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Cyber Security - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 21, 2017
Open Internet and Canada
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) recently ruled in favor of net neutrality which essentially requires all Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to treat their data..
Counter-Terrorism - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 21, 2017
Strike on Abu Sayyaf
President Rodrigo Duterte on 9th April 2017 ordered the military to wipe out the Al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf terrorists. While urging the military to use any method to exterminate the terror group..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 20, 2017
UN staff released unharmed
On 18th April 2017, a group of 100 unarmed South Sudanese refugees in the Democratic Republic of Congo released 13 UN mission staff hostages. These refugees are amongst 530..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 20, 2017
Probe into Nawaz Sharif
On the 20th of April, Following the disclosure of the Panama Papers, the Pakistani Supreme Court ordered a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) into the finances of the Prime Minister of Pakistan..
General Interest - Op-Eds - Apr 20, 2017
Jobless growth a threat to National Security?
Poverty, corruption, terrorism and insurgency are some of the key issues facing the country. Apprehensions about India heading towards a jobless growth is major concern that should not be over-looked…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 20, 2017
Maduro Out
Protests in Venezuela have gained momentum as hundreds of thousands of people opposing Nicolas Maduro’s administration have taken to the streets, even in the pro-government western reaches..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 19, 2017
H-1B and L-1
The US Administration has ordered a review of current H-1B and L-1 visa rules and provisions as per an executive order. Two senators had introduced a legislation that aims at restructuring employment…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 18, 2017
Vijay Mallya Arrested
Business tycoon Vijay Mallya, accused of defaulting on loans worth crores, has been arrested in London and will be produced in a metropolitan court today. India had in February asked the UK to…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 18, 2017
BCI protests against Advocates bill
On the 9th of April 2017, the Bar Council of India met with High Court Representatives and State Bar Council to decide on the course of action that needs to be taken against the new Advocates Act..
Elections - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 18, 2017
UK General Elections 2017
In an unexpected move, British Prime Minister Theresa May called for general elections on June 8th, 2017 saying, "There should be unity here in Westminster, but instead there is division. The country…
Cyber Security - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 17, 2017
Siege on Bitcoin
On the 17th April 2017, Bitcoin reported it was under threat from a group formed under the banner of the “Large Bitcoin Collider’(LBC). The group aims to attack user’s wallets by directing..
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 17, 2017
Congress Wins Karnataka By-Elections
The ruling party- The Indian National Congress retained both the seats. The Congress’ Kalale N Keshavamurthy defeated his nearest rival V Srinivas Prasad (BJP) by over 21,000 votes in Nanjangud..
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 17, 2017
The Antics of Justice Karnan
On the 17th of April, Calcutta High Court Judge Justice CS Karnan passed yet another “order” directing seven senior...
Counter-Terrorism - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 17, 2017
Bring Back our Girls
200 out of the 276 girls kidnapped by radical terrorist group Boko Haram are yet to be located and brought back to their families in Chibok. 3 years have passed since their ill-fated abduction took…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 17, 2017
Erdogan establishes Presidential Dictatorship in Turkey
On 16th April 2017 Turkey voted in a referendum to replace parliamentarian government with a presidential dictatorship. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan narrowly won the referendum to enabling..
Disaster - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 17, 2017
Kashmir Violence Escalates
A 17-year-old teen has now been added to the list of people who have died at the hands of the paramilitary officers deployed in Kashmir as the unrest enters its 28th year. Violence is only expected..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 13, 2017
Taiwan bans Dog Meat
On 11th April 2017, the legislature of Taiwan, made a landmark amendment to its animal protection laws by prohibiting the consumption of dog and cat meat....
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 13, 2017
Validity of Triple Talaq and Polygamy in India
On April 15th, 2017, Mohammed Haneef sent a postcard to his second wife just a week after their wedding. The second marriage was formalised with the consent of Haneef’s first wife but the relevant…
War - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 11, 2017
Tensions in the Korea Peninsula
On the 10th of April 2017, Officials from North Korea came out with worrying statements saying that they would respond to the “reckless” moves that the United States carried out over the weekend.
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 11, 2017
Concentration Camps in Chechnya
On the 11th of April 2017, Reports emerged that the first concentration camp since the Holocaust had opened in Argun, Chechen Republic, Russia. The camp was set up to house over a hundred members..