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General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 18, 2017
Culture of Cruelty
Culture of cruelty is sweeping the world and it cuts across ideological as well as national borders. In India last week, the murder of Gauri Lankesh, a prominent journalist was..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 18, 2017
Sharif victorious
Kulsoom Nawaz, the wife of the former Pakistani Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif has won a key parliamentary seat in the by-elections. She has won the very seat that was vacated by..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 18, 2017
China takes over
Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group has announced that it will be buying 74% of Gland Pharma, an Indian pharmaceutical company. The deal is worth $1.1 billion..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 16, 2017
Temer charged, again
Prosecutors in Brazil have indicted the nation’s President, Michel Temer on charges of corruption and racketeering. This is the second time he has been charged in three months..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 16, 2017
No honor in killing
A teenaged couple in Karachi, Pakistan are allegedly victims of honor killings. According to officials who exhumed their bodies, Bakht Taj, 15, and her boyfriend Rehman, 17, were..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 16, 2017
Plan Rabbit for Venezuela
In order to address Venezuela’s crippling food shortage, the nation’s President Nicola Maduro has unveiled a plan to popularise rabbit as a source of food..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 16, 2017
Food & nutritional security
Synergia Foundation jointly organized a round table discussion along with the Agriculture department, Government of Karnataka on ‘Choke Points: Food and Nutritional..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 16, 2017
Harvard ditches Manning
Harvard University’s Kennedy School has officially withdrawn the fellowship it had offered to Chelsea Manning, the transgender U.S. Army soldier, who was convicted of leaking..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 16, 2017
Terror in London
There has been an explosion on a Tube train in London underground that resulted in the injuries of 18 people. Scotland Yard has confirmed that the incident is being treated as terrorism.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 16, 2017
Japan -a target?
North Korea has fired a ballistic missile across Japan. This is the second time the nation has done so in September 2017. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said that Japan would..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 14, 2017
Trump blocks China
US President Donald Trump has blocked the sale of an American technology company to a Chinese-backed organization. United States and China are two of the largest economies..
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 14, 2017
India-Japan
In a joint statement, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe called for joint strategy to ensure peace and prosperity in the Asia – Pacific region..
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 14, 2017
The cryptocurrency craze
As cryptocurrencies become more popular in Silicon Valley and the world, experts and governments are beginning to worry about whether the bubble around this phenomenon..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 14, 2017
Volkswagen recalls 4.8 million cars
German car manufacturer, Volkswagen has initiated a recall of 4.86 million vehicles sold that had been sold in China. These were cars that were outfitted by faulty airbags..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 14, 2017
Iran’s nuclear deal?
Former officials of the Obama administration as well as academic experts are requesting US President Donald Trump to not withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal.
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 14, 2017
Kaspersky banned in the US govt
The US Department of Homeland Security has ordered all government agencies and departments in the country to stop using Kaspersky, which is a security software.
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 14, 2017
China’s choice
Singapore’s ambassador at large, Bilahari Kausikan has said that if the US makes the first strike on North Korea, then China would enter the conflict. Relations between..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 13, 2017
War Crimes by Saudi Arabia?
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused the Saudi Arabia-led coalition of engaging in “war crimes” in the Civil War at Yemen. A military intervention was launched by Saudi Arabia in..
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 13, 2017
India’s bullet train
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be in India to lay the foundation stone of the 508-km long Mumbai-Ahmadabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR). It will be the first India’s first high speed..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 13, 2017
Bitcoin of no value?
James Dimon, the Chief Executive Officer of JPMorgan Chase has criticized the value of Bitcoin noting that the cryptocurrency is not a “real thing.” Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer electronic..