Thu 31 March 2022: Mumbai, India–Indian authorities are actively considering dedicated payment mechanisms for trade with Russia to enable existing trade obligations in the wake of sanctions imposed on the Kremlin, a move that will also pave the way for cheaper oil imports to meet the country’s energy demands. In the past month, as sanctions have been […]
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Thu 31 March 2022: Financial sanctions imposed on Russia threaten to gradually dilute the dominance of the U.S. dollar and could result in a more fragmented international monetary system, Gita Gopinath, IMF’s First Deputy Managing Director, told The Financial Times. Russia has been hit with a plethora of sanctions from the United States and its […]
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Wed 30 March 2022: The United States and Russia continue their arms control dialogue with respect to the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) and Moscow continues to comply with the accord, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Celeste Wallander said in a congressional hearing on Wednesday. “Russia has shown no indications […]
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Wed 30 March 2022: The UN refugee agency said Wednesday 4,019,287 Ukrainians had fled across the country’s borders since the February 24 invasion, with more than 2.3 million going west into Poland. The speed and scale of the exodus is unprecedented in Europe since World War II, and has seen a wave of empathy extended to […]
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Wed 30 March 2022: Even as Imran Khan faces mounting pressure with some allies leaving the ruling coalition ahead of the no-confidence vote, Pakistan Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday said the Pakistan Prime Minister will not resign. “Prime Minister Imran Khan is a player who fights till the last ball. He will not resign,” […]
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Wed 30 March 2022: Foreign ministers of Russia and China have condemned what they called illegal and counterproductive Western sanctions, the Russian foreign ministry has said. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in the eastern Chinese province of Anhui.a “The ministers had a thorough exchange of views…The head of the Russian […]
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Wed 30 March 2022: The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthi rebel group in Yemen said late Tuesday that it will suspend military operations to ensure the success of consultations and to create a positive environment for peacemaking efforts during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan upon the request of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The […]
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Wed 30 March 2022: Cabinet has put afoot plans to end the National State of Disaster as early as next week. However, in an effort to allow for a seamless transition, sections of the National Disaster Act would remain in place for 30 days or longer. South Africa has been in a National State of […]
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Wed 30 March 2022: Donald Trump has called on Russian President Vladimir Putin, who launched an invasion of Ukraine last month, to reveal any compromising information he might have on US President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter. The former Republican president returned to accusations he had repeated many times during his unsuccessful campaign against Biden in […]
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Wed 30 March 2022: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in China in his first visit to the key ally since Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine last month. In a post on its Weibo social media account, the Russian embassy in Beijing confirmed Lavrov had landed in the eastern city of Huangshan, posting […]
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