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Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 4, 2017
What India wants in Israel
Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, is in Israel as part of his two-day visit to the state. This would be the first time an Indian Prime Minister will be visiting the country. For decades after the…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 4, 2017
The new Sino-Russian relations
Chinese president Xi Jinping described the relationship between China and Russia as the "best time in history", saying the two nations are each other's most trustworthy strategic partners. Top…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 4, 2017
US-China-Taiwan arms triangle
The United States has announced its plans for selling arms to Taiwan in a deal worth $1.42 billion. The deal has already incurred the wrath of China. Xi Jinping, the Chinese President expressed his…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 4, 2017
Trump and Putin, the stage is set
It’s the meeting that has the international community waiting for in bated breath. US President Donald Trump will finally be having a face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. While…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 4, 2017
A leader
Angela Merkel has launched her campaign for a historic fourth term as German chancellor under the colours of the national flag, in an attempt to wrest it back from the far-Right. Merkel is hoping to…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 4, 2017
Killing of journalists in Mexico
Mexico is one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists and among the ones with the highest levels of unsolved crimes against the press. More than 100 media workers have been…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 4, 2017
North Korea tests ballistic missile
The state media in North Korea has released details that the nation has reportedly conducted a successful test-launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile. While the nation claims that the…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 3, 2017
A historic visit to Tel Aviv
On July 4, 2017 (Tuesday in accordance to Indian time-zone), Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi would be visiting Israel. This visit is historic since it marks the first time an Indian PM will…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 3, 2017
China’s biggest rocket launch failed
On 2 June 2017, the second launch of China's new-generation Long March-5 carrier rocket failed dealing a blow to the country's ambitious space aspirations. Carrying an experimental communications…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 3, 2017
Hong Kong’s future – the Red Line
Carrie Lam, who has been sworn in as Hong Kong’s new Chief Executive, is the first woman to hold the position. She was sworn on as the region marks its 20th anniversary since it came under Chinese…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 3, 2017
The inevitable war?
Bhutan has officially spoken about the recent skirmish between the Indian and Chinese troops that took place in Doklam plateau. It has said that the area in which the Chinese were building a road,…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 3, 2017
‘A malignant presidency’ - Carl Bernstein
Journalism legend Carl Bernstein called on the US press, CNN, to rise to the challenge of the Donald Trump presidency, which he characterized as “malignant.” “We’re in foreign territory,” Bernstein…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 3, 2017
Where does Qatar go? What now for Qatar?
Saudi Arabia along with three of its allies has given Qatar a 48-hour extension on the deadline to comply with a list of their demands. If Qatar does not agree, then the diplomatic boycott, that has…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 3, 2017
Fleeing Thailand
Between June 23 to June 26, over 60,000 people believed to be working in Thailand have reportedly fled its borders. According to the immigration bureau in Thailand, this number has probably increased…
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 30, 2017
ISIS surrounded in Raqqa
The Islamic State (ISIL or ISIS) may be very close to completely losing its stronghold in Raqqa, Syria. US-based forces in Syria have said that the Islamic State fighters are completely surrounded in…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 30, 2017
What’s happening in Darfur?
What’s happening in Darfur? The United Nations Security Council on announced that it will be phasing down the number of peacekeepers in Sudan’s Darfur region. According to the international body, by…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 30, 2017
World War II era machinegun found
Australian police have seized a World War II era machine gun during a traffic stop 100km (60 miles) north of Sydney. Officers searched a car on the Central Coast of New South Wales on June 25 and…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 30, 2017
Mosque attack in France
A man tried to drive a car into a crowd of people standing in front of a mosque in Paris. There were no injuries as a result of theincident which place in a suburb called Creteil. The French police…
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 30, 2017
Future may not be what it used to be
Ocado has sent a self-driving truck trundling through the backstreets of Woolwich, south-east London, as part of the UK’s first trial of autonomous grocery deliveries. The vehicle spent two weeks…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 30, 2017
The ghost is dead
ISIS' leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, one of the top leaders of the Islamic State militant group (IS) is definitely dead, the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei confirmed. The secretive…