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NewsDesk MC March 24, 2026March 24, 2026 business sentiment, cost pressures, economic growth, energy imports, exports, fiscal year, global demand, HSBC, India economy, inflation, job creation, macroeconomics, manufacturing slowdown, Middle East conflict, oil prices, pmi, private sector, Reuters style, S&P Global, services sector, Strait of Hormuz

India private sector growth hits three-year low as war-driven costs dent demand

Benglauru— India’s private sector expanded at its slowest pace in more than three years in March as rising costs linked

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NewsDesk MC March 24, 2026March 24, 2026 Blue House, defence spending, economic plan, Geopolitics, International Relations, KCNA, Kim Jong-un, Korean peninsula, military policy, north korea, nuclear deterrence, nuclear doctrine, nuclear weapons, Pyongyang, regional tensions, russia, sanctions, security strategy, south korea, Supreme People's Assembly, Vladimir Putin

Kim declares nuclear status irreversible, warns South Korea of ‘merciless’ response

Seoul— North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country’s status as a nuclear-armed state is irreversible and vowed to

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NewsDesk MC March 23, 2026March 23, 2026 Asia geopolitics, Beijing policy, Cheng Li wunn, China Taiwan tensions, cross strait relations, defence spending, Foreign Policy, Indo Pacific security, Kuomintang, Lai Ching te, legislative power, military pressure, political opposition, regional stability, strategic balance, Taiwan democracy, Taiwan elections, Taiwan politics, US Taiwan ties, Washington relations, Xi Jinping

Taiwan opposition leader defends China outreach, rejects anti-U.S. narrative

Taipei— Cheng Li-wun, leader of Taiwan’s main opposition Kuomintang (KMT), said on Monday that improving ties with Beijing does not

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NewsDesk MC March 23, 2026March 23, 2026 Asia politics, Beijing, civil liberties, criminal law, cybersecurity, data access, digital privacy, encryption, fines, governance, Hong Kong, investigation powers, John Lee, law enforcement, legal amendment, National Security Commission, national security law, password disclosure, protests 2019, state security, surveillance

Hong Kong Mandates Password Disclosure in Security Probes, Tightens Enforcement Powers

Hong Kong— Authorities in Hong Kong will require individuals to provide phone and computer passwords in national security investigations or

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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