NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||2025/10/17.

 

 

NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||2025/10/17.

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य ईर्षुःपरवित्तेषु रुपे वीर्ये कुलान्वये,

सुख सौभाग्य सत्कारे तस्य व्याधिरनन्तकः॥

Meaning:- "The person who is jealous and hates the wealth, beauty, valor, family, happiness, good fortune and honour of others is incurably ill. And there is no cure for his disease."

 

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

India rejects US President Donald Trump's claim on Russian oil imports issue; Says its oil import policies guided entirely by objective to safeguard interests of consumer.

Foreign Minister of Egypt Badr Abdelatty  arrived in New Delhi yesterday on a two-day visit. During his visit Mr. Abdelatty will attend the first India-Egypt Strategic Dialogue.

India elected as Co-Chair of the Regional Committee of the United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific (UN-GGIM-AP) for a three-year term till 2028.

Bharat’s Green Transition Could Create Millions of Jobs, but Skills Gap Requires Attention.--Ratul Puri, Chairman of Hindustan Power.

Nagaland  proposed Dzükou Valley as the state’s official nomination under the national initiative Development of 50 Tourist Destinations of Global Standards during the two-day National Conference of State Tourism Ministers held in Udaipur.

Indian Railways will soon allow passengers to reschedule confirmed tickets via IRCTC without paying cancellation charges — a major boost to travel flexibility.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah says 258 Naxalites surrendered in Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra in the last two days. What China initiated to destabilize INDIA, is getting closed!

Indian travelers visiting Japan will soon be able to use the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) for everyday transactions, following a major agreement between NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL) and NTT DATA Japan.

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

Trump said yesterday he had greenlit covert CIA actions inside Venezuela and threatened to carry out military strikes inside the country, escalating tensions between Caracas and Washington.

Over the past few weeks, the U.S. military has killed dozens of people in targeted strikes on boats off the coast of Venezuela. Trump has claimed without evidence that the boats were engaged in drug smuggling.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said yesterday he rejected the prospect of war, while Venezuela’s foreign ministry said Trump’s actions “against the peace and stability of Venezuela” violated international law.

“President Putin and I will then meet in an agreed upon location, Budapest, Hungary, to see if we can bring this ‘inglorious’ War, between Russia and Ukraine, to an end. President Zelenskyy and I will be meeting tomorrow, in the Oval Office, where we will discuss my conversation with President Putin, and much more. I believe great progress was made with today’s telephone conversation,” the president of USA claimed.

Syria will honor past deals with Russia, Interim Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa told Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday. Russia has sought to retain control of its military bases in Syria following the ouster of its ally, Bashar al-Assad.

 The United States will impose “costs” on Russia if the war in Ukraine does not end soon, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said yesterday at a NATO meeting.

Norway aims to provide 2 billion Norwegian kroner to a NATO-coordinated aid package for Ukraine, the Norwegian government said in a press release. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said the Nordic country is joining a group of European countries to fund a package that will secure defense equipment for Ukraine.

At the same meeting, NATO’s secretary-general said the alliance and the European Union are coordinating on a drone defense plan for European countries.

Afghanistan-Pakistan announced a temporary ceasefire following days of deadly cross-border clashes based on the appeals for de-escalation from regional neighbors such as Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Pakistan’s foreign ministry said the truce would last forty-eight hours. The self-declared Islamic State as well as al-Qaeda are trying to resurface in the region, the Associated Press reported.

The African Union suspended the Madagascar’s membership following a military coup. Army Colonel Michael Randrianirina is due to be sworn in as Madagascar’s transitional president tomorrow, a statement on state television announced. Madagascar follows fellow former French colonies Burkina Faso, Gabon, Guinea, Mali, and Niger, which  all have fallen under military control since 2020.

In addition to $20 billion in previously announced direct U.S. support for Argentina, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said yesterday that the United States would help assemble an additional $20 billion from private banks and sovereign wealth funds to help the country repay its debts. Washington seeks to boost support for Argentine President Javier Milei ahead of upcoming elections.

Cambodia is ready to sign a peace deal with Thailand following border clashes earlier this year, a spokesperson for the ruling party said yesterday. Trump has called for a peace deal ahead of his expected trip this month to Malaysia, which helped mediate a reduction in tensions between the two countries. Thailand did not immediately comment.

Protests in Peru: Antigovernment protests have continued following last week’s ousting of former President Dina Boluarte, with demonstrators demanding action to address insecurity in the country.

Tropical rainforest trees in Queensland, northeast Australia, have become the first in the world to shift from absorbing to emitting greenhouse gases due to hot, dry conditions, according to new research published in Nature.

Maldives becomes first country globally to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV, hepatitis B, and syphilis, validated by WHO in 2025.

CRIME & NO PUNISHMENT??:

“Large Scale Corruption”: “ED Exposes How DMK Govt Looted Through TASMAC Scam In Supreme Court”, The Commune, October 15, 2025 “

GAMES & SPORTS: -

In badminton, Star Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen secured a spot in the quarter-finals of the Men’s Singles at the Denmark Open. He defeated home favourite Anders Antonsen of Denmark in Round 16 with a score of 21-13, 21-14.

In the Men’s Doubles, the pre-quarterfinal match sixth seeds Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated Yang Po-han and Liu Kuang-Heng of Chinese Taipei in straight games, 21-19, 21-17, and advanced to the quarter-finals.

 Veteran Indian shooter Zoravar Singh Sandhu produced a steady performance to stay in touch with the leaders after the first day of men’s trap qualification at the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Championship Shotgun 2025 in Athens, Greece.

Indian cricketers Abhishek Sharma and Smriti Mandhana named ICC Players of the Month for September.

DAS KAPITAL:

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BULLIONS:

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WHAT IS NEXT:

Today, officials from dozens of countries attend the Arctic Circle Assembly in Iceland.

Today, Canada’s foreign minister begins a visit to China.

Today, Morocco’s foreign minister visits Russia.

Tomorrow, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits Washington, DC.

 

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