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Elections - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 30, 2023
Indian Elections-2024: First Impressions
The INDIA opposition alliance has to get its act together to make an impression in the 2024 elections.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 30, 2023
Sri Lanka: On the Mend
While India's immediate support has provided Sri Lanka with a much-needed oxygen mask, the island nation must shift its gaze towards longer-term solutions.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 30, 2023
It is Raining Missiles and Drones!
As missiles and drones target merchant ships in the Red Sea, we look at how it will affect global trade and India.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 30, 2023
A Serious Threat?
As COVID cases rise in India, questions are being asked how real is the threat?
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 23, 2023
Poland: A Course Correction
Donald Tusk’s centrist coalition looks to shift direction within Poland and outside of it amid high expectations.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 23, 2023
Hints of a War
The world is in no position to face the consequences of another war, this time in distant Latin America.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 23, 2023
The Monroe Doctrine 2.0?
Around its 200th anniversary, this established cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy is again in the political picture.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 23, 2023
An Indian Whodunnit ?
An alleged assassination plot in the U.S. could be a spoiler in Indo-US relations.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 23, 2023
Impeachment: A Political Ploy
As American politics become increasingly confrontational, impeachment becomes a tool to browbeat the incumbent President.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 16, 2023
Seeking Fresh Pastures!
As the recruitment of Gurkhas into the Indian Army remains stalled, media reports Gurkha soldiers fighting in Ukraine for the Russians and even the PLA courting them.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 16, 2023
UK: A Gathering Storm?
The political situation in the UK is like a lull before the storm.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 16, 2023
A Precarious Dance
Having failed to make good its military threat to bring in line the coup-ruled states, ECOWAS is now resorting to serious diplomacy backed by the West.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 16, 2023
Banishing Tobacco for Good?
Efforts to tackle the widespread use of tobacco, a serious health hazard, are complicated by economic considerations.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 16, 2023
COP 28: Trailblazer or COP Out?
The COP 28 deal has set a clear direction for climate goals but lacks the necessary commitments for the follow-through.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 9, 2023
COP28: Navigating Progress and Challenges
The 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) took place in Dubai.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 9, 2023
Peace Overture or Ruse?
A humanitarian pause, a ceasefire that relieved some tension in the ongoing saga in Gaza, did not endure for long. So, what next?
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 9, 2023
A Day of Reckoning?
China's giant housing industry views Evergrande's case as a pointer to its future trajectory where state support will not be so forthcoming as in the past.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 9, 2023
A Controversial Legacy
Hailed in China for opening the doors of the West to their economy, Henry Kissinger's legacy may be questionable half a century after the event.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 9, 2023
Bangladesh Elections: How Free & Fair?
If indicators are to be believed, the prognosis for free, safe and peaceful elections in Bangladesh is poor.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 2, 2023
A Hard Right Turn
The trend towards the right in Europe continues, with the ultra-right-wing PVV rising to the top.