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        <title><![CDATA[Mihir Sharma - Bloomberg Opinion Columnist]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Mihir Sharma is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist. A senior fellow at the Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi, he is author of “Restart: The Last Chance for the Indian Economy.”]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why Indian Companies Don’t Want to Invest in India]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-05-06/why-indian-companies-don-t-want-to-invest</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mihir Sharma]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 22:00:18 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Pedestrians pass a store in the Kala Ghoda precinct in Mumbai, India, on Monday, April 20, 2026. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking to lift India&apos;s gross domestic product to about $30 trillion by 2047.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The UAE Is Preparing for a Post-Oil World]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-30/the-uae-is-preparing-for-a-post-oil-world</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mihir Sharma]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:00:18 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 14: Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates(C), attends a meeting with China&apos;s President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People on April 14, 2026 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Haruna Furuhashi - Pool/Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Japan Can Help Asia Learn to Live Without the US]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-28/japan-can-help-asia-live-without-the-us</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mihir Sharma]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:52 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>YOKOSUKA, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 5: Japan&apos;s Defence Minister General Nakatani (R) receives Australia&apos;s Defence Minister Richard Marles (C) aboard the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Mogami-class stealth frigate JS Mikuma at the JMSDF naval base on September 5, 2025 in Yokosuka, Japan. An Australian delegation, including the Foreign Minister Penny Wong, is on a diplomatic visit to Japan. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki -Pool/Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[An Indian Nuclear Reactor Milestone Proves Doubters Wrong]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-22/an-indian-nuclear-reactor-milestone-proves-doubters-wrong</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mihir Sharma]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 22:00:18 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>This nuclear reactor in Kalpakkam is different. Photo: DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pakistan Is Juggling Blackouts and Iran Diplomacy]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-19/pakistan-is-juggling-blackouts-and-iran-diplomacy</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mihir Sharma]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:30:10 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>This photograph taken on March 14, 2026 shows vendors transporting jerrycans filled with smuggled Iranian petrol on their motorcycles, on the outskirts of Quetta in Balochistan province. (Photo by Banaras KHAN / AFP via Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Labor Unrest Serves a Warning to India’s Investors]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-16/labor-unrest-serves-a-warning-to-india-s-investors</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:00:08 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Employees work on the SMT (surface mount technology) shop floor where components are mounted on a PCB (printed circuit board) at Padget Electronics Pvt., a subsidiary of Dixon Technologies Ltd., in Noida, India, on Friday, March 22, 2024. Dixon Technologies Ltd., an Indian contract manufacturer, is benefitting from a boom in new business from clients like Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp. and South Korea&apos;s Samsung Electronics Co. wishing to use its factories to manufacture goods for India&apos;s rising middle class.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[These Elections May Seal the Fate of Modi’s Project]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-13/four-indian-state-elections-may-seal-the-fate-of-modi-s-project</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:00:09 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>KOLKATA, INDIA - APRIL 10: Union Home Minister Amit Shah (C) in presences of Union minister Shantanu Thakur (L), Satate President and MP Samik Bhattacharya (2L), LOP and candidate Bhabanipur AC Suvendu Adhikari (2R) and Union minister Sukanta Majumdar (R) releases BJP&apos;s manifesto for West Bengal Assembly polls on April 10, 2026 in Kolkata, India. The BJP promised to plug infiltration, implement a Uniform Civil Code and proposed expansive welfare packages for women, youth, farmers and state government employees if the party wins the electoral battle. The state votes on April 23 and 29, with results on May 4. (Photo by Samir Jana/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Is the World Finally Going to Tariff Big Tech?]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-09/is-the-world-finally-going-to-tariff-big-tech</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:00:04 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>The tech tariff moratorium is looking shaky.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Is Trump the President Who Lost Asia to China?]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-06/is-trump-the-president-who-lost-asia-to-china</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 01:00:04 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump speaks during the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Summit in Miami Beach, Florida, on March 27, 2026. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Gen-Z Revolts Show Toppling Leaders Is Just the Start]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-31/gen-z-revolts-show-toppling-leaders-is-just-the-start</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mihir Sharma]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:00:04 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) leader Balendra Shah takes oath as prime minister during a swearing-in ceremony in Kathmandu on March 27, 2026. Nepal&apos;s rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah was sworn in as prime minister on March 27 after sweeping the first election since deadly anti-corruption protests toppled the government last year. (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP via Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why India’s South Thinks It Has to Populate or Perish]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-29/why-india-s-south-thinks-it-has-to-populate-or-perish</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mihir Sharma]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 19:00:04 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>TOPSHOT - A woman along with her infant performs yoga as people take part in a yoga session at Lodhi Gardens on International Day of Yoga, in New Delhi on June 21, 2025. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP via Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Theatre of the Absurd in Trump’s Trade Fight]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-22/trade-war-the-theatre-of-the-absurd-in-trump-s-new-fight-on-tariffs</link>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 20:00:04 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Containers to be offloaded from the Zim Mount Olympus container ship at the Port of Savannah in Savannah, Georgia, US, on Wednesday, March 11, 2026. President Donald Trump&apos;s administration started the first of several sweeping trade investigations that set the stage for new tariffs, the centerpiece of a push to replace levies struck down by the US Supreme Court.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why India Has Friends Everywhere, But Leverage Nowhere]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-17/iran-war-why-india-has-friends-everywhere-but-leverage-nowhere</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:02 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Israel&apos;s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center R) and his wife Sara Netanyahu stand next to India&apos;s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (2L) during a welcome ceremony at the Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv on February 25, 2026. Modi flew to Israel on February 25, for a two-day visit to deepen ties with a key trade and defence partner, stirring criticism at home. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP via Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[India Isn’t China, and MAGA Shouldn’t Think It Is]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-12/india-isn-t-china-and-maga-shouldn-t-think-it-is</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:00:05 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A worker prepares designer footwear for export at a small manufacturing facility in Mumbai on February 3, 2026. Indian exporters hailed on February 3 US President Donald Trump&apos;s announcement of a trade deal and pledge to slash tariffs, capping months of uncertainty, while analysts urged caution, citing a lack of clarity. (Photo by Indranil MUKHERJEE / AFP via Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[A Ship Attack Has Shaken Asia’s Faith in the US]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-07/iranian-warship-sinking-shakes-asia-s-faith-in-the-us</link>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:00:06 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>AT SEA, UNSPECIFIED - FEBRUARY 28: (EDITOR&apos;S NOTE: This Handout image was provided by a third-party organization and may not adhere to Getty Images&apos; editorial policy.) In this U.S. Navy released handout, Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) fires a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile during operations in support of Operation Epic Fury, on February 28, 2026 at Sea. Iran&apos;s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was confirmed killed after the United States and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran on February 28. Iran retaliated by firing waves of missiles and drones at Israel, and targeting U.S. allies in the region. (Photo by U.S. Navy via Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Dubai Dream Just Shattered for South Asians]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-06/iran-war-the-dubai-dream-just-shattered-for-south-asians</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 07:30:02 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Two people walk along an empty beach on Palm Jumeirah in Dubai on March 2, 2026. Israel bombarded Lebanon on March 2 following rocket fire from Hezbollah, several American warplanes crashed in Kuwait and Iran lashed out against the region with missiles, as the war with Israel and the United States expanded. (Photo by Fadel SENNA / AFP via Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why You Should Worry About the Other War on Iran’s Border]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-03/why-you-should-worry-about-the-other-war-on-iran-s-border</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 19:00:06 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>TOPSHOT - Relatives and mourners attend the funeral ceremony of victims, who were killed during Pakistani airstrikes in the Ghani Khel district of Nangarhar province on March 1, 2026 amid ongoing cross-border fighting between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Afghan and Pakistani troops battled along their border, Afghan residents and officials told AFP on March 1, with the fighting coming alongside multiple strikes including the former US air base at Bagram. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The AI Power Struggle Is Out of Silicon Valley’s Control]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-01/the-ai-power-struggle-is-out-of-silicon-valley-s-control</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mihir Sharma]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 21:00:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cricket Could Rescue a Lot More Than Imran Khan]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mihir Sharma]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 21:00:05 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>IMRAN KHAN WITH CRICKET WORLD CUP AFTER PAKISTAN BEAT ENGLAND IN THE FINAL (Photo by Graham Chadwick/EMPICS via Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Modi Can Ignore Farmers’ Fury and Push Rural Reforms]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mihir Sharma]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 20:00:02 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Farmers shout slogans as they protest after the India-US trade deal announcement in Amritsar on February 5, 2026. The US president said New Delhi had agreed to purchase more than $500 billion worth of American energy, technology, agricultural, coal and other goods. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP via Getty Images)</media:description>
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