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You shall not pass

China has officially lodged a protest through diplomatic channels against the Indian government as it has alleged that Indian soldiers have trespassed into Chinese territory. As a result, the…

Opioids-bigger terror threat?

There is an opioid epidemic in the United States and the government is working to address it. Recently, the Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, held its first meeting in…

What’s happening to Islam?

A suicide bomber blew himself up near the Grand Mosque in Mecca as police disrupted a plot to target the holiest site in Islam. The Interior Ministry said it launched a raid around Jiddah, as well as…

Will GST cause chaos?

On 1st July 2017 India will adopt the Goods and Service Tax, a new tax code, which would turn India into a single market. As India approaches the countdown various businessmen, accountants and…

Pakistan fuel tanker inferno

On 25 June 2017, an overturned oil tanker exploded in a huge fireball in Pakistan, killing at least 150 people, including many women and children. Witnesses described terrifying scenes at the site in…

Hard negotiations

head of Modi visit, a group of US lawmakers have backed medical device makers by urging India to reconsider its decision to reduce prices of heart stents. This will be one of the key issues discussed…

Takata Bankruptcy

Japanese car parts maker Takata has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US and Japan. It is facing billions of dollars in liabilities over its defective airbags, which have been linked to at least…

Market access vs manufacturing

When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi came into power, he vowed to companies and businesses in India and across the world that India will become a far friendlier landscape for investments than…

Food, Nuclear – what next?

In 2016, Nicholas Burns, a professor at Harvard University and former U.S. undersecretary of state for political affairs from 2005 to 2008 noted that any future president of America ought to maintain…

India & US – head or the heart?

On Saturday evening, (Sunday morning India time), Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi landed in US to meet with Donald Trump for the first time since the latter became the US President.
Many will be…

Women under Sharia law

Decamping with a minor Muslim girl does not attract abduction charges nor the charge of statutory rape if the couple gets married. The Gujarat High Court recently quelled abduction charges against a…

A region in turmoil

A senior Indian policeman has been lynched by a mob outside a mosque in Srinagar in Kashmir. The incident took place during the night when thousands had gathered to offer Shab-e-qadr prayers, which…

A crisis in the court

A High Court judge, Justice CS Karnan has been sent to jail to serve a six month sentence on charges of contempt of court. This is the first time a judge in India has been convicted and sentenced on…

Brexit – not a divorce

Exactly a year after the landmark Brexit vote, negotiations continue between the British government led by British PM Theresa May and officials from the European Union. A politically weakened May has…

Terror from within

A deadly car bombing in Pakistan has killed at least 11 and wounded 18. The explosion took place in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan and it occurred close to the police chief’s office.…

New candidate in the Presidential race

72-year-old Meira Kumar, a lawyer and a former diplomat has been nominated by the Congress President Sonia Gandhi as the Presidential candidate for the upcoming Presidential elections. The NDA…

Top-secret information revealed

On 22 June 2017, a former US diplomatic officer was arrested and charged with giving top-secret documents to a Chinese agent. He was caught with $16,500 in cash in his carry-on luggage, transmitting…

Russian warship

On 23 June 2017, two Russian warships and a submarine in the Mediterranean fired missiles at ISIS targets in Syria. The Turkish and Israeli military were informed of the missile launches through…

The end of ISIS?

For centuries it stood as one of the most famous monuments in a city where many battles and wars fought and it stood as a witness to the will of the people. And yet, on June 21, 2017, it was reported…

A reserved nation?

A group of refugees from East Bengal, who later settled in the district of Raichur in Karnataka, have long fought to be recognized as Scheduled Caste. They had fled to India in 1971 during the…