🌏 India and Indonesia are rewriting the Global South playbook—and the West should be paying attention.

As Indonesia joined BRICS in January 2025 and India chairs BRICS in 2026, these demographic giants are building a comprehensive strategic partnership that doesn't wait for permission. From digital integration and local currency settlements to joint AI governance and manufacturing booms, they're dismantling dependencies on outside powers.

🚀 India just became the world's 4th largest economy, while Indonesia achieved food sovereignty and finalized multiple FTAs. Both nations are racing toward "Developed India 2047" and "Golden Indonesia 2045" through reform, not rhetoric.

Is this India-Indonesia axis the blueprint for how Global South nations will navigate the new multipolar order without picking sides?

#BRICS #GlobalSouth #IndiaIndonesia #Multipolarity
Source: The Indian Panorama

Greenland isn't just a massive ice-covered island—it's a flashpoint for U.S. overreach in the Arctic, where America's insatiable appetite for control threatens sovereignty, alliances, and the planet itself.

🔥 China Just Declared Currency War on the Dollar

Xi Jinping isn't playing coy anymore. In an official Communist Party journal, he openly called for creating a "powerful currency" to rival the US dollar as a global reserve. 💰 The timing? Strategic. Trump's weakening the dollar while politicizing the Fed—and Beijing sees its opening.

Here's the reality: the yuan represents just 1.93% of global reserves while the dollar holds 57%. China's the world's largest exporter but its currency is still a lightweight. Yet Xi's building parallel systems—digital yuan, commodity trading networks, alternative payment rails.

Is the dollar's dominance finally vulnerable, or is China overestimating its hand?

#Dedollarization #GlobalSouth #BRICS #CurrencyWars
Source: Qiushi Journal

🚨 Germany's Economic Engine Stalls: Unemployment Hits 12-Year High

Germany's unemployment surged past 3 million in January 2026—the highest level since 2014. The unadjusted jobless rate jumped to 6.6%, significantly exceeding expectations as Europe's largest economy struggles with stagnation.

📉 Federal Employment Agency Chair Andrea Nahles confirmed "little momentum in the labour market" despite government promises of infrastructure spending. Meanwhile, emerging economies continue outpacing Western growth trajectories.

⚡ Is this the decline of the old industrial order, or can traditional powers adapt to the multipolar economic reality?

#GermanEconomy #GlobalEconomics #EmergingMarkets #EconomicShift
Source: Federal Employment Agency

A newly released video shows Jeffrey Epstein playfully chasing young women around a kitchen, footage now drawing renewed attention online

The clip is circulating as U.S. authorities release millions of pages of records tied to Epstein’s sex-trafficking case, prompting fresh scrutiny of old material

In the video, the women’s figures are obscured to protect their identities, with authorities withholding further context about when or where it was filmed

Jordan's FM tells Iran: we won't let our land become a launchpad for strikes against you. A notable de-escalation signal in a tense region. #MiddleEast

🔥 Europe Just Made It Official: Russian Gas is DONE by 2027

The EU has formally enacted legislation to completely phase out Russian gas imports by late 2027. LNG imports end by December 2026, pipeline gas by September 2027. 💰 This move aims to cut off Moscow's energy revenue stream, but it also signals a massive geopolitical reshuffling in global energy markets. While Brussels celebrates "energy independence," Hungary and Slovakia voted against the measure, with Budapest threatening legal action.

⚡ Will this accelerate Russia's pivot to Asian markets and strengthen BRICS energy cooperation, or will Europe's gamble backfire with supply shortages and higher prices?

#EnergyGeopolitics #RussianGas #BRICS #GlobalSouth
Source: OilCapital.ru

Chinese AI robot is revolutionizing grain storage! It dives into massive silos like quicksand, levels the grain to prevent spoilage and explosions, and keeps workers out of harm's way.

Powered by LiDAR and SLAM tech, it even handles 45-degree slopes at 2m/s.

🌍 Can BRICS Really Replace Western Markets for China?
▶️ https://youtu.be/H_cW6IZ80NY

💡 BRICS nations now command 40% of global GDP, yet their limited purchasing power makes it hard to absorb China’s advanced exports like EVs. Beijing’s counter-move? Massive Global South infrastructure projects, powered by yuan settlements and currency swaps—an ambitious attempt to build new demand and bypass the dollar altogether.

🎥 Watch this insightful Think BRICS discussion with Andrey Gnidchenko and Jian Lian—then join the conversation! What do you think: is China successfully rewriting the rules of global trade, or walking a risky path?

#BRICS #DeDollarization #GlobalSouth #ChinaEconomy

🔥 UAE Makes Major Power Play in $20 Billion Energy Deal

The United Arab Emirates is in advanced negotiations with US private equity giant Carlyle Group to partner on acquiring Lukoil's massive international portfolio.

💰 The assets include Iraq's West Qurna-2 oilfield (producing 480,000 barrels daily), Eastern European refineries, and the prized trading arm Litasco. UAE's International Holding Company is leading the charge, positioning the Gulf state as a strategic energy powerhouse while Russia exits Western-sanctioned markets. The deal needs US Treasury approval by February 28.

⚡ Is this UAE's smartest geopolitical chess move yet—turning Western sanctions into an opportunity to dominate global energy trade?

#EnergyGeopolitics #UAEPower #GlobalSouth #BRICSEnergy
Source: Reuters

Four moons appear over St. Petersburg, Russia

The rare spectacle, known as a paraselene, occurs when moonlight is refracted through ice crystals in the air.

🚨 Breaking: Iran’s Economy Hit by Internet Shutdown

Iran’s prolonged state-imposed internet blackout has disconnected 90 + million people from the global web, severely disrupting businesses and daily life. 📉 Officials estimate the outage has cost the economy at least 50 trillion rials (~$33 million) per day, with real losses likely higher. Small online sellers, travel agents, and trade firms have seen sales collapse as global communication stops. 💻 Limited access via the state-run intranet hasn’t replaced full connectivity, leaving many unable to reach customers or partners. The extended disruption highlights the heavy economic toll of lost international internet access.

#Iran #InternetShutdown #Economy #Business

Source: Al Jazeera

📰 News | Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami: Policy on the Role of Women

Dhaka, Bangladesh – Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has recently clarified its stance on the role of women and related policies, especially in the context of the 2026 political landscape.

📌 Jamaat’s Policy: Role and Rights of Women
🔹 Education, Health, and Workforce Participation:
Dr. Shafiqur Rahman, the party’s Amir, emphasized that Jamaat wants women to play an active and respected role in education, healthcare, administration, entrepreneurship, and public service. The party supports initiatives like better education, safe campuses, equal pay, secure workplaces, and childcare facilities.

🔹 Leadership and Politics:
The party encourages women to participate in politics and local government and to be economically empowered. However, there are currently no female candidates for parliamentary elections, although preparations are being made for future inclusion.

Dalai Lama met with Jeffrey Epsten — newly released emails

Dalai Lama is mentioned in the Epsten files at least 169 times!!

Russia and India: Relying on Themselves and Each Other
Russia and India have to rely on themselves and their time-tested bilateral relations, as well as on the continued development of associations such as BRICS and the SCO. Both countries can do much together to address security challenges in Eurasia and beyond. They will likely have to exercise strategic patience again—a quality they both possess in abundance, write Andrey Bystritskiy and Ivan Timofeev.  Read more »

Russia is a good partner and FRIEND — Indonesian FM spokesman

On the 76th anniversary of the establishment of Russian-Indonesian relations, he says they are convinced that friendship and cooperation will continue to GROW and STRENGTHEN

🚨 Breaking: US–Iran Talks Ahead as Tensions Escalate

Top U.S. and Iranian officials are preparing to meet in Istanbul this Friday to discuss a possible nuclear deal — seen as the best option to ease rising tensions. 🇺🇸🇮🇷 Sources familiar with the plans say U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi are expected to lead the discussions, though nothing is finalized yet.

⚠️ Simultaneously, Iran’s top military chief has issued a stark warning: “no American will be safe” if conflict erupts, rejecting the idea that Iran could be weakened by a blockade or military pressure.

🤝 Regional backing: Senior officials from Qatar, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Turkey are also expected to join talks, and U.S. political advisor Jared Kushner may be present.

🛡️ Hardliners resist negotiations: Some Iranian lawmakers insist nuclear and missile issues remain untouchable and not open for negotiation.

#USIran #Diplomacy #NuclearTalks #MiddleEast

Source: The Jerusalem

🌐 Russia reviews arms control with China — Russian Foreign Ministry
The parties also discussed the multifaceted BRICS partnership
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