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German, European industries study possibilities of shifting part of production bases to other countries

September 19, 2026 admin

Many German engineering companies are considering shifting a part of their production to other bases, including their research and development facilities. Ing.Timo Wurz, Managing Director (Metallurgy and Thermprocessing) of VDMA, told The Hindu recently that not all companies can look at investments in other countries. Thus, while some are able to cope with the current challenges, there…

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The View From India newsletter: Israel’s strategic predicaments

September 1, 2026 admin

(This article is part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. To get the newsletter in your inbox every Monday, subscribe here.) After Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack in Israel, in which about 1,200 people were killed, the Jewish nation launched an immediate retaliatory war on Gaza. Its leaders vowed to…

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Tamil Nadu jewellers to stop sale of gold coins

May 14, 2026 admin

A goldsmith engrossed in jewellery making at a unit. | Photo Credit: S. Siva Saravanan About 30,000 jewellers in Tamil Nadu will stop selling gold coins and not promote gold savings schemes and other promotional schemes in the State, said Tamil Nadu Jewellers Federation president B. Sabarinath on Wednesday (May 13, 2026). Following the hike…

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Growers seek status quo on import duty on natural rubber

May 9, 2026 admin

A tapper collecting latex from a rubber tree at a plantation in Kanjirappally, Kottayam. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The United Planters’ Association of Southern India (UPASI) has urged the government to maintain status quo on the import duty on natural rubber as a section of the rubber user industry has sought reduction of the…

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Is There A Saudi Cameo In The Israel-Hamas Deal?

January 17, 2025 admin

If talks go well, the death machines will fall silent in West Asia, or at least Gaza, on Sunday. The US and Qatar have reportedly brokered a deal between Israel and Hamas to end the war. It’s been a long wait for the misery to end. The killings began on October 7, 2023, when Hamas…

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Is There A Saudi Cameo In The Israel-Hamas Deal?

January 17, 2025 admin

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Why Is The Middle East Always In Turmoil?

December 19, 2024 admin

Few could have foreseen Bashar al-Assad’s dramatic ouster as 2024 drew to a close. For years, Syria’s battle lines had been frozen under a fragile ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey in 2020. Yet, Assad’s downfall—after his family’s iron grip over Syria for over five decades—has shaken the region to its core. Lina Khatib of…

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‘War In East Will Destroy West’ Plus Alien Encounters

December 13, 2024 admin

Baba Vanga’s 2025 Predictions: Vangelia Pandeva Gushterova, also known as Baba Vanga, was a blind Bulgarian mystic who died in 1996 at the age of 85. Even after her death, people all across the world are still fascinated by her prophecies. Called the ‘Nostradamus of the Balkans,’ Baba Vanga claimed that she lost her sight…

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U.S. approves $385 million arms sales to Taiwan

November 30, 2024 admin

U.S. approves 5 million arms sales to Taiwan

The Foreign Ministry said it was the 18th time that President Joe Biden’s administration had announced arms sales to the island. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The United States has approved the proposed sale of spare parts for fighter jets and radar systems as well as communications equipment to Taiwan, in deals valued at $385…

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India Will Have To Chart Its Own Path In Middle East

October 14, 2024 admin

Does the highly volatile situation in West Asia put a premium on multipolarity? This question needs to be addressed beyond the foreign policy of America. For John Mearsheimer, a leading political scientist, the battle between Democrats and the Republicans is akin to a choice between “Tweedledum and Tweedledee”. It is the deep state that operates…

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