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March 10, 2026, 04:39 PM - 6 min read
A sustained disruption of traffic through Hormuz would not simply constitute an energy crisis. It would also represent a fertiliser shock where prices go up dramatically and supply goes down – and, by extension, a direct risk to global food security.
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March 9, 2026, 10:23 PM - 4 min read
Global oil prices jumped sharply as the escalating Iran conflict threatened key energy routes in the Middle East, while Tehran named Mojtaba Khamenei as its new supreme leader, signalling a hardline stance and deepening market fears over supply disruptions.
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March 9, 2026, 06:31 PM - 6 min read
Like Russia remains engaged in Ukraine, the US has volunteered to remain engaged in the Middle East without any rhyme or reason. Unlike Russia, which has high stakes in Ukraine, the US really does not have any stakes in Iran.
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March 8, 2026, 03:15 PM - 4 min read
India has started securing crude oil from the US, Russia, and West Africa amid the West Asia conflict, maintaining inventories and processing rates to safeguard domestic fuel supplies.
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March 7, 2026, 07:38 PM - 3 min read
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha and central trade unions will observe a nationwide protest day on March 10 against the West Asia conflict and India-US economic agreements.
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March 6, 2026, 10:55 PM - 5 min read
US-Iran conflict escalates as Trump demands ‘unconditional surrender’; India gets 30-day waiver for Russian oil; Middle East flights disrupted.
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March 6, 2026, 05:14 PM - 3 min read
The Trump administration is incurring approximately $1 billion a day in operational costs simply to sustain pressure on Tehran, as the war spills over into neighbouring countries. Furthermore, the United States’ air and naval campaign has already expended ammunition stocks valued at $50 billion since the outbreak of the war with Iran.
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March 6, 2026, 05:13 PM - 5 min read
Plants close to Iran, around the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea, produce more than 30 per cent of the world’s desalinated water. Roughly 100 million people in the Gulf region rely on desalination plants for their water.
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March 6, 2026, 02:37 PM - 5 min read
Despite strictly being a bilateral issue, the continuously deteriorating relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan has always concerned India in ways both geographical and geopolitical.
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March 5, 2026, 08:48 PM - 3 min read
Atul Oraon, an employee of the Steel Authority of India Limited, and his wife were married in Ranchi on February 22 and left for Dubai on February 27 for their honeymoon. They were scheduled to fly back on March 4.
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March 5, 2026, 06:30 PM - 6 min read
There is serious unease over India’s closeness to Israel. Just two days after the US and Israel attacked Iran, Pakistan President Asif Zardari went on record to say India wants another war with Pakistan. A belief has started gaining ground in Pakistan that the country “will” be the next target after Iran and it will be India and Israel that will attack it.
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March 5, 2026, 05:17 PM - 3 min read
Neeru Garg, the principal of SSD Girls College in Bathinda, said a flight carrying around 225 passengers from Dubai landed in Mumbai early Thursday morning. After reaching India, she and her husband later travelled to Chandigarh airport.
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