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Middle East oil exports are recovering after a disruption tied to Saudi Arabia’s key pipeline system eased, helping restore flows through the Red Sea export hub at Yanbu. Even so, crude prices remain elevated as traders weigh the fragility of regional supply routes, the pace of repairs, and the broader risk premium embedded in the market.
Saudi Arabia's crude exports have climbed to their highest level since the Iran war began, underscoring the kingdom's ability to keep oil moving even after a drone attack damaged its key East-West pipeline. Trade intelligence data show shipments rebounding to 6 million barrels per day in September, easing fears of a deeper supply shock and helping pull Brent crude back from an earlier spike.
India delivered a commanding day at the Asian Games in Nagoya, defending both men's and women's kabaddi titles with hard-fought wins over Iran and adding more podium finishes across badminton, shooting, athletics and squash. P.V. Sindhu and Unnati Hooda moved into the women's singles quarterfinals, while Tajinderpal Singh Toor and Prachi Choudhary added silver and bronze respectively to India's growing medal tally.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said it is a "false choice" to frame BRICS and the United Nations as competing alternatives, arguing that smaller groupings are meant to support, not supplant, the global body. Speaking in New York on the margins of the UN General Assembly, he said BRICS reflects bottom-up pressure for reform and alternative thinking within the international system.
A senior US State Department official said the long-awaited India-US trade agreement is more than 90% complete and could be finalized soon, calling it a breakthrough that would "unleash another level" of bilateral relations. The official also pointed to a packed diplomatic calendar, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio's planned India visit, a possible Modi trip to the US for the G20 summit in Florida, and renewed momentum on the Quad and the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor.
India's engineering goods exports rose 24.86% year-on-year in August to $12.32 billion, powered by strong shipments to the US, China and the UK, even as West Asia logistics disruptions weighed on some Gulf markets. EEPC India said the broad-based expansion signals firmer global confidence in "Brand India" and points to improving demand conditions for exporters.
India's athletics campaign at the Asian Games produced a landmark marathon silver through Sawan Barwal, who shattered his own national record and delivered the country's first Games medal in the event in 44 years. The day also brought silver for Tajinderpal Singh Toor, a surprise bronze for Prachi Choudhary, and fresh scrutiny over late withdrawals by several athletes despite medical clearances.
A Bengaluru performance of Dastan-e-Akhtari brought Begum Akhtar's life into sharp relief through storytelling, live music and a fresh reading of her choices. Narrator Kafeel Jafri and singer Yusra Naqvi used the centuries-old Dastangoi form to explore the ghazal legend not as a tragic figure, but as a woman navigating respectability, love, rebellion and artistic freedom.
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