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The government's choice to develop Great Nicobar is not a concession to development lobbyists. It is the result of a collaborative process that included WII, ZSI, BSI, SACON, the EAC, the NGT, a public hearing in Campbell Bay, and the courts.

The bench stated, "The conduct of these witnesses raises doubt in the mind of the court about their witnessing the incident."

In her plea, Karat alleged that in speeches made by the two politicians, they threatened to use force to remove protestors, who were holding protests at Shaheen Bagh against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

If anyone requires a practical demonstration of what it means to sit beside a critical strait and have the power to threaten, facilitate and weaponise global trade, Iran has been providing it since February 2026.

With Iran itself being a founding member of OPEC, the organisation’s consensus-based system can limit how quickly countries like the UAE respond to such challenges. By exiting OPEC, the UAE now gains more control over its oil policy and can act independently to secure its exports.