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The Dollar Milkshake Theory

How One Idea Rewired the Global Economy Brent Johnson’s provocative framework predicted dollar dominance at a time when the consensus was pointing the other way  and markets have been grappling with the consequences ever since. When Brent Johnson, a portfolio manager at Santiago Capital, first sketched out what he called the Dollar Milkshake Theory in…

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Is the World Looking to Narendra Modi for Conflict Resolution?

A Reality Check Amid Global Turbulence At a time when multiple theatres of conflict—from Eastern Europe to West Asia—continue to simmer or spiral, the question of credible global leadership has once again come to the fore. With traditional power centres appearing either overstretched or inconsistent, there is a growing conversation in diplomatic and strategic circles:…

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The Maruts in the Rigveda: Scientific Vision and Spiritual Reverence in the Hymns of Sage Kanya

Upadhyayula Lakshman Rao The hymns of the Rigveda, composed by the seer Kanva, reveal a remarkable synthesis of poetic imagination, scientific observation, and spiritual reverence. In these hymns, written in the sacred Gayatri Chandas, the sage praises the powerful storm deities known as the Maruts. These hymns are not merely devotional prayers; they also reflect…

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Ai+ Smartphone Signs as Official Smartphone Partner for 2 Leading IPL Teams

New Delhi: Ai+ Smartphone today announced as the Official Smartphone Partner for 2 leading teams – Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders for the upcoming T20 season. The partnership places Ai+ Smartphone at the centre of one of India’s most powerful and biggest cultural platforms, connecting the brand directly with millions of passionate cricket fans…

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Bengal guv holds ‘courtesy’ meeting with top bureaucrats, police officers

Kolkata:  West Bengal Governor RN Ravi on Thursday held a closed-door meeting with newly appointed Chief Secretary Dushyant Nariyala, Home Secretary Sanghamitra Ghosh, and senior police officers at Lok Bhavan, a well-placed source said. The meeting, which lasted around 30 minutes, was also attended by DGP Siddh Nath Gupta, ADG (Law and Order) Ajey Mukund…

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