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Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 6, 2017
ISRO taking off
During Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s historic trip to Israel, seven agreements were signed to increase cooperation in various fields including agriculture and water management. Three of…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 6, 2017
A stalemate in West Asia
As Qatar quietly continues to ignore the demands made by Saudi Arabia and its allies, it seems like the crisis in Persian Gulf may only escalate. A number of Arab nations had cut all diplomatic ties…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 6, 2017
Security and real politik
Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi is currently in Israel, making this the first time an Indian PM has visited the state. Israel, for its part, has rolled out the kind of generous reception that it…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 6, 2017
All eyes on Trump
US President Donald Trump has arrived in Poland ahead of the G20 Summit slated to take place on 7th and 8th of July. This would be his second meeting with many of the NATO leaders in less than a…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 5, 2017
Social media – a violent tool?
An incendiary post on Facebook by a teenager has seemingly sparked off communal violence in West Bengal. According to latest reports, in a period of two days, at least six police vehicles as well as…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 5, 2017
A clear link to terrorism
The Henry Jackson Society, a think tank has asked for a public enquiry into the funding of Islamist extremism by Gulf states in Britain. The organisation has noted that there is a clear link between…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 5, 2017
Cholera crisis in Yemen
In the last two months, at least 1,500 people have died due to cholera and more than 246,000 new cases of the disease have been reported in conflict-riven Yemen, the World Health Organisation (WHO)…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 5, 2017
Birth of a nation
On May 14, 1948, the State of Israel was established with a proclamation from the Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion. Celebrations had barely begun when the troops from Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 5, 2017
State of war?
The United States has forcefully condemned the missile that was test-launched by North Korea. US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson has also called for global action to counter the threat posed by…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 5, 2017
The 51st State
Puerto Rican citizens participated in a non-binding referendum titled “Plebiscite for The Immediate Decolonization of Puerto Rico” in order to join the United States of America as the 51st state on…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 4, 2017
US-China-Taiwan arms triangle
The United States has announced its plans for selling arms to Taiwan in a deal worth $1.42 billion. The deal has already incurred the wrath of China. Xi Jinping, the Chinese President expressed his…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 4, 2017
Trump and Putin, the stage is set
It’s the meeting that has the international community waiting for in bated breath. US President Donald Trump will finally be having a face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. While…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 4, 2017
A leader
Angela Merkel has launched her campaign for a historic fourth term as German chancellor under the colours of the national flag, in an attempt to wrest it back from the far-Right. Merkel is hoping to…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 4, 2017
Killing of journalists in Mexico
Mexico is one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists and among the ones with the highest levels of unsolved crimes against the press. More than 100 media workers have been…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 4, 2017
North Korea tests ballistic missile
The state media in North Korea has released details that the nation has reportedly conducted a successful test-launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile. While the nation claims that the…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 4, 2017
What India wants in Israel
Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, is in Israel as part of his two-day visit to the state. This would be the first time an Indian Prime Minister will be visiting the country. For decades after the…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 4, 2017
The new Sino-Russian relations
Chinese president Xi Jinping described the relationship between China and Russia as the "best time in history", saying the two nations are each other's most trustworthy strategic partners. Top…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 3, 2017
Hong Kong’s future – the Red Line
Carrie Lam, who has been sworn in as Hong Kong’s new Chief Executive, is the first woman to hold the position. She was sworn on as the region marks its 20th anniversary since it came under Chinese…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 3, 2017
The inevitable war?
Bhutan has officially spoken about the recent skirmish between the Indian and Chinese troops that took place in Doklam plateau. It has said that the area in which the Chinese were building a road,…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 3, 2017
‘A malignant presidency’ - Carl Bernstein
Journalism legend Carl Bernstein called on the US press, CNN, to rise to the challenge of the Donald Trump presidency, which he characterized as “malignant.” “We’re in foreign territory,” Bernstein…