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New labour laws are a major 2nd generation economic reform

India, Nov. 30 -- Last week's enunciation of 4 Labour Codes to replace the existing 29 Central laws is the first major labour reform in independent India. Their notification on 21 November 2025 marks ... Read More


US STOCKS-Wall Street edges higher in thin post-holiday trade

India, Nov. 30 -- U.S. stocks climbed on Friday in thin trading volume during a shortened session after Thanksgiving, driven by gains in retail and a recovery in tech stocks. Expectations for a Federa... Read More


Deterrence 2.0: We are in a post-western global order

India, Nov. 30 -- On the eve of the visit of President Vladamir Putin to India, it is essential to understand the post western order of not unipolarity, or bipolarity, but multipolarity and changing m... Read More


Portugal applies for $6.73 billion in EU loans to strengthen defences

India, Nov. 30 -- Portugal has applied for 5.8 billion euros ($6.73 billion) in low-cost loans under a new EU defence programme to boost its armed forces capabilities, Cabinet Minister Antonio Leitao ... Read More


Armani fashion group appoints new board

India, Nov. 30 -- Italy's fashion house Armani said on Friday that it has appointed a new board whose role will be to guide the company at a time of transition following the death of its founder Giorg... Read More


The Arunachal Question

India, Nov. 30 -- The 1914 Simla Convention made clear that the North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA, today Arunachal Pradesh) was ceded by Tibet to British India-not to China. Beijing's claim that this t... Read More


Bangladesh moves closer to acquiring China's J-10 fighter

India, Nov. 30 -- Bangladesh is moving towards the acquisition of China's J-10 multirole fighter aircraft, signalling a major shift in its air-power strategy and a deepening of defence alignment with ... Read More


Inside the proposed peace plan for Ukraine

India, Nov. 30 -- When news first leaked earlier this month that U.S. officials had drafted a far-reaching peace proposal for Ukraine conducted largely behind closed doors and, at least initially, wit... Read More


Pakistan emerges as one of the world's most disturbed places

India, Nov. 30 -- Pakistan's internal security statistics released this week by the Director General, Inter-Services Public Relations, the official spokesperson and media wing of the Pakistan Armed Fo... Read More


My Name is Dharam, Garam Dharam

India, Nov. 30 -- A crush of many, a darling of millions, Garam Dharam remained the humblest, the gentlest and the kindest of stars of Bollywood even after touching dizzy heights of stardom and succes... Read More