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Sep 24, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Nitika Francis

    The backdrop in which the U.S. Fed raised interest rate (opens the original)

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    On September 16, the U.S. Federal Reserve raised the short-term interest rate — its main policy rate, broadly comparable to the Reserve Bank of India’s repo rate — for the first time in three years, by 25 basis points from a range of 3.5% to 3.75% to a range of 3.75% to 4%. The chart shows the short-term interest rate, also called the federal funds rate, seeing its first increase this month after being brought down a few times since 2023. Coming ahead of the mid-term polls in the U.S., the inter

  2. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Nitika Francis

    In Focus Podcast | Can India Keep Buying Russian Oil Amid US Pressure? (opens the original)

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    Why is India continuing to buy Russian crude despite growing pressure from the United States? And what happens if Washington imposes steep tariffs on Indian exports over those purchases? In this episode of The Hindu’s InFocus, we spoke to Professor Anuradha Chenoy, Adjunct Professor at the Jindal School of International Affairs and former Dean and Professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University’s School of International Studies. We discussed India’s strategic autonomy and its dependence on Russian oil,

  3. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Nitika Francis & Gandla Sneha

    Trade between BRICS countries shows marked increase (opens the original)

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    Reducing global dependence on the U.S. dollar is expected to be a key part of the discussions in the 18th BRICS Summit, chaired by India, happening in New Delhi on September 12 and 13, 2026. Finance ministries’ and central bank governors from BRICS countries met in August to discuss the facilitation of cross-border payments and strengthening of national currencies. The BRICS bloc with its 10 member countries — Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran, and the

  4. Article · Sep 3, 2026 · Nitika Francis

    Decoding Russia’s reliance on Indian petroleum products (opens the original)

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    Recent Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s oil refineries has resulted in the latter importing refined petroleum products from India in significant quantities for the first time, at least since the Russia-Ukraine war started in February 2022. As per multiple media reports, including one by the Press Trust of India, Indian refiners sent about one million barrels over the last two months, alongside Turkey and Morocco. Russia’s import of petroleum products from India has remained negligible in the p

  5. Article · Aug 14, 2026 · Nitika Francis

    Why Morocco’s youth are risking their lives to move to Spain (opens the original)

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    Between July 30 and 31, approximately 72,000 people from Morocco arrived at Ceuta, Spain’s island territory and one of the EU’s only land borders with Africa, in hopes of making it to Spain. Pictures and videos of the event flooded the Internet, and within hours, 22 European Union (EU) leaders signed a letter to the European Commission, criticising Spain and demanding an emergency meeting of interior ministers, regarding migration. Morocco’s government has repeatedly stated that a large ma

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