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World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 22, 2017
The third Intifada
The recent Israel-Palestine clashes, which have resulted in multiple deaths, may lead to the third “Intifada.” Joint List lawmakers have blamed the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, for the…
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 22, 2017
Audi recalls diesel cars
German automaker Audi, will voluntarily retrofit 850,000 diesel cars with new software to improve their emission performance. According to recent research studies, diesel cars produce 10 times more…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 22, 2017
Sessions’ Russian woes
The Attorney General of United States, Jeff Sessions, reportedly met with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak to discuss the presidential elections during the campaign. According to a report from…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 21, 2017
Germany benefits off Greek debt crisis
Since the beginning of the 2009 , Germany has cashed in approximately €1.3 billion due to the Greek financial crisis. This is a result of the loans it has provided Greece as well as its debt…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 21, 2017
Corruption crackdown in China
More than 210,000 Chinese officials have been punished on charges of corruption in the first half of 2017. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the Chinese corruption watchdog,…
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 21, 2017
AlphaBay, Hansa shut down
Two of the largest marketplaces in the “dark web”, Alphabay and Hansa, have been shut down. The shutdown was a joint effort by the US Department of Justice and Europol. The two marketplaces served…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 21, 2017
Dengue: A global human threat
Dengue, a mosquito-borne disease is currently a proliferating global health problem. With approximately 3 billion people at risk of being infected, dengue fever is now..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 21, 2017
Privacy issues with Aadhaar?
On June 2017, the Supreme Court passed an order on compulsory linking of an individual’s income tax PAN and Aadhaar numbers. The central government has stood firm on giving welfare benefits only for…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 21, 2017
Trump legal shake-up
Mark Corallo, the spokesman for US President Donald Trump's personal legal team, has resigned. The President’s legal counsel is reportedly looking to discredit the team leading the investigation.…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 20, 2017
US-China trade talks - strained
US and China have just concluded their trade talks, which has been at best termed as tepid. The two sides could not arrive at a consensus of bridging the US$ 347 billion trade deficit currently in…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 20, 2017
The great divergence
The most important transformation of recent decades has been the declining fortunes of the high-income countries in global economic activity. Affluent countries of the 19th and early 20th centuries…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 20, 2017
The fall in terror attacks
The US State Department released its annual, ‘Country Reports on Terrorism 2016’, on Wednesday. This provides the State Department an annual assessment of trends and events in international terrorism…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 20, 2017
The 14th President of India
Ram Nath Kovind, the candidate nominated by the NDA government, will be the next President of India. He beat the opposition pick, Meira Kumar by getting 65% of the votes. Dr Rajendra Prasad was the…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 19, 2017
What’s next for NAFTA
United States has outlined its plans for the re-negotiation for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Its main agenda will be to reduce the trade deficit with Canada and Mexico. The 18-…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 19, 2017
Millions of diesel cars recalled
At least 3 million Mercedes Benz diesel cars and vans across Europe will be recalled over concerns of emission standards. The German car manufacturer Daimler has asked owners to update a software…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 19, 2017
Undisclosed Trump-Putin meeting
During the G-20 Summit, US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin had an hour-long meeting, that was previously undisclosed. The conversation, as confirmed later by the White…
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 19, 2017
Lithium, the new gold
In a world to be largely powered by lithium, the Alkali metal is likely to become one of the most valuable commodities on the planet. Lithium is the lightest solid element placed third in the…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 19, 2017
US on the rise
Bank of America, a multinational banking and financial services corporation, has reported a strong quarterly profit. This is in trend with yet another US corporation, Lockheed Martin, that has also…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 19, 2017
Hossein Fereydoun hospitalised
The brother and close advisor of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was transferred to a hospital during his second day of detention, according to reports on Iranian news sites. Hossein Fereydoun, is…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 19, 2017
Brexit & the divorce
The European Union is willing to “stall” negotiations with the UK over Brexit if the latter does not present proposals for calculating the U.K.’s financial obligations. According the Guardian, tense…