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Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 16, 2017
Saudi-Iraq bolster ties
Saudi Arabia has announced that the border crossing between Iraq and Saudi will be open for trade for the first time in 27 years. The Arar border crossing was closed after the..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 16, 2017
Deal’s off for Trump
Business leaders and CEOs have stepped down from President Donald Trump’s American Manufacturing Council after he failed to unequivocally condemn white supremacists..
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 14, 2017
Tesla raises $1.8bn
The American automaker, Tesla has raised $1.8 billion in the US junk bond maker. This is $300 million more than it was expected to raise in its first high-yield junk bond offering..
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 14, 2017
70 years of partition
On August 1947, India got its independence with the end of the British Raj. Before independence was declared, India under British Raj was partitioned..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 14, 2017
Compulsion of populism
US President Donald Trump is once again under fire. This time it was for not explicitly condemning the actions of the white supremacy groups that staged a rally in the USA which turned violent. The…
Counter-Terrorism - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 14, 2017
Terror deepens in Burkina Faso
A terrorist attack in the West African country, Burkina Faso, has resulted in the deaths of at least 20 people with many more injured. Gunmen reportedly opened fire at a Turkish..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 14, 2017
Japanese economy rising
According to official data, the Japanese economy grew at 1% compared to the previous quarter. This is the country’s longest economic expansion in more than a decade..
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 14, 2017
Healthcare in India
In the span of one week, close to 70 children have died at the Baba Raghav Das Medical College in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. Reportedly some of the children died because their..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 14, 2017
Angela – the great leader
As the German general elections inch closer, the current Chancellor, Angela Merkel, seems to be the odd-on favorite to win. So, how has this centrist politician retained power despite..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 12, 2017
An unrivalled spy-plane
There was a spy-plane built by the US that was never lost to enemy action. The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, which served in the US Air Force from 1964 to 1998, is still..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 12, 2017
God or Law?
Cardinal George Pell, Pope Francis’ chief financial adviser and Australia's most senior Roman Catholic prelate, was charged with multiple counts of historical sexual assault. This has led to the…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 12, 2017
Kalsoom Sharif steps up
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s wife Kalsoom Nawaz will be contesting in the by-elections from the seat vacated by Sharif. Sharif has been barred from holding..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 12, 2017
From Persia to Iran
Contemporary relations between Iran and Israel can be described as hostile and embittered. Iran does not even recognize the legitimacy of the state of Israel today..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 12, 2017
US dollar slumps
In 2017, the US dollar has steadily fallen and underperformed against other major currencies in the world. What can be blamed for this slump? In November 2016, the US..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 11, 2017
Toshiba in peril?
Toshiba, has narrowly escaped getting delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange, after the company met the deadline to report its earnings results. The Toshiba Corporation..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 11, 2017
Maduro-Trump to talk?
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced that he is seeking a “personal conversation” with US President Donald Trump. Maduro made the comments after..
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 11, 2017
India-Bhutan team up?
External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj has met with her Bhutanese counterpart Damcho Dorji. The meeting comes during the ongoing military stand-off between India..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 11, 2017
Trump aggressive on N. Korea
US President Donald Trump has doubled down on his rhetoric against North Korea warning that US might consider a pre-emptive strike against the regime. Tensions between..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 11, 2017
Conflict over South China Sea
A US destroyer has sailed past one of China’s man-made islands in the South China Sea. This was part of the US’ freedom of navigation operation. China has responded..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 11, 2017
Trump “thanks” Putin
US President Donald Trump has thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for demanding the US to cut its diplomatic staff by 755 in Moscow. In July 2017, the US House..