NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||17/06/2025. ||| FRIDAY| VOL—IV/2025/JUNE/558

NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||17/06/2025.

FRIDAY| VOL—IV/2025/JUNE/558

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"ज्ञान व्यक्ति को विनम्र बनाता है, विनम्रता से पात्रता उत्पन्न होती है, पात्रता से धन और समृद्धि उत्पन्न होती है, समृद्धि से सही आचरण की प्राप्ति होती है और सही आचरण से संतोष प्राप्त होता है।"

OPERATION RISING LION:

As Israel and Iran continued their attacks over the weekend, U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States “could get involved” in the conflict. Attacks have killed at least twenty-four people in Israel and at least 224 in Iran, according to authorities on each side; more senior Iranian officials were among them. 

Attacks since Friday have damaged portions of two Iranian nuclear sites but did not immediately cause a spike in off-site levels of radiation, the head of the UN nuclear watchdog said today. He added that an advanced enrichment facility called Fordow, among other key Iranian facilities, appears undamaged.

Iran is planning to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty amid intensifying conflict with Israel.  President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran's Parliament is drafting legislation to leave the nuclear treaty. 

“If Iran is weakened, the potential upside for Israel is significant—more security, increased prospects for regional integration, and the final foreclosure of the Palestinian state. But the downside is also significant. If the regime survives, the Islamic Republic lives to fight another war on another day.”--Expert Steven A. Cook, Foreign Policy.

CHINA already sent a shipload of Missiles, Drones and providing other support to IRAN. Iran backed JIHADI Terrorists became more active.

The Indian Embassy in Tehran, Iran, is continuously monitoring the security situation and engaging Indian students in Iran to ensure their safety.

 

INDIA: (GOI, SWARAJYA, VISHWAMITRA, HINDU POST, INDIA TODAY).

P.M. Modi was in Cyprus. He held talks with Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides in Nicosia, marking the first visit by an Indian prime minister to the island nation in more than twenty years. He discussed plans to create a trade corridor with Europe that would pass through Cyprus. Cyprus is due to hold the six-month rotating presidency of the European Union beginning in early 2026. 

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is making a significant strategic presentation at the Paris Air Show 2025, demonstrating India's rapidly advancing capabilities in aerospace and defence innovation. This participation is showcasing the nation's transition from a defence importer to an emerging global defence technology powerhouse and *EXPORTER*. 

The Indian stock markets showed resilience on Monday amid rising tensions between Israel and Iran, as investors maintained their focus on long-term fundamentals in the time of volatile situations. Both Sensex and Nifty ended the day with sharp gains of nearly 1 per cent each -- showing that investors remained optimistic despite the geopolitical uncertainty.

 The Government issued a notification to conduct the Census. The notification issued by the Home Ministry said, the reference date for the census shall be 1st March 2027, except for the Union territory of Ladakh the snow-bound non-synchronous areas of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the States of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. For these areas, the reference date shall be 1st October, 2026.

A cholera outbreak in Jaipur, Odisha, has raised health concerns. The outbreak has led to five confirmed deaths and around 500 hospitalisations.

WORLD: (REUTER, AP, AFP, BLOOMBERG, CNN, WP)

G7 kicks off. Beyond the Israel-Iran conflict, the Canada summit is also due to consider the ongoing war in Ukraine and the global economy. Reaching consensus as a full group is expected to be difficult, and many leaders have set up bilateral meetings. Canada and the United Kingdom agreed yesterday to set up a working group to expand bilateral trade, while Trump is due to meet with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney today. 

Nippon Steel deal. Trump approved Nippon Steel’s long-debated acquisition of U.S. Steel on Friday, with a twist: the U.S. government will hold an unusually influential stake in the company, known as a “golden share.” Nippon and U.S. Steel did not comment.  “The billions of dollars that Nippon Steel has proposed to invest in modernizing U.S. Steel’s Plants would likely save American jobs,”. Expert Matthew P. Goodman writes for RealEcon.

The Trump administration is considering expanding its travel ban to include thirty-six additional countries, according to a State Department memo seen by the Washington Post. Most of the additional countries are in Africa.

Officials and private sector representatives from Japan and the European Union (EU) are holding first-of-their kind talks in Banff, Canada today to increase Défense cooperation.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is holding talks with Central Asian leaders in Astana, Kazakhstan today for the second China-Central Asia Summit, following the inaugural gathering in 2023. This year’s summit saw Kazakh and Chinese firms sign deals worth over $24 billion, Kazakh Invest, a state company, said. The meeting comes after Kazakhstan’s foreign minister visited Washington and held talks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio late last week.

Financial Action Task Force, FATF has condemned the Pahalgam terror attack, saying the attack could not have occurred without financial backing. COMMENT: I THINK THAT’S ALL INDIA COULD ACHIEVE IN THIS PLATFORM!

“Atrocities against Hindus continue unabated in Bangladesh, 6 Mandirs looted in 24 hours, victims narrate ordeal”, Opindia, June 16, 2025.

 CRIME & PUNISHMENT:

Prominent Saudi journalist Turki Al-Jasser was executed Saturday after being convicted on terrorism and treason charges, the official Saudi Press Agency said. He had been arrested in 2018 and his trial was not made public. Activist groups say that he was unfairly sentenced for questioning the regime; Al-Jasser had written about the Arab Spring, women’s rights, and corruption.

MISHAPS: -

At least four women lost their lives and more than six others sustained injuries in an explosion at a firecracker unit in Amroha, Uttar Pradesh.

Three college students drowned in Charlotte Lake in Matheran, near Mumbai, Maharashtra accidentally. 

In West Bengal, over a thousand shops were reportedly destroyed in a massive fire on Sunday night in Kolkata’s Khidirpur market area. It happened at 02.00a.m. in the early morning.

ENVIRONMENTAL: -

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasts heavy to extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places over Saurashtra and Kutch; Delhi-NCR likely to experience rain and thunderstorms till Friday.

GAMES & SPORTS: --

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the full schedule for the 2025 ICC Women’s ODI World Cup, set to be played from 30th September to 2nd of November in India and Sri Lanka.  A FEW MATCHES CAN BE WASHED OUT!

DAS KAPITAL:

India’s wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation eased to a 14-month low of 0.39 per cent in May, down from 0.85 percent in April. According to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry the Food inflation dropped to 1.72 per cent from 2.55 per cent, while primary articles saw a contraction of 2.02 per cent.

SHARE MARKET: -

*BSE SENSEX*81,796.15 +677.55 (0.84%)

*NIFTY* 24,946.50 +227.90 (0.92%)

Currency Exchange Rates:

*USD*: ₹ 85/-*GBP*: ₹115/-*Euro*: ₹ 96/- 

* Yuan ¥*: ₹ 12/- *UAE Dirham*: ₹ 23/-

*Pak Rupee*: ₹ 0.30/- *Bhutan ngultrum*: ₹ 1.00/-

*B’desh’s Taka**: ₹ 0.70/- *Sri Lanka Rupee*: ₹ 0.28/- 

*Nepal Rupee*: ₹ 0.62/- *Maldives Rufiyaa*: ₹ 0.17/-

 

 *GOLD*: ₹ 101,500/ 10gm (24 krt) 

 *SILVER*: ₹ 1,09,800/KG

 

 

WHAT IS NEXT:

• Today, the Paris Air Show begins.
• Tomorrow, the Africa Energy Forum begins in Cape Town. 
• Tomorrow, the executive board of UN Women begins its annual meeting in New York.

 

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