NEWS & VIEWS--THURSDAY| VOL—V/2026/APRIL-23
NEWS & VIEWS
THURSDAY| VOL—V/2026/APRIL-23
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ॐ कुर्वन्नेवेह कर्माणि
जिजीविषेच्छतं समाः ।
एवं त्वयि नान्यथेतोऽस्ति न कर्म
लिप्यते नरे ॥
YAJURVED—40/2
This SHLOKAM provides a blueprint for "Karma Yoga.”
INDIA: (GOI, SWARAJYA, VISHWAMITRA,
HINDU POST, INDIA TODAY).
First stage of ‘MOTHER OF ELECTION’ of this year will be held in West Bengal
today. It will be a contest between TMC’s manipulation Vs. EC’s attempt to
ensure fair election! TMC WAY, or FAIR WAY!! Local Lungi Fouz will try to be in
direct action!!HM anchored his tent in the State.
Supreme Court questions the alleged interference of
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during the Enforcement Directorate’s
probe. Had it been committed by an ordinary
Citizen, that person would have been rotting in jail from next moment. “ANDHA KANUN!”
The BJP has demanded the resignation of TMC leader and
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee following the Supreme Court’s
observations against her in connection with the I-PAC raid case.
Vehicles
without a valid Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate will not get fuel
such as Petrol, Diesel, CNG or LPG at fuel stations in Delhi. The Delhi
Government has taken this decision to ensure effective control over vehicular
pollution in the national capital.
Labour and Employment Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya
will inaugurate the newly constructed 30-bedded ESIC Hospital in Budgam, Jammu
and Kashmir on 24th of this month. The Labour and Employment Ministry said that
the facility, which is extendable up to 100 beds, marks a major milestone in
enhancing healthcare delivery under the Employees’ State Insurance scheme in
the region.
In Uttarakhand, the portals of Badrinath Dham, located
in Chamoli district will be opened for devotees tomorrow at 6:15 AM.
The inaugural India-Japan Artificial Intelligence
Strategic Dialogue was held in Mumbai yesterday where both sides engaged in
substantive discussions on strategic cooperation across the entire AI stack.
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announced
that India and New Zealand are set to sign a long-awaited Free Trade Agreement
(FTA) next week, marking a significant step in deepening bilateral economic
ties.
IRAN—US:
"Based
on the fact that the Government of Iran is
seriously fractured, not unexpectedly so and, upon the request of Field
Marshal Asim Munir, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, of Pakistan, we have
been asked to hold our Attack on the Country of Iran until such time as their
leaders and representatives can come up with a unified proposal," Trump
posted on his Truth Social site.
But the
blockade of ports on Iran's coast in the Strait of Hormuz will remain in place,
Trump said, while the US military will "in all other respects, remain
ready and able".
The
ceasefire, he said, will be extended "until such time as their proposal is
submitted and discussions are concluded, one way or the other."
USA, is possibly on the way out of IRAN war, aided by
Pakistan!!Voice of Iran is not FRACTURED!!
Iran’s
semi-official Tasnim news agency, considered close to IRGC, said that nobody from Iran is going to Pakistan for discussion on Thursday.
Lebanon:
Israel’s
Foreign Minister has urged Beirut to make joint efforts to counter Hezbollah
ahead of talks between the countries that are set to resume in Washington.
“This
cooperation is needed by you even more than by us,” Gideon Saar said. “It
requires moral clarity and the courage to take risks. But there is no real
alternative for ensuring a future of peace for you and for us.”
Israel and
Lebanon, which have no diplomatic relations, will hold fresh talks in
Washington on Thursday.
GCC:
Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Tuesday threatened to
end oil production in the Middle East if the Islamic republic faced attacks
launched from its Gulf neighbors’ territory.
"The southern neighbors should know that if their
geography and facilities are used in the service of the enemies to attack the
Iranian nation, they should bid farewell to oil production in the Middle
East," the commander of Guards' aerospace force, Majid Mousavi, was quoted
by ‘Fars news agency’ as saying.
HORMUZ: Opening is uncertain.
WORLD: (REUTER, AP, AFP, BLOOMBERG, CNN,
WP)
Trump’s Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh told
senators at his confirmation hearing yesterday that he would be “strictly
independent” if confirmed and would not allow Trump to influence his interest
rate decisions. Hours before the hearing, Trump said he would be disappointed
if Warsh did not lower rates.
The Trump administration is in talks to send as many
as 1,100 Afghans who assisted the United States during the Afghanistan war to
live in the DRC, the head of aid group Afghan Evac. told the New York Times.
The Afghans have been living at a former U.S. base in Qatar. Those who don’t
wish to go to the DRC—which is experiencing an acute humanitarian crisis—would
be sent back to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.
The UK parliament passed a bill yesterday banning the
sale of tobacco or vape products to anyone born in 2009 or later. It is
expected to go into effect after receiving the formality of final approval from
the king. The government estimates that smoking costs the country almost $29
billion per year in healthcare and lost productivity costs.
The United States has put military cooperation
programs and U.S. dollar shipments to Iraq on hold in order to pressure Baghdad
to dismantle Iran-backed militias in the country, unnamed U.S. and Iraqi
officials told the Wall Street Journal.
Pan-African bank Ecobank is in talks with the Bank of
China to allow for financial settlements in yuan, its CEO said, decreasing
their reliance on the U.S. dollar. While China has invested in projects across
Africa, African businesses that work with Chinese firms have often complained
that having to convert their money to dollars in order to conduct business has
slimmed their profit margins.
The head of the country’s election authority announced
his resignation yesterday after logistical problems delayed the vote count in
Peru’s presidential contest. The vote was held over a week ago and no winner
has yet been declared.
A court in the country began a trial yesterday of 486
alleged gang members, who face charges of homicide, femicide, extortion, and
arms trafficking, among others. Mass detentions and trials are pillars of
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s security strategy, but human rights groups
say the mass trials violate defendants’ due process rights. Washington is considering a U.S. currency swap
with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to help it deal with the economic fallout
of the Iran war, Trump told CNBC yesterday.
European Union has approved a €90 billion financial
assistance package for Ukraine along with its 20th round of sanctions against
Russia after Hungary withdrew its opposition. The move reflects renewed unity
within the bloc as Brussels continues to strengthen support for Kyiv and
increase pressure on Moscow during the ongoing war.
Russian oil has started flowing through the Ukrainian
section of the Druzhba pipeline after a halt lasting months. The move allows
Hungary to lift its veto on a 90-billion-euro EU loan urgently needed by Kyiv.
MISHAPS:
Six people died in a road accident after a pickup van
overturned in Gujarat’s Valsad district. Ten others were injured and shifted to
the Kaprada CHC Centre for treatment.
In Jammu and Kashmir, at least 21 people were killed
and 29 others injured when a passenger bus rolled down a hill in Udhampur
district on 20 April.
SCIENCE
& TECHNOLOGY:
NASA has
successfully completed the assembly of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope at
the Goddard Space Flight Center in the Maryland. It is often described as the
next big thing after the Hubble Space Telescope and the James Webb Space
Telescope. The Roman Telescope now enters into the final testing phase ahead of
its expected launch in 2026.
WILD
LIFE:
Shekha Jheel
Bird Sanctuary in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, has been designated as India’s 99th
Ramsar site, marking another major step in the country’s wetland conservation
efforts. With this recognition, Uttar Pradesh now has 12 Ramsar sites, the
highest among Indian states.
CLIMATE:
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has
issued an orange alert for heat wave conditions over Gangetic West Bengal.
GAMES
& SPORTS: -
In Shooting,
Asian Games medallist Shiva Narwal picked up India’s first gold medal by
winning the men’s 10m air pistol shooting event on the opening day of the ISSF
Junior World Cup 2026 in Cairo, Egypt, yesterday. He struck gold with a score
of 241.8.
DAS
KAPITAL:
Indian Share Market: -
*BSE SENSEX*78,516.49 −756.84 (0.95%)🔻
*NIFTY*24,378.10 −198.50 (0.81%)🔻
BULLIANS:
*GOLD* : ₹ 15,600/
01gm (24 krt)
*SILVER* : ₹
2,65,000/KG
Currency Exchange Rates:
*Euro* : ₹107/-*USD*
₹ 92/- *China¥* : ₹ 13/-
WHAT
IS NEXT:
Today, the
Delphi Economic Forum begins in Greece.
Tomorrow,
European Union leaders begin an informal meeting in Cyprus.
Tomorrow,
Pope Leo concludes a tour of Africa in Equatorial Guinea.
CONCERN: TRADE IMBALANCE. ARE YOU AWAKE??
You
probably own something made by Samsung, Hyundai, or LG. Most Indian households
do. These are among the most visible consumer brands in the country.
Here's
what's less visible: $4.7 billion Extracted from India by Hyundai and LG in
twelve months. Sent to Seoul.
Not
through shady channels. Through IPOs where every rupee went to the Korean
parent, special dividends that drained the subsidiary's cash reserves, and
royalty hikes locked in for years.
Samsung's
royalties to its Korean parent rose 50 per cent in a single year, to ₹3,322
crore. That's roughly 40 per cent of its Indian net profit, flowing back to
Seoul annually.
All
of this is legal under the fifteen-year-old trade agreement between the two
countries. That's the problem.
On
the eve of the Korean president's visit this week, Delhi publicly named the
imbalance for the first time. India's trade deficit with Korea has tripled
since CEPA took effect.
Indian exports to Korea have actually shrunk. The piece traces the money
trail through all three chaebols, explains what each one has been doing, and
looks at what New Delhi is now negotiating towards.
And
here's the part that should sting the most. The same Korean companies don't do
this everywhere.
Korea's
cumulative FDI in Vietnam=$92 billion
Korea's
cumulative FDI in India, an economy ten times the size=$6.7 billion
This
is the Imbalance With Korea That New Delhi Is Trying To Address.
THE END.
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