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India refutes US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s claim that trade deal with US failed because PM Modi didn’t call president Trump, calls it “not...

OpIndia Staff -
India has firmly rejected remarks by US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick claiming that the bilateral trade agreement between the two nations didn’t take place...
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US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says the US-India trade deal didn’t take place because Trump was upset about PM Modi not calling him

OpIndia Staff -
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has claimed that the India-USA trade deal didn’t take place despite multiple rounds of talks because President Donald Trump...
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‘UK universities have Islamic radicalisation risk’: UAE cuts student scholarships after London refuses to ban Muslim Brotherhood

Shraddha Pandey -
Over the past decade, the UAE has cracked down heavily on Islamists within the country, and in 2014, it designated the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organisation. The UAE has long advocated that the UK must proscribe the Muslim Brotherhood; however, the latter remains reluctant.
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‘Death to the Islamic Republic’: Anti-government protests rock Iran, people march to the streets in protest, regime responds with internet blackout

OpIndia Staff -
Reza Pahlavi, the crown prince of Iran, had called for demonstrations on Thursday (8th January) and Friday (9th January).
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Russia fires the hypersonic Oreshnik missile for the second time: Gas facility in Ukraine’s Lviv hit with MIRVs at 12,000 km/hour

OpIndia Staff -
On the night of January 8, Russia launched an Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile targeting a gas storage facility in Ukraine's Lviv Oblast near Stryi,...
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Bangladesh shuts down visa sections at three diplomatic missions in India citing security issues

OpIndia Staff -
Bangladesh has temporarily closed the visa sections of three of its diplomatic missions in India, citing security issues amid ongoing protests near its facilities....
Government and Policy

India-led International Solar Alliance will continue to advance solar energy deployment and climate objectives despite withdrawal of USA, says govt of India

OpIndia Staff -
The Government of India has said that India-headquartered International Solar Alliance (ISA) will continue working with its 125 member and signatory countries to advance...
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Dipu Das lynching in Bangladesh: Key accused Yasin Arafat arrested, police say the Imam and Madrasa teacher led the mob attack over blasphemy claims

OpIndia Staff -
Arafat was not just a participant but the key instigator of the mob violence. He used his influence in the local area to gather people and provoke them against Dipu Das. 
Cricket

Indian cricket equipment maker SG ends sponsorship deal with several Bangladeshi players including Litton Das amid strained Indo-Bangla ties

OpIndia Staff -
Amid further deteriorating ties between India and Bangladesh, Indian cricket equipment giant Sanspareils Greenlands (SG) has ended sponsorship contracts with several prominent Bangladeshi cricketers,...
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Is Pakistan witnessing a quiet Gen Z uprising? Read how a deleted Op-Ed, ‘It Is Over’, exposes growing youth resentment against the Pakistan Army

Shriti Sagar -
The piece was originally published by Pakistani leading newspaper, The Express Tribune on 1st January, but disappeared from the newspaper’s website within hours. 
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