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The Latest Update on The Poliphoon.com “How Vladimir Putin hopes to transform his nuclear weapons”. Valdimir Putin is rapidly shaping Russia’s nuclear policy and building his nuclear piles. What is there on his mind? https://poliphoon.com/how-vladimir-putin-hopes-to-transform-his-nuclear-weapons/

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The Latest Update on The Poliphoon.com “The first sign of a nuclear war”. As Russia fires an intercontinental ballistic missile at Dnipro, the first sign of a nuclear war emerges.  https://poliphoon.com/the-first-sign-of-a-nuclear-war/

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The Latest Update on The Poliphoon.com “Will Adani be second time lucky?” As US prosecutors charge billionaire Gautam Adani with fraud and bribery, he may not be so lucky this time. https://poliphoon.com/will-adani-be-second-time-lucky

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The Latest Update on The Poliphoon.com “Playing pernicious politics in the neighbourhood.” As India continues to shelter Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh is bristling at Big Brother’s penchant to play politics. https://poliphoon.com/playing-pernicious-politics-in-the-neighbourhood/

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How Vladimir Putin hopes to transform his nuclear weapons

Nuclear is the word that is buzzing now in Vladimir Putin’s ears. For Russia’s president, nuclear weapons are an open sesame to pelf and power. Worse, Mr Putin will surely use them as a bargain bet. Inevitably, he is fast transforming his nuclear weapons as his go-to source for getting what he wants. His nuclear attitudes are changing even America’s. So much so that America is getting used to his…

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The first sign of a nuclear war

Conventional wars are so different from a nuclear war. It is rare to see nuclear-payload-carrying weapons in them. Yet, if these weapons are used, they carry the message that a nuclear war could be on the devilish mind of the aggressor. Ukraine became the recipient of such message on November 21st as Russia fired ominously an intercontinental ballistic missile, aka ICBM, at the Ukrainian city of…

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Will Adani be second time lucky?

It isn’t the first time that Indian billionaire Gautam Adani is facing the US music. Earlier, the accuser was US short-seller Hindenburg Research. Now, it is New York federal prosecutors. The Adani Group chairman, the second richest man in India, has been indicted by them in New York on November 20th. The charges are serious – bribery and brazen lies, securities and wire frauds, misleading US…

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Playing pernicious politics in the neighbourhood

Playing politics in the neighbourhood is not new to India. But things are different this time around. Bangladesh is proving to be equally adept at playing counter-politics. It has been over a month now since Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh’s former prime minister, fled the country on August 5th. She took refuge in India when unabating student protests that broke out in early July spiralled out of…

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The latest update on The Poliphoon.com. “Politics gives soccer a kick”. Antisemitists could have killed the match. Though the violence was averted, politics kicking soccer out is a reality. https://poliphoon.com/politics-gives-soccer-a-kick/

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Politics gives soccer a hard kick

Soccer is almost tailor-made to stir trouble at match venues. Bad, if one of the playing teams happens to be Israel. It happened recently in Amsterdam. In what could have been a bigger replay, the France v Israel game in Saint-Denis, just a few kilometres north of Paris, was targeted by antisemitists on November 14th. Luckily, the violence was averted. Yet a non-event has become such a news that…

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The latest update on The Poliphoon.com “Donald Trump picks disruptive men”. Nothing surprising that Trump’s picks are all men and women with a disruptive disposition. This is cronyism Trump style. https://poliphoon.com/donald-trump-picks-disruptive-men/

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The latest update on The Poliphoon.com “Struck by the politics of floods”. Floods in Spain end in numerous deaths and mind-numbing damage. But the politics they have unleashed is still more serious. https://poliphoon.com/struck-by-the-politics-of-floods/

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The latest update on The Poliphoon.com “The traffic lights go out despite efforts”. As the traffic-light coalition crashes, the unpopular Scholz government falls. The unthinkable is just waiting to happen. https://poliphoon.com/the-traffic-lights-go-out-despite-efforts/

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Donald Trump picks disruptive men

Donald Trump is an insecure president. Like all insecure men, he too is careful about picking his men and women. Insecurity in him is so strong that he prefers more loyal men than more competent men. Worse, he places a premium on their devotion to disruption. These are some of the key takeaways from Mr Trump’s recent hiring exercise. For him, White House hiring is a political task and not so much…

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Struck by the politics of floods

Politicians are notorious for their penchant for politicising even natural calamities. Expecting politicos in Spain to stay away from their natural instinct is unreal. The recent floods that hit Spain towards the close of October prove this. The floods have raised more questions than the number of dead Spaniards. The latest toll is nearly 220 dead and over 90 missing. And of all the regions,…

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The traffic lights go out despite desperate efforts

The impatient pay an instant price. The German chancellor Olaf Scholz is no exception. As he finally ran out of patience, he triggered a crisis for Germany on November 6th. What was he impatient about, who was he impatient with and why? The story has a tinge of sadness. More because fractious coalitions are built on fragile egos. As egos delayed decisions and diluted the spirit to stay together,…

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Stay in the markets despite the Trump tornado

Be a slow-and-steady horse. The cool and the calm win when markets are excited. Donald Trump has won and he will be the 47th president of the United States. Even on an occasion like this, staying put pays. This is an investment rule you can never afford to forget. More so when you are standing in the middle of a market frenzy. So what if big changes are in the offing in the new Trump…