the oil markets shrugging off the decision as of little consequence to the current demand-supply situation in the global market. The kingdom said on Sunday it will continue its […]
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K Raveendran As real estate prices continue to rise in Dubai, the risk of a cyclical reversal is mounting, rating agency Standard & Poor’s has said in a report. The agency, however, adds that the Dubai developers are well prepared for such a turn of events. S&P estimates that prices will increase 15%-18% in 2023 and by another 5%-7% in 2024 as the Dubai market gradually slows […]
By K Raveendran The Supreme Court strictures against the Punjab governor for sitting over the bills passed by the state assembly by questioning the validity of the house session that passed those bills are a verdict against what has come to be regarded as the standard operating practice of the Union home ministry to use […]
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By K Raveendran The Supreme Court’s displeasure with the way the Centre is using its agencies to suppress criticism or force adversaries into submission is finding expression at increasing frequency. “It can’t be a State that is run only through its agencies,” Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul said while hearing a petition urging the court to […]
The post Court Observations Against Agencies Set A Trend Ahead Of Upcoming Review Petitions first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.
By K Raveendran A failure by Russia to fulfil its commitment of 300,000 barrels per day of voluntary cut in crude exports as per the understanding with OPEC is likely to cause friction between Moscow and Saudi Arabia, the prime driver of the cartel’s supply control strategy to shore up crude prices. Any problem in […]
The post Overshooting Russian Oil Exports May Cause Friction In Saudi-Led Supply Cut Mechanism first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.
By K Raveendran Infosys founder Narayana Murthy’s call to the youth of the nation to declare ‘this is my country, I want to work for 70 hours a week’ has created such a storm that it has elicited response from every section of the society, including the veteran technocrat’s peers, employers, corporate personalities and of […]
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K Raveendran The United Arab Emirates is among the few countries in the world to see the Rule of Law Index score increase this year. The UAE achievement is all the more remarkable as a majority of countries have seen rule of law being eroded this year. The UAE ranks 37th out of 142 countries worldwide and 36th out of 46 among the high income countries in […]
By K Raveendran Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud has added a new dimension to the current debate on caste-based reservation by stressing the need to advance from the accommodative aspect of the reservation policy as it is practised today to one where reservation would be a tool for empowerment. Justice Chandrachud did not […]
The post CJI Takes Reservation Debate To New Level With Call For Empowerment first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.
By K Raveendran With signs of a wider conflict in the Middle East becoming stronger by the day, oil market analysts are keeping their fingers crossed over how the evolving scenario is going to shape the future of oil as well as the global economy. As Israel pushes ahead with its Gaza action, bombing more […]
The post Threat Of A Wider Conflict Keeps Oil Market Analysts In A Discomforting Guessing Game first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.
By K Raveendran Four judgments from a five-member bench: that’s enough to indicate the complexities and confusion about the Supreme Court’s decision on the keenly-awaited same sex marriage issue. Overflowing with ‘agreements and disagreements’, the diverse verdicts, however, betray a certain degree of predictability. As Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud began pronouncing his judgment, the […]
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By K Raveendran The Israel-Palestine conflict has sent ripples through the shipping and maritime industry, leading international companies to issue cautionary advisories and adapt their operations in the region. In view of the missile attacks and the incursion of opposing militias, the security of transporting goods through the port of Haifa has become uncertain. The […]
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By K Raveendran Curiously, the Hamas attack and the Israeli reprisal coincide with the 5oth anniversary of the first oil crisis, which plunged the world into an oil shock of unprecedented proportions, causing energy prices to skyrocket and leading to fuel shortages, particularly in the United States. And by all indications, the results of the […]
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By K Raveendran The courts are making it increasingly clear that they are not impressed with the way the central agencies are proceeding with action against their victims. Going by the sharpness in the courts’ remarks, it seems that the day may not be far when the selective manner in which the law is taking, […]
The post Courts Beginning To Question ‘Law Taking Its Own Course’ As Claimed By Ruling Party first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.
By K Raveendran The use of terrorist laws against journalists in the NewsClick makes the Narendra Modi government’s intentions very clear: terrorise independent media outfits which dare not to follow their ‘gaudi’ counterparts that dominate the country’s media scene. The government apparently feels that even the few that remain outside its orbit cannot be allowed […]
The post Centre’s Raids On Newsclick Is A Part Of Policy Of Intimidation Of Independent Media first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.
By K Raveendran In a rather unnoticed development as a byproduct of the Russia-Ukraine war, a directional shift in Russia’s trade with the world has turned the global container trade upside down, creating both challenges and opportunities for all players concerned. This container crisis is primarily a consequence of the deepening trade imbalance between Russia […]
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By K Raveendran There is renewed hope for those who have dared to challenge the Modi government’s practice of using Enforcement Directorate to go after political adversaries. The Supreme Court has made it known that a three-judge special bench has been constituted to review a controversial judgment passed by another bench last year, upholding the […]
The post Fresh Judicial Look At Setting Agencies After Adversaries Is Ominous For Modi Govt first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.
By K Raveendran The planned expansion of the BRICS bloc, through the addition of new members Saudi Arabia, Iran, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt, Ethiopia and Argentina, will transform the grouping into a global leader in renewable energy in the coming decades. The six new members will join the BRICS group of Brazil, Russia, India, […]
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By K Raveendran The pace at which the India-Canada diplomatic row is deteriorating, manifesting in tit for tat diplomatic expulsions, suggests that Khalistan activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s killing may be an action replay of the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi-born critic of the Saudi royal family, particularly crown prince Mohammed bin […]
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