independence

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While supporters argue that restarting drilling would strengthen security and energy independence, experts interviewed by AFP emphasised major constraints for both oil and gas.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

India's 16th census - the eighth since independence in 1947 - will also include caste data and is seen as crucial for policy, welfare delivery and political representation in the world's most populous country.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

It may also be due to “lower foreign demand or concerns about Fed independence, including the possibility that the Fed could in the future raise the inflation target, leading to greater inflation variability,” Slok said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

But if Lebanon wants independence, the country will have to seize it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Third, when Washington talked about independence from foreign nations, his understanding of what American independence entailed cut much deeper than the patriotic veneer customarily suggested by the term.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis