Alphabet Inc.-owned Google will invest up to $1 billion in India’s second largest telecom operator Bharti Airtel, two years after Mark Zuckerberg-led Facebook’s—now renamed as Meta Platforms Inc.’s—mega funding in Reliance Jio Platforms. What Happened The deal involves Google investing $700 million to buy a 1.28 percent stake in Airtel at a price of about $9.9 a…
Google Versus Facebook: Tech Giants Back Rival Mobile Phone Operators in India
India Scoops up Supply Chain Stakes at China’s Expense, Analyst Sees Sustainable Water Solutions as Key
NEW DELHI—The year 2021 saw China gaining a smaller share of global supply chain investments, compared with the previous year, while India turned out to be a beneficiary of global companies looking for alternate manufacturing locations. Global trends, geopolitical rivalries, and India’s national economic policies for self-reliance are likely to ensure that this trend will…
COVID Pandemic Crippling India’s Tourism Industry
JAIPUR, India—The travel and tourism industry in the world’s second-most populous country is in crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a crippling blow to the industry, which accounts for around nine per cent of India’s gross domestic product (GDP). India’s GDP in 2020 was estimated at $2.66 trillion, according to the Confederation of Indian Industry…
Twitter Accounts of Several Indian Ministers Hacked by Unknown Individuals
The Twitter accounts of several Indian ministers have recently been hacked by unknown individuals, according to local reports, with the latest victims being a Union Minister of State, a governor, and a former chief minister. The unknown hackers changed the Twitter handles of Union Minister of State for Corporate Affairs Rao Inderjit Singh, and Rajasthan…
Fire in Residential Building Kills 6, Injures 15 in Mumbai
NEW DELHI—A major fire in a 19-story residential building killed at least six people and injured 15 others on Saturday in Mumbai, India’s financial and entertainment capital, officials said. The fire was caused by a short-circuit in an air conditioner in one of the apartments, Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar said. Residents said the fire started…
Philippines Purchase of India’s Supersonic Missile Breaks ‘Psychological Barriers,’ Expert Says
NEW DELHI—In its first-ever major military export, India is set to supply supersonic cruise missiles valued at over $350 million to the Philippines. The move is likely to help the two countries overcome Cold War-era psychological barriers due to their respective affinities to the United States and the Soviet Union, according to Richard Heydarian, associate professor at…
India Wants Both Russia and the US as Allies Against China
News Analysis Russia is an unreliable, autocratic, and pro-China country. Yet India, the world’s biggest democracy, is aligned with the East European country due to a historical relationship and an Indian desire to maintain both Russian and American friends for any potential fight against China. At a summit in December with Prime Minister Narendra Modi,…
Philippines Acquires India’s Anti-Ship Missile System for $375 Million
The Philippines has agreed to buy the BrahMos anti-ship missile system jointly developed by India and Russia worth $375 million, its Defense Secretary said on Friday, in a move seen as a response to China’s assertiveness in the disputed South China Sea. Philippines’ Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana released a document on Friday announcing Manila’s approval…
China’s CCP vs India’s BJP: Tiananmen Red Flag Propaganda Video at Galwan Signals Rocky 2022 Relationship
January 14, 2022
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NEW DELHI, India—The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began its new year greetings to India with a propaganda video showing its troops at Galwan valley with a red flag from “Tiananmen Square.” Galwan valley is a large region over 17,800 feet above sea level on both sides of the disputed India-China border and includes the site…
Modi Government Under Fire for Country’s Plunge in Global Hunger Index Ranking
JAIPUR, India—Narendra Modi’s government is under fire from various quarters over the country slipping to near the bottom in the Global Hunger report in 2021 despite having huge food stocks. In the 2021 Global Hunger Index (GHI), India ranks 101 out of the 116 countries and the worst part is that the report puts the…
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