India Backs Port Deal with Iran After US Caution
May 20th, 2024
Via BBC, an article on India’s urging of the U.S. not to take a “narrow view” of its port agreement with Iran, a day after Washington warned that countries doing business deals with Tehran risked sanctions: On Monday, India signed a 10-year deal with Iran to develop the strategically important Chabahar port. The US said any country […]
Read more »India’s Greatest Export: Curry
May 17th, 2024
Via Nikkei Asia, a look at the global curry trail across continents where variations of the traditional Tamil dish have conquered the culinary world: Curries vary by type and flavor not only from country to country, but from home to home. (All photos by Meenakshi J) “This Jaffna curry powder is freshly prepared,” said the […]
Read more »India Inks 10-Year Deal To Operate Iran’s Chabahar Port
May 13th, 2024
Via Dawn, an article on India’s 10-year contract with Iran on Monday to develop and operate the Iranian port of Chabahar, strengthening relations with a strategic Middle Eastern nation: India has been developing the port in Chabahar on Iran’s south-eastern coast along the Gulf of Oman as a way to transport goods to Iran, Afghanistan […]
Read more »India: The Drought That Spawned An Ice Cream Industry
May 5th, 2024
Via The Migration Story, an inspiring article on an auto remodelling hub that has sprouted in Rajasthan’s arid Gangapur, where mini trucks are converted into ice cream vends-on-wheels, used by migrants to turn a profit in India’s big cities: The parched villages of Gangapur in northwestern India have a new season in their calendar. At […]
Read more »IMEC’s Road Ahead
May 3rd, 2024
Via National Interest, commentary on IMEC and how the Gaza War can’t stop the economic convergence of India, Europe, and the Middle East. As the global economic and geopolitical landscape undergoes a significant transformation in the 2020s, the intricate interplay of commerce, politics, and strategic ambitions across India, the Middle East, and European economies is […]
Read more »India: New Global Green Hydrogen Powerhouse?
April 26th, 2024
Courtesy of Illuminem, a report on India’s green hydrogen ambitions: India’s growing population and fast-paced economy are skyrocketing demands for energy, enabling infrastructure, and new manufacturing capacity. Today, India is the world’s third-largest carbon dioxide emitter after China and the United States. Continued reliance on fossil fuels would exacerbate existing socioeconomic imbalances, as worsening pollution […]
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