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THE GIST 🎥|| China's initial muted criticism of the abduction of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro reflects a hard reality, says Prof Raj Verma, non-resident scholar at the Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University.
"We can see that China supplied arms but it did not say that it would militarily protect in anyway Venezuela, because Venezuela is not the core interest or of China per se. So I do not see any military action taken by China too, to recover its investments.
China has a strategic partnership with Venezuela but that does not require Beijing acting as a security guarantor. That is not China's way. In fact it is something China would be careful to avoid, Prof Verma said.
WATCH 🎥|| Uncover the hidden financial puzzle shaking up Bangladesh's high-stakes election race as BNP acting chief Tarique Rahman ramps up his leadership charge. With elections looming next month, whispers of wealth gaps and bold political maneuvers are fueling intense scrutiny—what secrets lie behind the numbers in this post-Hasina era?
Dive deep into the explosive questions swirling around campaign war chests, enduring family legacies, and strategic signals that could redefine power in Dhaka and beyond. From Liberation War rhetoric positioning BNP against rivals like Jamaat to the math that just doesn't add up, this is South Asian geopolitics at its most riveting.
WATCH 🎥|| 2026 comes with a new headache for India as a bi-partisan bill authored by Lindsey Graham and Democratic Senator Blumenthal has got the go-ahead from President Trump and could come up for a vote as early as next week.
The Bill intends to punish Russia in its war against Ukraine but it has a clause that could impose up to a 500% tariff on countries that buy Russian oil - the intended target is nations like India and China.
WATCH 🎥|| A nationwide internet blackout was reported in Iran, internet monitoring group NetBlocks said, as protests over economic hardships continued around the country.
Witnesses in the capital Tehran and major cities of Mashhad and Isfahan told Reuters that protesters gathered again in the streets on Thursday, chanting slogans against the Islamic Republic's clerical rulers.
Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's late Shah toppled in the 1979 Islamic Revolution, called in a video post on X on Wednesday for more protests. Iranian state media, however, said cities across the country were calm. The current protests, the biggest wave of dissent in three years, began last month in Tehran's Grand Bazaar with shopkeepers condemning the rial currency's free fall.
Capital Calculus 🎥|| India’s deep-tech revolution is not happening in boardrooms. Instead, it is happening inside its universities like IIT Madras, which recently incubated its 500th deeptech startup. A remarkable achievement, given that birthing deeptech startups need the difficult combination of patient capital and world class innovation skills.
To unpack how IIT Madras built over 500 deep-tech startups in mobility, space, defence, automotive and robotics, StratNewsGlobal.Tech spoke to Tamaswati Ghosh, CEO IIT Madras Incubation Cell.
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EAM S Jaishankar paid his respects to Babasaheb Ambedkar at UNESCO Headquarters in France
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EAM S Jaishankar met Director-General of UNESCO Khaled El-Enany in Paris
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EAM S Jaishankar interacted with the members of India - France Parliamentary Friendship Group and parliamentary friends of India in France
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THE GIST 🎥|| China's initial muted criticism of the abduction of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro reflects a hard reality, says Prof Raj Verma, non-resident scholar at the Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University.
"We can see that China supplied arms but it did not say that it would militarily protect in anyway Venezuela, because Venezuela is not the core interest or of China per se. So I do not see any military action taken by China too, to recover its investments.
China has a strategic partnership with Venezuela but that does not require Beijing acting as a security guarantor. That is not China's way. In fact it is something China would be careful to avoid, Prof Verma said.
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WATCH 🎥|| Uncover the hidden financial puzzle shaking up Bangladesh's high-stakes election race as BNP acting chief Tarique Rahman ramps up his leadership charge. With elections looming next month, whispers of wealth gaps and bold political maneuvers are fueling intense scrutiny—what secrets lie behind the numbers in this post-Hasina era?
Dive deep into the explosive questions swirling around campaign war chests, enduring family legacies, and strategic signals that could redefine power in Dhaka and beyond. From Liberation War rhetoric positioning BNP against rivals like Jamaat to the math that just doesn't add up, this is South Asian geopolitics at its most riveting.
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WATCH 🎥|| 2026 comes with a new headache for India as a bi-partisan bill authored by Lindsey Graham and Democratic Senator Blumenthal has got the go-ahead from President Trump and could come up for a vote as early as next week.
The Bill intends to punish Russia in its war against Ukraine but it has a clause that could impose up to a 500% tariff on countries that buy Russian oil - the intended target is nations like India and China.
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WATCH 🎥|| A nationwide internet blackout was reported in Iran, internet monitoring group NetBlocks said, as protests over economic hardships continued around the country.
Witnesses in the capital Tehran and major cities of Mashhad and Isfahan told Reuters that protesters gathered again in the streets on Thursday, chanting slogans against the Islamic Republic's clerical rulers.
Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's late Shah toppled in the 1979 Islamic Revolution, called in a video post on X on Wednesday for more protests. Iranian state media, however, said cities across the country were calm. The current protests, the biggest wave of dissent in three years, began last month in Tehran's Grand Bazaar with shopkeepers condemning the rial currency's free fall.
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EAM S Jaishankar called on President Emmanuel Macron of France
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EAM S Jaishankar addressed the Ambassadors’ Conference of France in Paris
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Capital Calculus 🎥|| India’s deep-tech revolution is not happening in boardrooms. Instead, it is happening inside its universities like IIT Madras, which recently incubated its 500th deeptech startup. A remarkable achievement, given that birthing deeptech startups need the difficult combination of patient capital and world class innovation skills.
To unpack how IIT Madras built over 500 deep-tech startups in mobility, space, defence, automotive and robotics, StratNewsGlobal.Tech spoke to Tamaswati Ghosh, CEO IIT Madras Incubation Cell.
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