Authored by Jayant Bhandari via Acting-Man.com,
India Reverts to its Irrational, Tribal Normal (Part XIII)
Over the three years in which Narendra Modi has been in power, his support base has continued to increase. Indian institutions — including the courts and the media — now toe his line.
Authored by Soren Kern via The Gatestone Institute,
Authored by Zainab Calcuttawala via OilPrice.com,
It’s “Infrastructure Week” in Washington, and foreign powers are taking note.
Ahead of President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to the Middle East, Saudi Arabia has promised to make $40 billion of its sovereign wealth fund available to the United States to bankroll part of the roughly $1 trillion in infrastructure improvements that Trump promised on the campaign trail.
"Whatever it takes."
Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih and Russia's Energy Minister Alexander Novak
That's what Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih and his Russian counterpart Alexander Novak said in a statement overnight in Beijing they would do to reduce the global oil inventory overhang, using the immortal phrase coined by ECB's Mario Draghi five years ago in his successful bid to defend the euro. For OPEC, however, "whatever it takes" may not be enough.
Authored by Soeren Kern via The Gatestone Institute,