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World - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 29, 2017
Impasse in West Asia
Qatar has condemned Saudi Arabia and its allies for refusing to negotiate terms and conditions to restore air, sea and land links in the region. It has been little over three weeks since 9 countries…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 29, 2017
Vaccines via patch
A painless sticking plaster that delivers vaccine through the skin has passed important safety tests trial in people. Patch has a hundred-tiny hair-like micro needles that penetrate the skin’s…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 29, 2017
Military response to cyberattacks?
If there is ever a cyberattack in UK, then the region might respond with military strikes. This was the sentiment expressed by Sir Michael Fallon, the Defence Secretary of UK. He said that Britain…
Counter-Terrorism - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 29, 2017
Caliphate no more?
Iraqi forces celebrated a significant military victory as it announced that it had recaptured the Grand al-Nuri Mosque from the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) in Mosul. This is a significant…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 29, 2017
“Not in my name”
About 2000 people are protesting in Delhi and several across India against rising attacks on Muslims and Dalits by vigilante cow protection groups. Protests were also being held in 15 other cities as…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 29, 2017
US in between Koreas
The new South Korean President, Moon Jae-in, has visited United States for the first time since assuming office. The threat of North Korea will loom large as the leaders of both nations will meet to…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 29, 2017
Wi-Fi spacecraft launch
On Wednesday night, a new Europe-wide wi-fi service for aeroplanes came a step closer with the launch of a key satellite from French Guiana. Airline passengers will soon be able to connect to the…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 28, 2017
The Travel Ban Resurrected
Starting on June 29th 2017, the US will no longer permit foreign nationals into its territory if they lack a clear bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the United States. The US Supreme…
Cyber Security - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 28, 2017
Cyber threats: Who cares & Who should I call
The Synergia Foundation along with the Government of Karnataka hosted a round table on ‘Cyber threat- ‘Who cares & Who should I call?’? on 28 June 2017..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 28, 2017
Trump slumps in the world
Donald Trump has an image problem and it’s universal. According to a recent PEW Research Center survey, only 22% of the global population has the confidence that US President Donald Trump would do…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 28, 2017
WWW.hacked – a signalling
Companies and agencies across the world were victims to a number of virulent ransomware attacks on June 27. The attack seems to have specifically targeted Ukranian businesses and Russia’s biggest oil…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 28, 2017
Supreme Court of Venezuela attacked
On 28th June 2017, a helicopter dropped four grenades on the Supreme Court of Venezuela and 15 shots were fired at the interior ministry. President Nicholas Maduro termed the attack as “terrorist…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 28, 2017
Searching for a solution
The European Union antitrust regulators have slapped Alphabet (Google) with a record $2.7 billion fine. This is the verdict on the first of three investigations currently being conducted on the…
Indian Economics - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 28, 2017
Relocating F-16 Production to India
Lockheed Martin announced in advance of a U.S. visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that it had struck a joint-venture agreement with Tata Advanced Systems to move its F-16 production line to…
Indian Economics - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 27, 2017
Will GST cause chaos?
On 1st July 2017 India will adopt the Goods and Service Tax, a new tax code, which would turn India into a single market. As India approaches the countdown various businessmen, accountants and…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 27, 2017
US-India. Do we matter?
When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, landed in the United States for the fifth time in three years, he would be the fifth major leader in the world to call on Donald Trump, the new president of…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 27, 2017
You shall not pass
China has officially lodged a protest through diplomatic channels against the Indian government as it has alleged that Indian soldiers have trespassed into Chinese territory. As a result, the…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 27, 2017
Opioids-bigger terror threat?
There is an opioid epidemic in the United States and the government is working to address it. Recently, the Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, held its first meeting in…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 27, 2017
What’s happening to Islam?
A suicide bomber blew himself up near the Grand Mosque in Mecca as police disrupted a plot to target the holiest site in Islam. The Interior Ministry said it launched a raid around Jiddah, as well as…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 26, 2017
Food, Nuclear – what next?
In 2016, Nicholas Burns, a professor at Harvard University and former U.S. undersecretary of state for political affairs from 2005 to 2008 noted that any future president of America ought to maintain…