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2025: The geopolitical roundup

US, Jan. 5 -- The quest for peace is still on, but it has been made known by 2025 that the road ahead will be neither easy nor guaranteed anymore. With the closing of 2025, the globe has to deal with... Read More


India's silver surge and the global repricing of a strategic metal

US, Jan. 5 -- Silver is no longer behaving like a secondary precious metal. As of 2024-25, it is one of the commodities that has shifted to a structural adjustment, and not a cyclical recovery. Since ... Read More


Top newsmakers of the year

US, Jan. 3 -- From deportations to tariffs, US President Donald J Trump has been garnering continuous global attention ever since his return to the White House in January this year. Strict immigration... Read More


India's Goldilocks moment: high growth, low inflation

US, Jan. 2 -- With GDP valued at $4.18 trillion, India has likely surpassed Japan to become the world's fourth-largest economy and is poised to displace Germany from the third rank in the next 2.5 to ... Read More


Indian rupee slide influenced by US trade pact developments

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- The depreciation of the Indian rupee during the current financial year 2025-26 has been influenced by the increase in trade deficit and likely prospects arising from the ongoing ... Read More


India-Oman free trade pact to unlock opportunities in key sectors

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said that the India-Oman free trade agreement (FTA) would open significant opportunities across sectors, including textiles, food proc... Read More


RBI Governor sees key interest rates staying low for a long period

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra expects the key policy rates to remain low for a "long period" based on the RBI's projections as the Indian economy is record... Read More


Bondi Beach attackers driven by Islamic State ideology: Albanese

Canberra, Dec. 17 -- Days after a mass shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach left 15 people dead, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the attack appeared to have been motivated by Islamic State... Read More


Ukraine-Russia peace deal closer than ever: Trump

Washington, Dec. 17 -- US President Donald Trump has said that a deal to end the Ukraine war is closer than ever as he cited progress in Berlin talks and strong European support after discussions with... Read More


Canada expands citizenship eligibility under new law

Ottawa, Dec. 17 -- Canada has enacted a major reform to its citizenship framework with the coming into force of Bill C-3 on December 15, 2025. The amendment to the Citizenship Act addresses long-stand... Read More