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NewsDesk MC March 23, 2026March 23, 2026 bihar, Campa cola, capacity expansion, Coca-Cola, consumer goods, global conflict impact, India beverages market, India economy, inflation pressure, input costs, market growth, Middle East war, packaging costs, plastic bottles, price competition, Redseer, Reliance Industries, SLMG Beverages, soft drinks industry, supply chain, Uttar Pradesh

India Coca-Cola bottler flags price pressure as Middle East war lifts packaging costs

New Delhi— SLMG Beverages, the largest bottler of Coca-Cola in India, may raise prices selectively as the Middle East conflict

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NewsDesk MC March 23, 2026March 23, 2026 Brent crude, crude oil markets, donald trump, energy infrastructure, energy security, Fatih Birol, geopolitical risk, global oil supply, Gulf region, iea, iran sanctions, Iran war, market volatility, Middle East crisis, oil prices, oil production loss, Sanctions Relief, shipping disruption, Strait of Hormuz, supply disruption, WTI

Oil volatility intensifies as Iran war risks clash with sanctions relief

New Delhi — Oil prices swung between gains and losses on Monday as escalating threats to energy infrastructure in the

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NewsDesk MC March 23, 2026March 23, 2026 authoritarian governance, constitution amendment, East Asia security, economic plan, five year plan, hostile states policy, KCNA, Kim Jong-un, Kim Yo Jong, Korean peninsula, leadership reshuffle, legislative session, north korea, political system, Pyongyang, regime structure, reunification policy, South Korea relations, State Affairs Commission, Supreme People's Assembly, Workers Party

Kim Jong Un reappointed to top state post as North Korea reviews constitution

Seoul— Kim Jong Un was reappointed as president of the State Affairs Commission, North Korea’s top governing body, state media

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NewsDesk MC March 22, 2026 Abbas Araqchi, ceasefire, donald trump, energy security, global oil supply, Iran conflict, japan, maritime security, Middle East crisis, minesweeping, naval operations, oil imports, oil prices, pacifist constitution, Sanae Takaichi, Self Defense Forces, shipping routes, Strait of Hormuz, strategic chokepoint, Toshimitsu Motegi, US Japan relations

Japan weighs Hormuz minesweeping role if ceasefire materialises

Tokyo — Japan could consider deploying its military for minesweeping operations in the Strait of Hormuz if a ceasefire is

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NewsDesk MC March 22, 2026 China Development Forum, china economy, currency policy, economic policy, economic reform, european union, exports, foreign investment, global markets, global trade, imports, investment incentives, Li Qiang, manufacturing sector, overcapacity, Pan Gongsheng, services deficit, tariffs, trade imbalance, trade surplus, US China relations

China signals calibrated trade shift, vows deeper market opening after record surplus

Beijing— Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Sunday that China would further open its economy to foreign firms and pursue

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NewsDesk MC March 22, 2026March 22, 2026 artistic freedom, CBFC, censorship debate, cultural policy, Diplomacy, film ban, film censorship, freedom of expression, Gaza conflict, india, India Israel ties, Indian cinema, International Relations, Israel relations, Kaouther Ben Hania, Middle East politics, Narendra Modi, Oscar nominated film, shashi tharoor, The Voice of Hind Rajab, Venice Film Festival

India blocks release of Gaza docudrama citing diplomatic sensitivities

New Delhi — India has blocked the theatrical release of The Voice of Hind Rajab, an Oscar-nominated film about the

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NewsDesk MC March 22, 2026March 22, 2026 airfare caps, airline costs, airline industry, airline revenues, aviation recovery, aviation regulation, civil aviation ministry, domestic flights, fare deregulation, fuel volatility, government policy, India aviation, India economy, indiGo, Iran war impact, jet fuel prices, market pricing, passenger fares, pricing policy, transport sector, travel industry

India scraps domestic airfare caps, easing cost pressure on carriers

New Delhi— India will lift temporary caps on domestic airfares from Monday, according to a government order reviewed by Reuters,

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NewsDesk MC March 22, 2026March 22, 2026 air power, arms sales, avionics, China military, cross strait tensions, defence industry, defence procurement, F-16V, fighter jets, geopolitical risk, Indo Pacific security, J-20, Lockheed Martin, military modernization, radar systems, security policy, strategic deterrence, taiwan, united states, US Taiwan relations, weapons delivery delays

Taiwan says U.S. F-16V deliveries to begin this year after delays

Taipei— Taiwan said deliveries of delayed F-16V fighter jets from the United States will begin this year, with production now

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NewsDesk MC March 20, 2026March 20, 2026 bahrain, emergingmarkets, energymarkets, exports, germany, globaleconomy, globalenergy, GulfEconomies, imports, india, inflation, Iranwar, italy, japan, kuwait, oilprices, qatar, StraitOfHormuz, supplyshock, tradebalance, UnitedKingdom

Energy shock from Iran war exposes vulnerable economies

London — A prolonged conflict involving Iran risks triggering a severe global energy crisis, with some major economies more exposed

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NewsDesk MC March 20, 2026March 20, 2026 china, CNOOC, cnpc, crudeoil, DaqingOilField, energypolicy, energysecurity, Geopolitics, globalenergy, imports, industrialdemand, iraq, MiddleEast, offshoredrilling, oilmarkets, oilproduction, productionplateau, SaudiArabia, shaleoil, tertiaryrecovery, ZhuWeilin

China oil output peaks near limits despite record gains

Beijing— China has reached near the limits of its domestic oil production capacity after hitting a record high in 2025,