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----------- #US Treasury Sec Janet Yellen: #India part of ‘friendshoring’ plan for #tech #supplychains.“We are seeing progress; as an example, #technology companies like #Apple and #Google have expanded their phone #production in India” #China...

In less than a year, the #Indian government has saved an estimated $3.6 billion by ramping up #Russian #oil imports. The #West’s #sanctions on #Russia’s oil trade have benefited #India hugely. #Modi #UkraineWar #Hindutva #BJP #US...

The Wire @thewire_in After S. Jaishankar said that India cannot pick a fight with China because the latter has a bigger economy, military veterans have accused the Narendra Modi government of having a "defeatist attitude" and "bowing down to a bully"...

The war in Ukraine: Impact on Pakistan’s energy security by Waqar Rizvi https://www.freiheit.org/south-asia/war-ukraine-impact-pakistans-energy-security Pakistan has long dealt with energy-insecurity, a state of affairs exacerbated by the disastrous economic effects of the pandemic, floods...

https://www.southasiainvestor.com/2023/02/pakistan-startups-incubated-at-karachis.html Karachi-based start-ups raised $236.7 million in 2022, accounting for two-thirds of Pakistan's total startup funding and almost double the previous year, according to Data Darbar. Karachi, Pakistan's largest...

Sunak's refusal to defend the BBC against Modi is a threat to free speech Imran Mulla , Peter Oborne https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/uk-india-modi-sunak-bbc-free-speech-defend The Tories, usually quick to condemn countries for curbing media power, risk emboldening the premier's...

Schumer in India stresses economic ties as ‘crucial counterweight’ to China https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3866701-schumer-in-india-stresses-economic-ties-as-crucial-counterweight-to-china/ Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) says ties between the U.S. and India are a “crucial...

That would be the end of the dream for this century to be the Asian Century!

Close ties with Russia won't help India if indeed Russia becomes a junior partner of China. https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/econographics/russian-finance-pivots-east/ by Niels Graham While Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping present their countries’ partnership as a “no limits”...

Henry Kissinger once quipped that "it may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal." https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704828104576021823816289798

Americans are not stupid. Nothing is free in this world. There'll be a cost to India for its foreign policy. Read below an excerpt of a recent Global Times Op Ed: "Inducing some countries to become US' proxies has been Washington's tactic to maintain its world hegemony since the end of WWII. It...

https://www.southasiainvestor.com/2023/02/india-emerges-biggest-winner-of-ukraine.html "It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal" Henry Kissinger India is emerging as the biggest beneficiary of the Ukraine War and the US efforts to check China's rise...

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | BBC-Adani | Is Indian diplomacy on the defensive? - By Suhasini Haider https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/worldview-with-suhasini-haidar-bbc-adani-is-indian-diplomacy-on-the-defensive/article66521414.ece What are the major worries for the...

Gautam #Adani’s woes will spur ‘democratic revival in India’, George Soros says. #Modi will ‘have to answer questions’ over #fraud allegations targeting his business ally. #India #BJP #Hindutva #Fascism #Islamophobia https://www.ft.com/content/58689a0a-4154-45f9-a562-5f0145ec8091 George Soros...

https://www.southasiainvestor.com/2023/02/napa-academy-enduring-legacy-of-zia.html Veteran Pakistani performing artist Zia Mohyeddin (1931-2023) passed away this week. May his soul rest in peace. Amen. Among the most enduring legacies he has left behind is the National Academy of Performing...

Celebrated theater, film and television performer died today. He was handpicked by President Pervez Musharraf to establish and run government-funded National Academy of Performing Arts in Karachi in 2005. ------------- Zia Mohyeddin, legendary Pakistani artist and orator, dies at 91 The...

Pakistani startups raised $355 million last year. Bangladeshi startups raised $109 million in 2022. https://www.riazhaq.com/2023/01/digital-pakistan-2022-broadband.html https://www.dealstreetasia.com/stories/shopup-debt-financing-327996 Pakistan IT exports were $2.6 billion in last fiscal...

There is an elitist attitude among some Pakistanis who harp on "poor quality" of Pakistan's STEM education. They resent rapid increase in access to public higher education, citing quality as an excuse. Quality is in the eye of the beholder. Pakistani STEM grads are good enough to work in major...

https://www.southasiainvestor.com/2023/02/over-million-pakistani-university.html Over a million students, about a third of total 3 million students (1.4 million women, 1.6 million men) enrolled in Pakistani universities and degree colleges, are currently studying science, technology...

Thousands attend funeral of ex president of #Pakistan Pervez #Musharraf. General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, chairman Joint Chiefs, former army chiefs, Qamar Javed Bajwa & Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, several retired and serving officers attended. #Karachi...