► The post-tsunami origins of Indonesia in 2004 After the 2004 Indonesia earthquake and tsunami that killed 230,000 in the Indian Ocean, the United States, India, Australia and Japan, which had provided relief, came together for the first times on January 26, 2004. Three years later, they formed the “Quadrilateral Dialogue for Security”, the Quad. … Read more
Published on : 12/02/2022 – 18:13 Rahul Bajaj has passed away at the age of 83. Former boss of the Bajaj company, known in India and Africa for its scooters and tricycles, he was also one of the few to publicly confront the authorities on political problems. With our correspondent in New Delhi, Sebastien Farcis … Read more
AFP, published on Saturday, February 12, 2022 at 9:51 p.m. Billionaire businessman Rahul Bajaj, who long ran the family conglomerate of the same name, a famous manufacturer of two-wheelers in India, died on Saturday at the age of 83, the group announced. A member of the Indian elite – his grandfather was a close collaborator … Read more
Published on : 10/02/2022 – 23:31 The rise in the price of steel has been beneficial for the giant of the global steel industry, the Indian ArcelorMittal, and for the German industrial conglomerate Thyssenkrupp. Both companies are posting record profits. ArcelorMittal made a net profit of nearly $15 billion in 2021. The world’s second-largest steelmaker … Read more
Published on : 04/02/2022 – 17:18 Cryptocurrencies, bitcoin in the lead, fascinate investors, but also worry, so much so that States are launching their own digital currencies. India is following in the footsteps of China and Nigeria with its rupee. Other major powers, such as the United States, the United Kingdom or the euro zone, … Read more
At the dawn of the XXe century, in the wake of the Orientalist wave in painting, Parisian high society succumbed to the charms of Persia. The couturier Paul Poiret draped the elegant women in turbans and velvet embroidered with arabesques; André Metthey decorates table services with Arabic calligraphy, Edmond Dulac illustrates a sumptuous reissue of … Read more
India on Monday launched the booster vaccination against Covid-19 for the benefit of seniors and caregivers, at a time when the epidemic is experiencing a meteoric upsurge attributed to the Omicron variant. Health workers have started administering a third dose of the vaccine to the elderly, to those with co-morbidities and to front-line health workers. … Read more
A man in India has reportedly received at least 8 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to the country’s health authorities. Brahmdeo Mandal, a 65-year-old man, claims instead that he received 11 injections between February and December 2021. The retired mail carrier claims the doses help him relieve pain and “stay healthy.” He also claims … Read more