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Monday, 24 July
22:12
Backgrounder: India and the Mineral Security Partnership "IndyWatch Feed War"
Critical minerals, crucial for various industries and manufacturing processes, are gaining global importance amid post-pandemic supply chain shocks and export bans. Acknowledging the significance of these resources, India has taken strategic steps to strengthen its standing in the critical minerals sector. Its noteworthy initiatives include releasing a comprehensive critical minerals strategy and its recent entry into the Mineral Security Partnership.
Indias Role in the Mineral Security Partnership
The US-led Mineral Security Partnership aims to secure and diversify critical minerals supply chains vital to high-tech and renewable industries. Indias decision to become a member is driven by the desire for sustainable economic growth, particularly in the manufacturing sector and supply chain security.
The post Backgrounder: India and the Mineral Security Partnership appeared first on Geopolitical Monitor.
19:47
India's rice export ban triggers panic buying at US supermarkets "IndyWatch Feed World"
The ban on overseas sale of rice by the world's biggest exporter India has led to panic buying from store shelves in the US and consternation in South East Asia and Africa. Already grappling with a succession of shocks such as the pandemic, the Ukraine conflict and the impact of the El Nino, the world rice trade was shaken earlier this week when India banned the export of non-basmati white rice, which constitutes 25 per cent of its exports. The pressure on rice, an emergency substitute for wheat, has increased after Russia cancelled the Black Sea grain deal that ensured Ukrainian exports of the grain. While traders elsewhere in the world were fretting, an immediate impact of the ban announcement was long lines at stores all over the US as people rushed to stock up on rice. Visuals showed rice bags being grabbed from the shelves by crowds of Asian customers for whom rice is a staple.
17:00
Do not forget them "IndyWatch Feed World"
He quit all to build off-grid village, mountain-long Earthship "IndyWatch Feed World"
He quit all to build off-grid village, mountain-long Earthship
05:32
Major fossil fuel producers cause rift among G20 "IndyWatch Feed War"
RT | July 23, 2023
Saudi Arabia and Russia have prevented a consensus from emerging among the Group of 20 major economies on a road map to phase down the share of fossil fuels in the global energy mix, Reuters has reported.
The G20 energy transition ministers held a four-day summit that ended on Saturday in the Indian state of Goa where they discussed ways to achieve global net-zero greenhouse gas emissions.
The summit ended without a consensus because major fossil fuel producers, including Saudi Arabia and Russia, opposed a proposal to triple G20 countries renewable energy capacity by 2030, Reuters reported, citing its sources.
China, the worlds largest consumer of energy, as well as coal exporters South Africa and Indonesia, also opposed the plan, the agency added. India, the worlds most populous country and which currently generates 75% of its total power from coal, reportedly took a neutral stance on the issue.
As a result of the disagreements, the ministers issued an outcome statement and a chair summary instead of a joint communique. A joint communique is issued when complete agreement among members on all issues is achieved.
According to the statement, different national circumstances drove some members to support a phase-down of unabated fossil fuels, while others had different views and suggested that abatement and removal technologies would address environmental concerns associated with the use of fossil fuels.
Fossil fuels currently continue to play a significant role in the global energy mix, eradication of energy poverty, and in meeting the growing energy demand, reads the statement.
The document mentioned a number of technologies for countries to use as per national priorities, such as carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS), a technology that can capture and make effective use of the high concentrations of CO emitted by industrial activities.
The G20 comprises 19 nations and the European Union. The groups aim is to address major issues related to the global economy, such as international financial stability and climate change. Together, the G20 member countries account for over three-quarters of both gross domestic product and global emissions.
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Sunday, 23 July
23:54
The Revolt of the Pawns "IndyWatch Feed Asia"
Last week I revealed how the would-be rulers of the world see the
grand struggle for geopolitical dominance as a type of chess game
and how people around the globe (including the mujahideen in
Afghanistan) are treated as mere pawns in that game, to be used,
abused and sacrificed in pursuit of the grandmasters' aims. This
week I will examine the growing awareness of that game and what it
looks like when the pawns start to strike back.
The post The Revolt of the Pawns first appeared on The Corbett Report.
23:34
'Most dangerous moment in world politics': US, China heading for conflict, and it's not clear whether it's avoidable - Orban "IndyWatch Feed World"
The United States' global standing is declining and the country is heading for a clash with China, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Saturday, adding that "the million dollar question" is whether this clash can be avoided. "We are now seeing that America's dominance on the world stage is constantly shrinking... We are now living through the most dangerous moments in world politics, when the number one world power sees that it is slipping into second place... We are moving toward a clash day by day. The million dollar question is whether it is possible to avoid a collision," Orban said in the Romanian city of Baile Tusnad, as aired by the local broadcaster.
22:34
Rain fury: Floods batter North Indian states - nearly a foot of rain in 14 hours recorded "IndyWatch Feed World"
North Indian states are reeling under severe monsoon mayhem as roads are flooded, rivers are flowing over the danger mark, and waterlogging is hindering all kinds of commute leaving residents helpless. After wreaking havoc in the hill states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, heavy showers in Maharashtra, and Gujarat have created a flood-like situation in the two states. Meanwhile, a cloudburst in Ladakh and a fresh spell of rain in Uttarakhand have raised the threat of a rise in the water level again in Delhi which has witnessed the worst flooding since 1978. Here are the latest updates on monsoon fury from across the country: Top Points Gujarat Torrential rain has led to a flood-like situation in parts of Gujarat that has submerged the low-lying areas in the state. Heavy to very heavy rains lashed several districts in Gujarat's south and Saurashtra regions on Saturday, reported PTI. The showers have triggered a flood-like situation in urban areas as water levels rise in dams...
17:26
Retired Four-Star General McChrystal Claims Nord Stream Pipeline Bombing was Perpetrated by the United States "IndyWatch Feed War"
Jim Holt The Gateway Pundit July 22, 2023
Retired four-star General Stanley A. McChrystal, who was removed from his command by Barack Obama following critical comments on his administration, has made explosive comments suggesting that the United States was behind the Nord Stream pipeline bombing, in a covertly recorded conversation obtained by Valuetainment Media.
The decorated general, known for his command of the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) in the mid-2000s and later for his role as Commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, voiced these speculations during a seemingly impromptu conversation that was secretly recorded and subsequently leaked.
The clip begins with McChrystal discussing Russia and its leadership.
Theres no obvious better solution than Russia. I think Putin ought to go, but theres nobody that Im aware of standing on the wings, the general said.
In the short conversation, a man is heard asking McChrystal for his opinion on the bombing of the Nord Stream pipeline that took place earlier last year.
McChrystals response implied that he and his son, who worked at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), didnt believe the Russians or the Ukrainians were responsible, as many had initially suspected.
Instead, he proposed that the bombing might have been in the interests of global natural gas producers the United States being chief among them.
My son is the leader of the in energy team at DIA, said McChrystal.
He didnt think that the Russians did it He didnt think that the Ukrainians did it either, he added.
There are people who benefited from it, and that was people who produced natural gas around the world, said McChrystal.
He then dropped a bombshell, implying a potential U.S. role in the attack.
So if you really want to get conspiracies, the United States made more money off that deal than anybody else. But yeah, but thats because we were huge beneficiaries, and we changed our policy. We started providing liquid natural gas overseas and, you know, he said.
Iranian-American entrepreneur and podcaster Patrick Bet-David reached out to General McChrystal for a comment but has not heard back.
PBD discussed this new revelation from the four-star general on his show.
BREAKING: Footage obtained by Valuetainment captures General Stan McChrystal (Ret.) confirming neither Russia or Ukraine blew up the Nord Stream pipeline.
"United States made more money off that deal than anybody else." pic.twitter.com/FF9x16B4Rz
Valuetainment Media (@ValuetainmentTV)...
17:19
UK Covid-1984 | How can these celebrity jab fanatics live with themselves? "IndyWatch Feed War"
UK Covid-1984 Part 1 The Fear:
UK Covid-1984 Step 2-The Lockdown:
UK Covid 1984 Step 3 Get that Jab:
UK Covid 1984 Step 4 The Unvaccinated:
By James Rogers | TCW Defending Freedom | July 21, 2023
It is quite difficult to believe that the actuality included really did come from 2021, and was not compiled from footage from 1938. Nor is it (except for a short clip with John Hurt from the film 1984) from a film based on fiction. What I saw were not actors but politicians, public servants, broadcasters and the public. And yes, these people Esther Rantzen, Iain Dale, Tony Blair, Edwina Currie, Boris Johnson, Nick Ferrari, Jonathan Van-Tam, Jeremy Vine and Andrew Neil really did say and write these things.
What on earth made them so certain, so bombastically sure, so early on? What gave them the right to inflict fear on the nation? Such craven irresponsibility. In the age of safetyism, was there a risk assessment relating to the forcing of an untested chemical on people before they so firmly exhorted getting jabbed? One wonders if they took legal advice what might happen if somebody issues a writ against LBC, the station Nick Ferrari broadca...
02:22
Why Academia Cannot Forecast Anything "IndyWatch Feed World"
COMMENT: Mr. Armstrong, I have been impressed by your Economic Confidence Model. You said there would be no recession until after 2024. You were really the only one who said that. Now Bloomberg reported that the forecasters who were first out of the box to predict a US recession are now hedging their bets. They mention Deutsche Bank Vice Chair of Research Peter Hooper and Fannie Mae chief economist Doug Duncan. However, Nomura Securities International senior economist Aichi Amemiya still says a recession is coming, but its getting to be a close call.
Not one of the significant houses seems ever to get it right. I just wanted to say your model shines a light on the whole analysis field. I cant wait for your Geometry of Time.
DF
REPLY: Thank you. It has been a most interesting experience. As I said, this is something I bumped into. I did not go looking for such a model. It was something that found me, as many say it was my destiny, even growing up in a house with the address of 314 South Lippincott Ave, in Maple Shade, New Jersey.
Saturday, 22 July
21:20
Victory City "IndyWatch Feed Economics"
In the upper deccan of India lies Hampi, today just a village and ancient ruins but once the seat of the Vijayanagara Empire which ruled most of South India from 1336 to 1565. The Vijayanagara Empire was the last big Hindu empire in India before the Mughals and then the British took over, so it holds a special place of admiration and wistful longing among many Indians. The glory of the empire is attested to by foreign visitors. Will Durant writes:
The capital, founded in 1336, was probably the richest city that India had yet known. Nicolo Conti, visiting it about 1420, estimated its circumference at sixty miles; Paes pronounced it as large as Rome, and very beautiful to the sight. There were, he added, many groves of trees within it, and many conduits of water; for its engineers had constructed a huge dam in the Tungabadra River, and had formed a reservoir from which water was conveyed to the city by an aqueduct fifteen miles long, cut for several miles out of the solid rock. Abdu-r Razzak, who saw the city in 1443, reported it as such that eye has not seen, nor ear heard, of any place resembling it upon the whole earth. Paes considered it the best-provided city in the world, .. for in this one everything abounds. The houses, he tells us, numbered over a hundred thousand-implying a population of half a million souls. He marvels at a palace in which one room was built entirely of ivory; it is so rich and beautiful that you would hardly find anywhere another such.
The Vijayanagara Empire and its
capitol are the subject of Salman Rushdies latest novel,
Victory City. The conceit of Victory City is that its told
through the life of a demi-god, Pampa Kampana, who literally
breathes life into the city and lives through its 229 year history.
Its a fine story, although not one of Rushdies best. Wordplay is
kept to a minimum which makes it more accessible but less
challenging. As the subject is the city, the characters fade
somewhat into the background leaving less at stake. Vijayanagara
was a commercial city, open to people of all faiths, but Rushdie
also feels the need to insert into the narrative 21st century
notions of gender equality which stick out like a sore
thumb.
Still, if you were planning to visit Hampi (a short flight from Bangalore),...