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World - Op-Eds - Mar 8, 2017
WikiLeaks
On 07 Mar 17, WikiLeaks released yet another series of documents belonging to the US Intelligence Agency, CIA; codenamed ‘Vault 7’. It is reportedly the largest-ever publication of confidential…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 8, 2017
A great game
On 06 Mar 17, the Pakistan government announced its’ decision to build a 'CPEC Tower' in Islamabad, after the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The 'CPEC Tower', touted as 'iconic' by Minister…
World - Op-Eds - Mar 8, 2017
RBI policy
On 06 Mar 17, noted economist Dr. Surjit Bhalla launched a scathing attack on RBI and the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). He questioning why policy interest rates (repo rates) were not reduced, in…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 8, 2017
Malia Obama Busted Buying 6 Pounds of Marijuana in Chicago?
In August 2017, The Last Line of Defense website published an article reporting that Malia Obama, the daughter of former President Barack Obama, had been “arrested with a gang of thugs in Chicago”
World - Op-Eds - Mar 7, 2017
Turkey’s Referendum
On Sunday, 16 April 17, Turkey will hold a constitutional referendum. Voters shall vote on 18 proposed amendments, to the Constitution of Turkey. The amendments have been proposed by the ruling AK…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 7, 2017
North Korea fires missiles
On Monday, 6th March, 2017 North Korea fired four ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan. They were fired from Tongchang-ri region, adjacent to the China border. The missiles travelled…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 6, 2017
Lipstick under my burkha
Prakash Jha’s latest production Lipstick Under My Burkha, a woman’s empowerment drama has been denied a certificate on the ground saying it contains deeply objectionable material.
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 6, 2017
Army sahayak found dead
On Thursday, 2 March 2017, Roy Mathew, a 33 year old Indian Army soldier was found dead. His remains were hanging from the ceiling of an abandoned barrack, in a state of decomposition.
Elections - Op-Eds - Mar 6, 2017
Russian interference in the US election
Many questions have been raised about Russia’s role in the 2016 US Presidential election. Doubts have also been raised about possible contacts the Donald Trump campaign team had with the Russian…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 6, 2017
Family Health Survey- 4
National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) for Jan 2015 – Dec 2016 was released in Jan 2017. The past decade, from NFHS-3 (2005-06), has seen improvement in many of the indicators.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 6, 2017
Jeff Sessions and Russia
On the 3rd of March 2017, Attorney General of the United States, Jeff Sessions made a statement to the nation saying, he would recuse himself from all investigations into the Trump administration and…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 6, 2017
BITCOIN surpass gold
A unit of the digital crypto-currency and payment system, BITCOIN has exceeded the value of an ounce of Gold, for the first time. The value of BITCOIN closed at $1,268 on Thursday (02 Mar 17), while…
Indian Politics - Op-Eds - Mar 3, 2017
RSS - CPI(M) Violence in Kerala
On 01 Mar 17, RSS Mahanagar Prachar Pramukh of Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, Dr. Kundan Chandravat, while addressing a public rally said he would offer Rs. One Crore reward, to anyone who beheads Kerala CM…
World - Op-Eds - Mar 3, 2017
Emerging Global Challenges 2017-20
Do our Global Challenges need a New Approach?
Cyber Crime. In 2016, cyber criminals successfully used SWIFT, the banks financial transfer system, to steal US$ 101 million from the Bangladesh Central…
Indian Economics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 3, 2017
US lays off jobs to India
On 28 February 2017, the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) laid off 49 Information Technology (IT) employees and outsourced their work to a company based in India. This marks the end a…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 1, 2017
Indian editor arrested for fake news
On March 29th 2018 Mahesh Vikram Hegde, Editor was arrested in southern Karnataka state on charges of fake report that Muslims had attacked a monk from the ..
World - Op-Eds - Mar 1, 2017
Challenges to Journalism
We live in the Information Age and in the middle of the Information & Communication Technology (ICT) revolution. While all established professions are challenged by the changes, perhaps the…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 1, 2017
New Palestinian group
On the 27th of February, dignitaries and members of the Palestinian diaspora announced the formation of a new body to represent the displaced community and help achieve the rights of the group.
Indian Economics - Op-Eds - Feb 28, 2017
Air India
On 28 Feb 17, Bloomberg reported that the PMO and Finance Ministry were discussing a proposal to sell the government’s majority stake in Air India, the country’s national carrier. By bringing in a…
Environment - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 28, 2017
SpaceX’s Moon mission
On Monday February 27, 2017, SpaceX – the US private rocket company, announced a mission to the Moon, for late 2018. It shall fly two tourists around the Moon, without making a landing, and then fly…