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India’s multi-alignment and rising geopolitical profile
Geopolitical Intelligence Services
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July 16, 2025
India leverages strategic autonomy, balancing ties with the U.S., Russia, China and others to navigate a multipolar world and bolster its emerging global role. Feb. 21, 2024: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with External Affairs Minister...
Pakistani influencer reacts to CBFC cutting Superman kissing scene amid widespread ridicule for film censorship in India
Mint
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July 16, 2025
James Gunn’s Superman was released in India on July 11. However, the movie was released with cuts. In India, a kissing scene between Superman (David Corenswet) and Lois Lane (Rachel Brosnahan) was cut by the Central Board of Film Certification...
India's June exports shrink but shipments to US zoom
Rediff
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July 16, 2025
Merchandise exports to the US jumped 23.5 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) to $8.3 billion in June, even as India’s overall outbound shipments witnessed contraction during the month, according to the data released by the commerce department on...
Pakistan’s Farhan seals semis spot in Specter Center Satellite Series
The Nation
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July 16, 2025
LAHORE - Pakistan’s rising squash player Muhammad Farhan, representing SNGPL, advanced to the semifinals of the Specter Center Satellite Series 1 in Philadelphia, USA. Farhan played well against American opponent Benjamin Gemma, securing a...
'Call Putin': NATO Chief Warns India, China Of 100% Secondary Sanctions Over Russia Ties
News18
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July 16, 2025
Last Updated:July 16, 2025, 07:31 IST Rutte made the comment while meeting with senators in the US Congress the day after President Donald Trump announced new weapons for Ukraine NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte looks on during a meeting with US...
India's Maiden Hollywood Star Sabu Gets A Biopic
MENAFN
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July 16, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Mumbai, July 16 (IANS) India's maiden Hollywood actor Sabu's extraordinary life story is coming to life on the big screen. The film and television rights to“Sabu: The Remarkable Story of India's First Actor in Hollywood,” the...
“Looting” U.S. Defense Contracts, How Key American Ally In Indo Pacific Is Winning Big Military Deals In Washington’s Bastion
The Eurasian Times
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July 16, 2025
Once a perennial buyer of foreign weaponry, South Korea has undergone a quiet but profound transformation. In just over a decade, it has shifted from dependence on US-made systems to becoming one of the world’s fastest-growing arms exporters. In...
Meet Sabu Dastagir: Son Of A Mahout Who Became India's First Global Actor
Zee News
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India’s maiden Hollywood actor Sabu’s extraordinary life story is coming to life on the big screen. The film and television rights to “Sabu: The Remarkable Story of India’s First Actor in Hollywood,” the acclaimed biography by author Debleena...
Business News | Klook and Hoshino Resorts Are Making It Easier To Explore Japan's Hidden Gems
Latestly
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July 16, 2025
PRNewswire Singapore, July 16: Klook, a leading platform for experiences and travel services in Asia Pacific, has teamed up with Japan's renowned hospitality brand Hoshino Resorts to make regional Japan more accessible than ever. The collaboration...
Klook and Hoshino Resorts Are Making It Easier To Explore Japan's Hidden Gems
Korea Herald
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July 16, 2025
SINGAPORE, July 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Klook, a leading platform for experiences and travel services in Asia Pacific, has teamed up with Japan's renowned hospitality brand Hoshino Resorts to make regional Japan more accessible than ever. The...
Iran’s Diplomatic Efforts Towards China, Russia, and India at the SCO Summit
SpecialEurasia
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July 16, 2025
Executive Summary The Islamic Republic of Iran started increased its diplomatic and economic pivot towards the East, engaging intensively with Russia, China, and India during the recent SCO Summit and in the aftermath of the conflict with Israel...
As China’s Rare Earth Exports Jump Over 21%, US Pricing System Aims to Break Beijing’s Grip
Mining Zimbabwe
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July 16, 2025
A new chapter is unfolding in the global rare earths race as China’s rare earth exports surged in June, signalling a potential trade war thaw, just as the United States prepares to launch a rare earth pricing system designed to challenge Beijing’s...
Fact Check: Did COVID-19 Vaccines Kill 600K in Japan?
Tech ARP
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July 16, 2025
Did Japan confirm that COVID-19 vaccines have now killed over 600K of its citizens? Take a look at the shocking claim, and find out what the facts really are! Claim : COVID-19 Vaccines Killed 600K People in Japan People are sharing posts (1, 2, 3,...
Dissecting China’s new rules on AFSL
Law.asia
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July 16, 2025
On 23 March 2025, China’s State Council promulgated the Regulations on the Implementation of the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law, which took immediate effect. The regulations build on China’s existing Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law (AFSL) and the Law on...
Microsoft Digital Escort System May Expose U.S. Defense Data to China
Tech ARP
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July 16, 2025
A ProPublica investigation has uncovered a critical vulnerability within the U.S. Defense Department’s computer systems: Microsoft is utilising engineers based in China for maintenance, with minimal oversight from its digital escort system. This...
The Jungle Book
Oregon Coast Today
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July 16, 2025
Kids across the country anxiously await the arrival of the Missoula Children’s Theatre. The traveling troupe will next stop at the Lincoln City Cultural Center with everything needed but the actors for a production of “The Jungle Book.” Auditions...
‘Sabu: The Remarkable Story of India’s First Actor in Hollywood’: Almighty Motion Picture Acquires Rights to Actor’s Biography Written by Debleena Majumdar
Latestly
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July 16, 2025
Mumbai, July 16: India’s maiden Hollywood actor Sabu’s extraordinary life story is coming to life on the big screen. The film and television rights to “Sabu: The Remarkable Story of India’s First Actor in Hollywood,” the acclaimed biography by...
Biopic on India's first Hollywood actor, known for 'Black Narcissus', in the works
The Week
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Production house Almighty Motion Picture has acquired the film and television rights to Debleena Majumdar's Sabu: The Remarkable Story of India’s First Actor in Hollywood, the biography of India's first Hollywood actor, Sabu Dastagir aka Selar...
Cynical realism won’t save India from Donald Trump
The Economist
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July 15, 2025
IT IS HARD to knock India’s political and business elites off-balance, but President Donald Trump is managing. In Delhi’s book-lined studies and the glass-walled corporate towers of Mumbai, grandees are suffering from vertigo. Normally, Indian...
How an icon of Japanese Metabolist architecture took on a life of its own – even after its destruction
Wallpaper*
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July 16, 2025
Design has long derived inspiration from nature, but one of the most eccentric and captivating examples took the form of a 13-storey skyscraper in Tokyo composed of 140 prefabricated, 100 sq ft pods jigsawed around a concrete-and-steel structure....