Washington, Jan 10 (IANS) Top executives from major US and international oil companies signaled readiness to invest billions of dollars in Venezuela’s oil sector, citing new security guarantees and political backing from the Trump administration as key conditions for reentry.
Washington, Jan 10 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said the United States would directly oversee a plan allowing major American oil companies to help rebuild Venezuela’s “dilapidated” oil industry, presenting the initiative as a strategic reset in bilateral relations following the apprehension of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
Islamabad, Dec 9 (IANS) The militarisation of resource governance in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) reflects a broader pattern of Islamabad’s economic centralisation, with the region treated more as a strategic buffer than a socio-economically integrated area. Also, while the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) promised development, it has instead deepened local disillusionment, a report said on Friday.
Naypyidaw, Jan 9 (IANS) Despite repeated warnings from International organisations, the space for civil society in China is shrinking rapidly, while opportunities for resistance or redress are disappearing. The latest crackdowns by Chinese authorities depict a state increasingly intolerant of autonomy in any form, with society living under growing fear, silence, and coerced conformity, a report said on Friday.
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Since the Watergate scandal of the 1970s that rocked the US, there has been a tendency to name perceived wrongdoings with the suffix "gate", thus, it did not take much time in branding the narrative of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee reportedly entering premises under a probe agency's raid and personally retrieving documents as "I-PAC-gate".
Dhaka, Jan 9 (IANS) Thousands of Bangladeshi travellers are facing a troubling reality as authorities in several countries are denying entry at airports to even those holding valid visas and proper documentation.
Athens, Jan 9 (IANS) Pakistani terrorist groups Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) are exploiting the situation in Gaza to raise funds for reconstructing terror infrastructure and recruiting new cadres for their activities against India, a report said on Friday.
Dhaka, Jan 9 (IANS) The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Friday raised serious concerns over the law and order situation in the country ahead of the February elections, criticising the performance of law enforcement agencies under the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, local media reported.
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) The lack of certainty in Pakistan's fiscal, legal, strategic, and administrative framework has emerged as a key factor in the current economic stagnation of the country, according to an article in the Pakistani media.
Dhaka, Jan 9 (IANS) In yet another controversial move, authorities at Bangladesh's Dhaka University have decided to rename the Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall to the 'Osman Hadi Hall', after the slain radical Islamist leader Sharif Osman Hadi who was shot dead in the country's capital last month.
