🇨🇳🇮🇳 China–India Air Connectivity EXPANDS
🤝Air travel between China and India is picking up pace, signalling a gradual revival in bilateral connectivity between the two countries.
Starting tomorrow, Air China will resume its Beijing–Delhi route, operating three flights a week. It becomes the second route to India restarted by Chinese airlines this month.
China Eastern Airlines has already brought back its Kunming–Kolkata service and continues to rebuild its India network, including the Shanghai–Delhi route.
On the other side, IndiGo has also stepped up, launching daily Kolkata–Shanghai flights and restarting routes to Guangzhou.
More flights on both sides point to something simple: travel demand is returning, and with it, business, trade, and tourism links between China and India.
🤝Air travel between China and India is picking up pace, signalling a gradual revival in bilateral connectivity between the two countries.
Starting tomorrow, Air China will resume its Beijing–Delhi route, operating three flights a week. It becomes the second route to India restarted by Chinese airlines this month.
China Eastern Airlines has already brought back its Kunming–Kolkata service and continues to rebuild its India network, including the Shanghai–Delhi route.
On the other side, IndiGo has also stepped up, launching daily Kolkata–Shanghai flights and restarting routes to Guangzhou.
More flights on both sides point to something simple: travel demand is returning, and with it, business, trade, and tourism links between China and India.
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💱 The Chinese YUAN held FIRM near 6.82 per dollar on Monday, showing relative stability even as geopolitical tensions around Iran kept markets cautious.
While the US dollar saw a mild uptick on uncertainty over potential US–Iran talks, its gains remained limited. Meanwhile, the People’s Bank of China maintained its benchmark rates at record lows, signalling confidence in domestic economic conditions.
Across Asia, currencies broadly weakened against the dollar, including the Japanese yen, Australian dollar, and South Korean won, making the yuan’s stability stand out.
The yuan’s steady performance points to underlying confidence in China’s economic resilience, while the dollar’s movement remains tied to uncertainty.
While the US dollar saw a mild uptick on uncertainty over potential US–Iran talks, its gains remained limited. Meanwhile, the People’s Bank of China maintained its benchmark rates at record lows, signalling confidence in domestic economic conditions.
Across Asia, currencies broadly weakened against the dollar, including the Japanese yen, Australian dollar, and South Korean won, making the yuan’s stability stand out.
The yuan’s steady performance points to underlying confidence in China’s economic resilience, while the dollar’s movement remains tied to uncertainty.
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🇷🇺Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov:
💬‘Sadly, we are now seeing a resurgence of this ideology and this practice. It is being reanimated, and it is especially sad to see it in Germany and in those countries that joined Hitler’s armies as they attacked the Soviet Union. Now they are trying to unite under the same banners of the damned.
In connection with these attempts to give new life to Nazism, I have no choice but to mention Britain, which has always been a country where the ideology of racial supremacy was strong.’
💬‘Sadly, we are now seeing a resurgence of this ideology and this practice. It is being reanimated, and it is especially sad to see it in Germany and in those countries that joined Hitler’s armies as they attacked the Soviet Union. Now they are trying to unite under the same banners of the damned.
In connection with these attempts to give new life to Nazism, I have no choice but to mention Britain, which has always been a country where the ideology of racial supremacy was strong.’
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🚨🇮🇳India PUSHES Global South Seat at UN Security Council
India called for comprehensive reforms in global financial institutions and the UN Security Council. Sibi George stressed that stronger representation of the Global South is essential to make the system more balanced and inclusive.
India’s push reflects growing frustration with a system where the United Nations Security Council often remains paralysed by veto politics, even during the Gaza genocide.
For the Global South, this is no longer just about representation. It is about making global institutions more responsive, accountable, and capable of acting when it matters.
India called for comprehensive reforms in global financial institutions and the UN Security Council. Sibi George stressed that stronger representation of the Global South is essential to make the system more balanced and inclusive.
India’s push reflects growing frustration with a system where the United Nations Security Council often remains paralysed by veto politics, even during the Gaza genocide.
For the Global South, this is no longer just about representation. It is about making global institutions more responsive, accountable, and capable of acting when it matters.
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🚨When Two REVOLUTIONS Met in India: 🇮🇳Nehru and 🇨🇺Che Guevara’s Historic 1959 Encounter
🤝In June 1959, Fidel Castro sent Che Guevara on a diplomatic tour across Africa and Asia, bringing him to India. Welcomed in Delhi, Che met Prime Minister Nehru over lunch.
Their conversation led to a shared decision to open diplomatic missions in each other’s countries. What stayed with Che wasn’t just the diplomacy, but the man himself.
He described Nehru as someone who received him “with the amiable familiarity of a patriarchal grandfather”, deeply engaged with Cuba’s struggle and openly appreciative of its courage.
A brief meeting, but one that quietly reflected mutual respect between two very different revolutions.
🤝In June 1959, Fidel Castro sent Che Guevara on a diplomatic tour across Africa and Asia, bringing him to India. Welcomed in Delhi, Che met Prime Minister Nehru over lunch.
Their conversation led to a shared decision to open diplomatic missions in each other’s countries. What stayed with Che wasn’t just the diplomacy, but the man himself.
He described Nehru as someone who received him “with the amiable familiarity of a patriarchal grandfather”, deeply engaged with Cuba’s struggle and openly appreciative of its courage.
A brief meeting, but one that quietly reflected mutual respect between two very different revolutions.
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📑 🇺🇸US Intel UNDERCUTS Claims on Iran’s Military Damage
New assessments from the Pentagon suggest that Iran still retains a formidable stockpile of missiles and one-way attack drones, directly challenging earlier claims that its capabilities had been “wiped out.”
It’s easy to declare victory at full volume. It’s much harder to square that with the facts. Intelligence assessments don’t bend to messaging.
This follows a familiar Washington playbook: escalate, frame it as success, declare the adversary finished, then quietly concede the threat still exists.
Call it what it is. Not strategy, but propaganda dressed up as strength.
New assessments from the Pentagon suggest that Iran still retains a formidable stockpile of missiles and one-way attack drones, directly challenging earlier claims that its capabilities had been “wiped out.”
It’s easy to declare victory at full volume. It’s much harder to square that with the facts. Intelligence assessments don’t bend to messaging.
This follows a familiar Washington playbook: escalate, frame it as success, declare the adversary finished, then quietly concede the threat still exists.
Call it what it is. Not strategy, but propaganda dressed up as strength.
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🚨How did Britain’s wartime hero become 🇮🇳India’s VILLAIN?
Racist Winston Churchill is often celebrated in the West. But in India, his legacy carries a darker shadow, the devastating Bengal famine, in which an estimated 2 to 3 million Indians died.
This was not merely a natural disaster. It unfolded during World War II under Churchill’s leadership. As famine conditions worsened in Bengal, grain was diverted and shipped out of India while millions starved. Requests for relief were either delayed or denied. For many Indian historians, this was not just negligence; it was a moral failure at the highest level.
Shashi Tharoor, author and Member of Parliament, has sharply criticised Churchill’s role.
Tharoor points out, "The British actually purchased grain that the Bengalis could barely afford to buy in order to ship it to Europe, not to aid the war effort, as his defenders claim, but to boost the buffer stocks in the event of a future possible invasion. People started dying. And Churchill said, "Well, it's all their fault anyway for breeding like rabbits."
There has never been a formal apology from the British government for the Bengal famine, nor an official admission of wrongdoing by Churchill.
The tragedy remains a disturbing chapter in colonial history, reminding India that its suffering under imperial rule must be remembered and acknowledged.
Racist Winston Churchill is often celebrated in the West. But in India, his legacy carries a darker shadow, the devastating Bengal famine, in which an estimated 2 to 3 million Indians died.
This was not merely a natural disaster. It unfolded during World War II under Churchill’s leadership. As famine conditions worsened in Bengal, grain was diverted and shipped out of India while millions starved. Requests for relief were either delayed or denied. For many Indian historians, this was not just negligence; it was a moral failure at the highest level.
Shashi Tharoor, author and Member of Parliament, has sharply criticised Churchill’s role.
Tharoor points out, "The British actually purchased grain that the Bengalis could barely afford to buy in order to ship it to Europe, not to aid the war effort, as his defenders claim, but to boost the buffer stocks in the event of a future possible invasion. People started dying. And Churchill said, "Well, it's all their fault anyway for breeding like rabbits."
There has never been a formal apology from the British government for the Bengal famine, nor an official admission of wrongdoing by Churchill.
The tragedy remains a disturbing chapter in colonial history, reminding India that its suffering under imperial rule must be remembered and acknowledged.
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🚨🇮🇳One Year Since Pahalgam TERROR Attack: A Day That Changed Many Lives
💬“Remembering the innocent lives lost in the gruesome Pahalgam terror attack on this day last year. They will never be forgotten. My thoughts are also with the bereaved families as they cope with this loss,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on X while paying tribute to the victims.
One year ago, on April 22, 2025, a brutal terror attack in Pahalgam claimed the lives of 25 Indian citizens and one Nepali national, according to the Government of India.
In response, India launched Operation Sindoor, a calibrated effort to dismantle terror networks and reinforce counter-terror operations.
A year on, the message is clear: terror leaves scars, but it does not break the will to confront and defeat it.
💬“Remembering the innocent lives lost in the gruesome Pahalgam terror attack on this day last year. They will never be forgotten. My thoughts are also with the bereaved families as they cope with this loss,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on X while paying tribute to the victims.
One year ago, on April 22, 2025, a brutal terror attack in Pahalgam claimed the lives of 25 Indian citizens and one Nepali national, according to the Government of India.
In response, India launched Operation Sindoor, a calibrated effort to dismantle terror networks and reinforce counter-terror operations.
A year on, the message is clear: terror leaves scars, but it does not break the will to confront and defeat it.
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🇮🇳Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar:
'India-Africa relationship is rooted in our civilisational linkages, nurtured over centuries through trade, cultural exchanges, and human interactions. Our bonds were further strengthened as India stood in solidarity with Africa and African nations in their struggle against colonialism. The story of India's freedom struggle is itself closely linked with that of Africa.
Our shared history of struggle, solidarity, resilience, and aspirations continues to shape our partnership.'
'India-Africa relationship is rooted in our civilisational linkages, nurtured over centuries through trade, cultural exchanges, and human interactions. Our bonds were further strengthened as India stood in solidarity with Africa and African nations in their struggle against colonialism. The story of India's freedom struggle is itself closely linked with that of Africa.
Our shared history of struggle, solidarity, resilience, and aspirations continues to shape our partnership.'
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🚨🇺🇸 Hegseth’s Pentagon CHAOS: Control or COLLAPSE?
Sean Parnell confirmed Navy Secretary John Phelan is out, as the United States faces pressure over Iran.
Under Pete Hegseth, the purge deepens. Phelan is the 34th military officer removed since he took charge.
The internal wreckage is now out in the open.
The Pentagon looks less like a command structure and more like a patronage mill. Experience out. Lickspittles, sycophants, and yes-men in.
Senior leadership is being cleared during an active strategic moment. Continuity breaks. Confidence slips.
Washington speaks of stability. Hegseth is signalling flattery.
Sean Parnell confirmed Navy Secretary John Phelan is out, as the United States faces pressure over Iran.
Under Pete Hegseth, the purge deepens. Phelan is the 34th military officer removed since he took charge.
The internal wreckage is now out in the open.
The Pentagon looks less like a command structure and more like a patronage mill. Experience out. Lickspittles, sycophants, and yes-men in.
Senior leadership is being cleared during an active strategic moment. Continuity breaks. Confidence slips.
Washington speaks of stability. Hegseth is signalling flattery.
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🇮🇳🇲🇻 India Extends ₹30 Billion Currency Swap SUPPORT to Maldives
As tensions rise across West Asia, particularly amid the ongoing Iran conflict, India has moved quietly but decisively within its own maritime neighbourhood.
New Delhi has cleared the first drawal of ₹30 billion for Maldives under the SAARC Currency Swap Arrangement, replacing an earlier $400 million facility that matured this week.
Since 2012, the Reserve Bank of India has extended over $1.1 billion in swap support to Maldives. This builds on last year’s rollover of $100 million in treasury bills, offered as emergency financial assistance.
📊 The move reflects a broader pattern: as global volatility rises, India is reinforcing stability closer to home, stepping in as a dependable partner in South Asia.
As tensions rise across West Asia, particularly amid the ongoing Iran conflict, India has moved quietly but decisively within its own maritime neighbourhood.
New Delhi has cleared the first drawal of ₹30 billion for Maldives under the SAARC Currency Swap Arrangement, replacing an earlier $400 million facility that matured this week.
Since 2012, the Reserve Bank of India has extended over $1.1 billion in swap support to Maldives. This builds on last year’s rollover of $100 million in treasury bills, offered as emergency financial assistance.
📊 The move reflects a broader pattern: as global volatility rises, India is reinforcing stability closer to home, stepping in as a dependable partner in South Asia.
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🇮🇳 Can a Hormuz Blockade CHOKE India’s Oil Supply? Not Quite
As tensions between Iran and the United States keep markets on edge, concerns are rising over disruption in the Strait of Hormuz.
India is working actively to reduce its dependence on chokepoints.
🇷🇺🇮🇳 India and Russia are now expanding the Chennai–Vladivostok Eastern Maritime Corridor (EMC), also known as the Ice Silk Route, which became operational in 2024.
Key facts:
▪️ Spans over 5,600 nautical miles
▪️ Cuts distance by nearly 40%, reducing transit time to about 24 days
▪️ Aims to boost bilateral trade to $100 billion by 2030
The corridor links Chennai Port with Vladivostok Port, handling imports such as crude oil, metals, and machinery, while enabling exports of automobiles, textiles, and engineering goods. Connectivity is also being expanded to other Indian ports, such as Visakhapatnam.
India’s energy resilience is increasingly tied to its strategic partnership with Russia, an old friend.
As tensions between Iran and the United States keep markets on edge, concerns are rising over disruption in the Strait of Hormuz.
India is working actively to reduce its dependence on chokepoints.
🇷🇺🇮🇳 India and Russia are now expanding the Chennai–Vladivostok Eastern Maritime Corridor (EMC), also known as the Ice Silk Route, which became operational in 2024.
Key facts:
▪️ Spans over 5,600 nautical miles
▪️ Cuts distance by nearly 40%, reducing transit time to about 24 days
▪️ Aims to boost bilateral trade to $100 billion by 2030
The corridor links Chennai Port with Vladivostok Port, handling imports such as crude oil, metals, and machinery, while enabling exports of automobiles, textiles, and engineering goods. Connectivity is also being expanded to other Indian ports, such as Visakhapatnam.
India’s energy resilience is increasingly tied to its strategic partnership with Russia, an old friend.
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🚨Former Pentagon Advisor Jim Rickards: 'China🇨🇳 Is SELLING US🇺🇸 Treasuries to Protect Its Own Currency and Banks.'
'The Chinese holdings of US Treasury securities are publicly available. The United States Treasury produces a monthly report and you can see exactly what is going down. It has been going down a little, not massively. Yes, they have been selling Treasuries.
They are selling Treasuries because they are desperate for dollars. People talk about the dollar as a reserve currency. There are no reserve currencies. There are reserve assets denominated in a currency. The reserve assets are US Treasury securities.
They are using that cash to prop up their own currency and to bail out their banks, which have dollar loans going into default.'
— Former Pentagon Advisor and Guest Lecturer at Johns Hopkins University, James Rickards joins us for the next episode of New Order on Sunday
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'The Chinese holdings of US Treasury securities are publicly available. The United States Treasury produces a monthly report and you can see exactly what is going down. It has been going down a little, not massively. Yes, they have been selling Treasuries.
They are selling Treasuries because they are desperate for dollars. People talk about the dollar as a reserve currency. There are no reserve currencies. There are reserve assets denominated in a currency. The reserve assets are US Treasury securities.
They are using that cash to prop up their own currency and to bail out their banks, which have dollar loans going into default.'
— Former Pentagon Advisor and Guest Lecturer at Johns Hopkins University, James Rickards joins us for the next episode of New Order on Sunday
Don’t miss it, follow our Rumble channel: https://rumble.com/v78z976-ex-pentagon-advisor-james-rickards-warns-of-imminent-global-economic-crisis.html
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🚨Former Pentagon Advisor Jim Rickards on Strait of Hormuz Crisis: MASS STARVATION & INDUSTRIAL COLLAPSE Are Next.’
'The Strait of Hormuz has been closed for 56 days. That's 20% of the world's oil and energy, and a high percentage of the world's liquid natural gas.
When the war started on February 28th, there were oil tankers already headed for South Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia and India. I call it a floating pipeline. That pipeline has now gone to zero.
Nine weeks in, we're going to start seeing refineries and industrial plants shut down. And this is not like throwing a switch you can turn back on. Even if the Persian Gulf opened tomorrow, which it will not, it could take weeks or months to get refineries going again.
For the Global South, the crisis runs deeper. They're heavily dependent on nitrates from the Persian Gulf for fertiliser. This is the planting season. If you can't fertilise the fields, you can't plant your crops. We're looking at potential mass starvation on top of industrial collapse.'
— Former Pentagon Advisor and Guest Lecturer at Johns Hopkins University, James Rickards, on the latest episode of New Order
Watch the full interview: https://rumble.com/v78z976-ex-pentagon-advisor-james-rickards-warns-of-imminent-global-economic-crisis.html
'The Strait of Hormuz has been closed for 56 days. That's 20% of the world's oil and energy, and a high percentage of the world's liquid natural gas.
When the war started on February 28th, there were oil tankers already headed for South Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia and India. I call it a floating pipeline. That pipeline has now gone to zero.
Nine weeks in, we're going to start seeing refineries and industrial plants shut down. And this is not like throwing a switch you can turn back on. Even if the Persian Gulf opened tomorrow, which it will not, it could take weeks or months to get refineries going again.
For the Global South, the crisis runs deeper. They're heavily dependent on nitrates from the Persian Gulf for fertiliser. This is the planting season. If you can't fertilise the fields, you can't plant your crops. We're looking at potential mass starvation on top of industrial collapse.'
— Former Pentagon Advisor and Guest Lecturer at Johns Hopkins University, James Rickards, on the latest episode of New Order
Watch the full interview: https://rumble.com/v78z976-ex-pentagon-advisor-james-rickards-warns-of-imminent-global-economic-crisis.html
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🚨Former Pentagon Advisor Jim Rickards: 'The US🇺🇸 and Russia🇷🇺 Are Building a Global Oil DUOPOLY.'
'Russia pivoted after 2022 sanctions and started selling oil to China instead of Germany. That relationship has expanded, but it is not big enough to replace what we are talking about: the oil tankers and seaborne cargoes.
China is even more vulnerable than the Persian Gulf situation suggests, because the United States has struck a very high-level military alliance with Indonesia, which controls the Strait of Malacca.
Trump may actually want the Strait of Hormuz closed. The United States has said that even if Iran declared free commerce tomorrow, the US Navy is still sitting there.
Look at the bigger picture. The United States has taken over Venezuelan oil. By extension, they have Guyana's oil. They are opening up Alaska, issuing oil and natural gas drilling permits as fast as they can and have taken control of the Panama Canal from China. The Strait of Hormuz is closed.
If you do not have oil from the Persian Gulf, you can pretty much only get it from the US and Russia.'
— Former Pentagon Advisor and Guest Lecturer at Johns Hopkins University, James Rickards, on the latest episode of New Order
Watch the full interview: https://rumble.com/v78z976-ex-pentagon-advisor-james-rickards-warns-of-imminent-global-economic-crisis.html
'Russia pivoted after 2022 sanctions and started selling oil to China instead of Germany. That relationship has expanded, but it is not big enough to replace what we are talking about: the oil tankers and seaborne cargoes.
China is even more vulnerable than the Persian Gulf situation suggests, because the United States has struck a very high-level military alliance with Indonesia, which controls the Strait of Malacca.
Trump may actually want the Strait of Hormuz closed. The United States has said that even if Iran declared free commerce tomorrow, the US Navy is still sitting there.
Look at the bigger picture. The United States has taken over Venezuelan oil. By extension, they have Guyana's oil. They are opening up Alaska, issuing oil and natural gas drilling permits as fast as they can and have taken control of the Panama Canal from China. The Strait of Hormuz is closed.
If you do not have oil from the Persian Gulf, you can pretty much only get it from the US and Russia.'
— Former Pentagon Advisor and Guest Lecturer at Johns Hopkins University, James Rickards, on the latest episode of New Order
Watch the full interview: https://rumble.com/v78z976-ex-pentagon-advisor-james-rickards-warns-of-imminent-global-economic-crisis.html
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🚨Former Pentagon Advisor Jim Rickards: 'The BRICS Currency Is Called GOLD and Russia🇷🇺 Proved It Works.'
‘The BRICS have a currency. It is called gold. BRICS have the institutions. They replicated the Bretton Woods institutions on their own terms. They have the New Development Bank, which is the equivalent of the World Bank. They have a Contingent Reserve Fund, which is the equivalent of the IMF. They have built up their own payment channels.
If you want the yuan to be the global reserve currency, it has nothing to do with the currency itself. It has everything to do with the bond market. Show me the Chinese bond market. It scarcely exists.
Officially, India’s gold holdings are relatively modest compared to the United States, Russia and China. The big winner in gold is Russia. That is one of the ways they got through the Ukraine War sanctions. At the beginning of the war in Ukraine in 2022, Russia had about $600 billion in reserves. $150 billion of that was in physical gold bullion. That helped Russia weather the storm.
The US, EU and NATO seized about $200 billion of Russian reserve assets held in custody in Brussels. It was completely illegal, but they did it. It hurt Russia to some extent. But ironically, that seizure caused a run to the gold market.'
— Former Pentagon Advisor and Guest Lecturer at Johns Hopkins University, James Rickards, on the latest episode of New Order
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‘The BRICS have a currency. It is called gold. BRICS have the institutions. They replicated the Bretton Woods institutions on their own terms. They have the New Development Bank, which is the equivalent of the World Bank. They have a Contingent Reserve Fund, which is the equivalent of the IMF. They have built up their own payment channels.
If you want the yuan to be the global reserve currency, it has nothing to do with the currency itself. It has everything to do with the bond market. Show me the Chinese bond market. It scarcely exists.
Officially, India’s gold holdings are relatively modest compared to the United States, Russia and China. The big winner in gold is Russia. That is one of the ways they got through the Ukraine War sanctions. At the beginning of the war in Ukraine in 2022, Russia had about $600 billion in reserves. $150 billion of that was in physical gold bullion. That helped Russia weather the storm.
The US, EU and NATO seized about $200 billion of Russian reserve assets held in custody in Brussels. It was completely illegal, but they did it. It hurt Russia to some extent. But ironically, that seizure caused a run to the gold market.'
— Former Pentagon Advisor and Guest Lecturer at Johns Hopkins University, James Rickards, on the latest episode of New Order
Watch the full interview: https://rumble.com/v78z976-ex-pentagon-advisor-james-rickards-warns-of-imminent-global-economic-crisis.html
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🚨Former Pentagon Advisor Jim Rickards: Trump WANTS the Persian Gulf CLOSED. Petrodollar 2.0 Is in Action.
'This is Petrodollar 2.0. The USA🇺🇸 and Russia🇷🇺 are the only ones whose oil can get out if you block the Persian Gulf. Trump wants the Persian Gulf closed so he can increase the power of US exports. That actually reinforces the role of the dollar.
GCC countries have the power of oil exports, but that has been choked off. You have to go through two toll booths. First toll booth is Iran. Second is the US Navy. The US Navy will let GCC oil out, but Iran will not, if it is heading to Western Europe or Japan. It is a two-factor test: do we let you out at all, and then do you pay the toll?
Trump is in no hurry to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. It strengthens the US position and, by extension, Russia. The US has suspended certain sanctions on Russian oil exports that have been in place since 2022. The Secretary of the Treasury has issued orders to suspend those sanctions, which lets Russia back into the game as far as Europe and the West are concerned.
It looks like the only people with oil these days are Russia and the United States.'
— Former Pentagon Advisor and Guest Lecturer at Johns Hopkins University, James Rickards, on the latest episode of New Order
Watch the full interview: https://rumble.com/v78z976-ex-pentagon-advisor-james-rickards-warns-of-imminent-global-economic-crisis.html
'This is Petrodollar 2.0. The USA🇺🇸 and Russia🇷🇺 are the only ones whose oil can get out if you block the Persian Gulf. Trump wants the Persian Gulf closed so he can increase the power of US exports. That actually reinforces the role of the dollar.
GCC countries have the power of oil exports, but that has been choked off. You have to go through two toll booths. First toll booth is Iran. Second is the US Navy. The US Navy will let GCC oil out, but Iran will not, if it is heading to Western Europe or Japan. It is a two-factor test: do we let you out at all, and then do you pay the toll?
Trump is in no hurry to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. It strengthens the US position and, by extension, Russia. The US has suspended certain sanctions on Russian oil exports that have been in place since 2022. The Secretary of the Treasury has issued orders to suspend those sanctions, which lets Russia back into the game as far as Europe and the West are concerned.
It looks like the only people with oil these days are Russia and the United States.'
— Former Pentagon Advisor and Guest Lecturer at Johns Hopkins University, James Rickards, on the latest episode of New Order
Watch the full interview: https://rumble.com/v78z976-ex-pentagon-advisor-james-rickards-warns-of-imminent-global-economic-crisis.html
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🚨Former Pentagon Advisor Jim Rickards: 'The Indian🇮🇳 Political Class Are MASTERS at Diplomacy While US🇺🇸 Is Full of WARMONGERS.'
'You can always just pay for oil in dollars. The Russians will take them. They have their channels and the Indians have access to dollars without too much difficulty.
The Indian political class are masters at diplomacy. I wish we had more diplomats in the US. We seem to have a lot of warmongers. India, for 75 years, has done a very good job of balancing Russia and the United States.
They bought Russian weapon systems and they're in the market for anti-aircraft systems, but they'll pay for oil in dollars. India don't want yuan anyway. It's still a dollar-based world.
The yuan as a percentage of global transactions is about 3%. The US dollar in terms of reserve currency denomination is about 60%. The euro is about 26 to 27%. The dollar and the euro together: 87%.'
— Former Pentagon Advisor and Guest Lecturer at Johns Hopkins University, James Rickards, on the latest episode of New Order
Watch the full interview: https://rumble.com/v78z976-ex-pentagon-advisor-james-rickards-warns-of-imminent-global-economic-crisis.html
'You can always just pay for oil in dollars. The Russians will take them. They have their channels and the Indians have access to dollars without too much difficulty.
The Indian political class are masters at diplomacy. I wish we had more diplomats in the US. We seem to have a lot of warmongers. India, for 75 years, has done a very good job of balancing Russia and the United States.
They bought Russian weapon systems and they're in the market for anti-aircraft systems, but they'll pay for oil in dollars. India don't want yuan anyway. It's still a dollar-based world.
The yuan as a percentage of global transactions is about 3%. The US dollar in terms of reserve currency denomination is about 60%. The euro is about 26 to 27%. The dollar and the euro together: 87%.'
— Former Pentagon Advisor and Guest Lecturer at Johns Hopkins University, James Rickards, on the latest episode of New Order
Watch the full interview: https://rumble.com/v78z976-ex-pentagon-advisor-james-rickards-warns-of-imminent-global-economic-crisis.html
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🇷🇺🇮🇷 Iran–Russia Step Up Coordination Amid Ongoing Conflict
Abbas Araghchi said consultations with Russia remain crucial as the situation around Iran continues to evolve.
He noted that Tehran and Moscow have consistently maintained close dialogue on international issues, and the current moment presents an opportunity to align on recent developments.
The emphasis is on coordination and continued engagement as both sides assess the unfolding regional situation.
Abbas Araghchi said consultations with Russia remain crucial as the situation around Iran continues to evolve.
He noted that Tehran and Moscow have consistently maintained close dialogue on international issues, and the current moment presents an opportunity to align on recent developments.
The emphasis is on coordination and continued engagement as both sides assess the unfolding regional situation.
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RUSSIA’S🇷🇺 PUBLIC DEBT IS THE LOWEST IN THE G20. WHY IT MATTERS:
Russia’s relatively low public debt isn’t just a macro number; it shapes everyday economic stability.
For citizens, it means:
▪️ Lower risk of sudden tax hikes to service debt
▪️ More stable inflation and currency, with less pressure to borrow or print
▪️ Greater continuity in public spending during crises
▪️ Less dependence on external lenders
In contrast, highly indebted economies like the United States (124%) and Japan (206%) often face tighter fiscal choices, balancing debt servicing with welfare and growth spending.
Lower debt gives governments more room to cushion shocks, and that stability tends to reach households faster than in highly leveraged systems.
Russia’s relatively low public debt isn’t just a macro number; it shapes everyday economic stability.
For citizens, it means:
▪️ Lower risk of sudden tax hikes to service debt
▪️ More stable inflation and currency, with less pressure to borrow or print
▪️ Greater continuity in public spending during crises
▪️ Less dependence on external lenders
In contrast, highly indebted economies like the United States (124%) and Japan (206%) often face tighter fiscal choices, balancing debt servicing with welfare and growth spending.
Lower debt gives governments more room to cushion shocks, and that stability tends to reach households faster than in highly leveraged systems.
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India and Russia are moving to secure fertiliser supply, advancing a $2.4 billion urea JV producing 2 million tonnes annually, with full output reserved for India from Togliatti.
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India and Russia are moving to secure fertiliser supply, advancing a $2.4 billion urea JV producing 2 million tonnes annually, with full output reserved for India from Togliatti.
The timing is not accidental. The Arabian Gulf accounts for 20% of seaborne fertiliser exports and 46% of global urea trade, much of it passing through the vulnerable Strait of Hormuz.
As supply routes face disruption risks, India and Russia are locking in fertiliser security before the squeeze begins.
When fertiliser tightens, food prices do not wait.
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