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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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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By K Raveendran Drone cameras at weddings and social events no longer make eyes pop up. But the day may not be far off when your favourite pizza will be delivered to you by a drone rather than the Swiggy rider, adding to the chaotic scenes on the roads as he has to negotiate all […]
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By K Raveendran The proposed India, Middle East, Europe economic corridor is expected to go a long way to increase the political clout of Middle East countries, particularly the Gulf countries, which the West has hitherto been looking at mainly as a market for arms as well as the security might of US and allies, […]
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K Raveendran Prime minister Narendra Modi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, who is on a state visit to India, co-chaired the first leaders’ meeting of the Strategic Partnership Council, a bilateral agreement between India and Saudi Arabia signed by the two nations in Riyadh in 2019. They assessed the progress of the two ministerial committees of the Strategic Partnership Council, namely the Political, […]
K Raveendran Xi Jinping’s loss is Joe Biden’s and Narendra Modi’s gain. The Chinese president’s absence at the Delhi G20 summit under the presidency of India was used by both to mount a serious challenge to Xi’s favourite Belt and Road initiative by creating a South Asia-Middle East-Europe economic corridor. Modi announced the summit decision to establish a comprehensive rail and shipping connectivity network linking US, India, […]
By K Raveendran Barring platitudes, the joint statement between India and the US in the wake of President Joe Biden’s talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi ahead of the G20 summit is heavily loaded in favour of the United States rather than the other way around. Biden has done an aggressive sales pitch […]
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By K Raveendran Saudi Arabia and Russia have surprised global oil markets by extending their voluntary production cuts until the end of the year, sending crude prices to 10-month highs, something that was least expected. Saudi Arabia announced it will extend the 1 million bpd voluntary cuts until December 2023. Russia followed suit, making a […]
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By K Raveendran The Narendra Modi government’s dramatic moves to convene an out of turn parliament session later this month and set up a panel headed by former President Ramnath Kovind to study the possibility of introducing one nation policy may be part of a ‘shock and awe’ policy rather than any real intent to […]
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