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NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||19-20/12/2025.

 

NEWS &VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||20/12/25

SUNDAY| VOL—IV  2025/DECEMBER

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“Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable,.." :-- Franz Kafka.

 

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

India’s nuclear sector reform is on target. The legislature approved a bill to ease private investment in the country’s civilian nuclear power sector. The measure is expected to be signed into law. India still generates more than 75 percent of its electricity by burning fossil fuels, but it has set a target of installing 100 gigawatts of nuclear power by 2047.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit West Bengal today.

Election Commission has decided to deploy Central government officers as electoral roll micro-observers in West Bengal. These observers will scrutinize electoral roll entries until final rolls are published on the 16th of February. “KHELA HOBE”!!!

Both the Houses of Parliament have been adjourned sine die.

External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar has said, India values Netherlands support for closer India-EU ties and conclusion of Free Trade Agreement.

India’s heavy-lift launch vehicle LVM-3 is set to place a major US commercial satellite into orbit on December 24, marking another milestone in the country’s expanding role in global space commerce. The mission will be executed by New Space India Limited under a commercial agreement.

India’s net direct tax collections rose by 8% to ₹17.05 lakh crore during FY26 up to 17 December 2025, driven by higher corporate tax receipts and lower refunds. The trend reflects steady economic activity, tax reforms, and improved compliance in the Indian economy.

 

Brazil formally handed over the BRICS presidency to India during the 4th Sherpas Meeting in December 2025. India will lead BRICS in 2026 with a focus on resilience, innovation, cooperation, and sustainability, continuing Global South priorities.

 

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

EU countries will lend $105 billion to Ukraine, bloc leaders decided yesterday. Money for the loan will be backed by the bloc’s budget rather than by frozen Russian assets, ending months of debate about the possibility of using those reserves—which could have created a larger loan. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called it “significant support that truly strengthens our resilience” in a social media post yesterday.

The International Monetary Fund estimates that Ukraine’s military and nonmilitary financial needs for the next two years total around $158 billion. Belgium, which houses the majority of Russia’s frozen reserves in Europe, opposed their use as collateral.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking at a press conference today, said that Russia stood by its war demands from last year; they include Ukrainian withdrawal from eastern territories claimed by Russia. Volodymyr Zelenskyy don’t agree to that.

Officials from France, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and the United States met in Paris yesterday to discuss a roadmap for disarming Hezbollah, one of the central tenets of a ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Lebanon late last year.

The U.S. State Department yesterday announced sanctions on two International Criminal Court (ICC) judges for targeting Israel without Israel’s consent. Israel argues it cannot be targeted by the ICC in part because it is not a party to the court’s statute; the Palestinian territories are a member. The ICC called the sanctions “a flagrant attack against the independence of an impartial judicial institution.” Washington had sanctioned six other ICC judges involved in cases against Israel earlier this year.

Israel approved a roughly $35 billion deal with Chevron to supply gas to Egypt, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday.

Over the past year, Washington has intensified its engagement with Bangladesh’s Islamist parties, most prominently the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB). This shift in American diplomacy — subtle at first, now increasingly explicit — signals a strategic recalibration that could reshape South Asia’s political trajectory in unexpected ways. INDIA SHOULDN’T REMAIN A SILENT SPECTATOR!

A total of 97.4 lakh voters has been removed from the Tamil Nadu voter list, following the enumeration phase of the SIR exercise and the state's electoral roll now has 5.43 crore voters, Chief Electoral Officer Archana Patnaik said.

DEFENSE:

 Indian defence authorities are contemplating the establishment of a fourth Army base near the India-Bangladesh border in Mizoram, following the creation of three new bases in West Bengal, Bihar, and Assam. These existing installations form a protective arc around the vulnerable Siliguri Corridor, commonly known as the 'Chicken’s Neck'.

CRIME & PUNISHMENT:

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached assets worth approximately ₹7.93 crore belonging to several well-known personalities, including former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh, actor Sonu Sood, and properties linked to the mother of model and actor Urvashi Rautela. The action is part of an ongoing money laundering investigation connected to the illegal online betting platform 1xBet.

Osman Hadi, a 32-year-old radical activist died on Thursday while undergoing neurosurgery in Singapore. He was the spokesperson for Inqilab Mancha, a hardline youth platform known for its aggressive anti-India rhetoric and demands for a total ban on the Awami League.

He was the victim of an unknown assault.

 

ENVIRONMENTAL: -

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange colour warning for dense to very dense fog conditions over Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Chhattisgarh and Himachal Pradesh. Several flights and trains experienced disruptions due to dense fog conditions in the National Capital and NCR region.

GAMES & SPORTS: -

India vs South Africa, 5th T20I:India won by 30 runs

Player Of The Match: Hardik Pandya

Player Of The Series: Varun Chakravarthy

DAS KAPITAL:

The share market is expected to be "dull" (range-bound with low volume) after Christmas day, but Santa Claus rally will be there.

Indian Share Market: - (CLOSING VALUES as on 19/12/2025)

*BSE SENSEX*84,929.36 +447.55 (0.53%)

*NIFTY*25,966.40 +150.85 (0.58%)

Currency Exchange Rates:

 *USD*  ₹ 91/-*GBP*  ₹121/-*Euro* : ₹ 106/-* China ¥* : ₹ 13/-

BULLION:

 *GOLD* : ₹ 13,450/ 01gm (24 krt)

 *SILVER* : ₹ 211,000/KG

WHAT IS NEXT:

Today, a summit with Japanese and Central Asian leaders begins in Tokyo.

Today, U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff is reportedly due to hold talks on Gaza’s future with Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey in Miami.

Sunday, this year’s Africa Cup of Nations soccer tournament begins in Morocco.

 

 

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