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Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 13, 2017
The future of TPP
Chief negotiators from the 11 Trans-Pacific Partnership countries have met in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan for a three-day meeting to discuss on the future of the trade deal and how it can…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 13, 2017
Mosul: 39 Indians missing
India on Monday welcomed the liberation of Mosul in Iraq from Islamic State and called it an important milestone in the global war on terror. However, the fate accompli of 39 Indians reportedly…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 13, 2017
Lula found guilty
The former President of Brazil, Luiz Inacio da Silva (Lula) has been convicted on charges of money laundering and corruption. The politician, who was president between 2003 and 2011, has been…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 13, 2017
The eye of the storm
The White House continues to struggle under the weight of the Russian controversy as fresh details have emerged regarding Natalia Veselnitskaya, the Russian attorney who met with Donald Trump Jr.…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 13, 2017
INDIA- the start-up hub?
The Narendra Modi government had launched the Start-up India, Stand Up India campaign as soon as BJP came into power. It announced few measures like simplifying the regulations, offering some…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 13, 2017
Slump in industrial output
For the first time in three months, India’s industrial output growth slumped to 1.7% in May. This is down 3.1% in April and 7.3% from a year ago. The reason for this decline has been attributed to…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 12, 2017
Spirit of India
On 11 June 2017, seven Hindu pilgrims were killed and 20 injured in a militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir after their bus got caught in crossfire. The bus was returning from the Amarnath…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 12, 2017
#I Stand With India
The ‘Not in My Name’ campaigners, who had held a nationwide protest against mob lynching on June 28, held the protests in Gujarat & Delhi yesterday. Around 600 people participated in the rally…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 12, 2017
Unravelling Case 3000
On 11th July 2017 former, Israeli Navy commander Maj. Gen. (res.) Eliezer Marom was arrested by the Israeli Police in relation to the submarine case (dolphin-class). The arrest was made a day after…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 12, 2017
“I love it” – Trump Jr
Emails released by Donald Trump Jr, the son of the US President, reveal that he was offered information that the Russian government wanted to help the Trump presidential campaign. In the email thread…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 12, 2017
US to broker Gulf peace?
The United States and Qatar have announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly fight terrorism. The MoU comes at a time when a number of Gulf nations including Saudi Arabia…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 12, 2017
Malabar exercise underway
Amidst rising tensions between India and China, the former has joined US and Japan to participate in a series of complex war games. The Malabar Naval Exercise-2017 officially kicked off in Chennai,…
Indian Economics - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 12, 2017
Island of calm
Located roughly three hours from New Delhi & Neemrana, an industrial estate in Rajasthan, provides Japanese companies with largely uninterrupted power and water supplies. It also offers a…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 11, 2017
FARC- granted amnesty AGAIN!
On 10 June 2017, Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos has signed a decree granting amnesty to another 3,600 members of the FARC rebel group. It is the third and final amnesty decree signed by Mr…
Counter-Terrorism - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 11, 2017
Terror in Kashmir
Terrorists opened fire on a bus filled with Hindu pilgrims in Jammu & Kashmir on Monday, July 10. The attack took place in Anantnag district in Jammu & Kashmir and resulted in the deaths of…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 11, 2017
World Population Day
The United Nations' (UN) World Population Day is annually observed on July 11 to reaffirm the human right to plan for a family. It encourages activities, events and information to help make this…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 11, 2017
Iran strikes oil
For the first time in over a decade, a European firm has inked a deal with Iran to develop one of the world’s largest natural-gas fields. Despite pressure from the US, Total, the French multinational…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 11, 2017
ISIS 2.0
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has formally declared victory over Islamic State (IS) in Mosul. Mr Abadi waved a national flag with troops after announcing the "collapse of the terrorist state…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 11, 2017
Gulf in peril
According to documents obtained by CNN, Qatar signed a series of agreements in secret with its Gulf neighbors dating back to 2013 and 2014. In these, Qatar had agreed to cease support for opposition…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 11, 2017
Counter narratives & counter radicalization
With communal riots breaking out in West Bengal, some political leaders have taken to Facebook to share posts that have been criticized for being incendiary. Social media has become a big tool in…