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Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 10, 2017
The electric gamechanger
On Saturday, Mr. Elon Musk, Tesla’s co-founder and chief executive shared the first images of the electric car company's Model 3 after it came off the assembly line. Mr Musk tweeted a picture…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 10, 2017
US the outlier
On Saturday, world leaders wrapped up the G20 summit by releasing their final statement, a communique that was unfortunate this year was the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement.…
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 10, 2017
India = "lynchocracy”?
Last month, about 2000 people were protesting in Delhi and several across India against rising attacks on Muslims and Dalits by vigilante cow protection groups. Protests were also being held in 15…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 10, 2017
Russian Roulette
The United States, Russia and Jordan reached a ceasefire and "de-escalation agreement" for southwestern Syria on Friday, as the US government under President Donald Trump made its first attempt at…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 7, 2017
G20 - is it relevant?
Large-scale violence and protests have marked the beginning of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany. In the ensuing clashes between 12,000 masked protestors and law enforcement agents, at least 74…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 7, 2017
Trump trumped
Just ahead of the G20, Japan and the European Union has agreed on a free trade agreement. This will create the world’s largest economic zone . The trade deal is also a challenge to the US President…
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 7, 2017
Reorganization in Microsoft
The giant tech company is slashing thousands of jobs, mostly in sales positions. Microsoft (MSFT, Tech30) confirmed the move in a statement, taking steps to notify some employees that their jobs are…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 7, 2017
Dengue outbreak in Sri Lankas
Sri Lanka is suffering its worst-ever dengue outbreak, with the mosquito-borne virus killing 225 people and infecting more than 76,000 this year. Alarmed by the magnitude of the crisis, the…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 7, 2017
What happens now for North Korea?
Days after North Korea conducted a successful test-launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile that could target United States, the latter is trying hard to understand the real nature of this…
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 7, 2017
Rise of robots
Scientists at the University of California Berkeley have created a robot that has learnt to pick up virtually any object. The way the robot understands the world is through its vision and it can also…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 7, 2017
India-China bilateral talk?
As the world leaders come together for the G-20 summit at Hamburg, Germany held from 6th July to 8th July, rumors of bilateral talks between Mr. Modi and Mr. Xi Jinping are being put to rest. Mr.…
Disaster - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 6, 2017
Flash flooding in Taiwan
Heavy rainfall hit northern Taiwan this week, killing at least 2 people, leaving few missing and injuring more than 20. Heavy rain toppled electricity pylon near New Taipei's Jinshan Nuclear Power…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 6, 2017
Nothing is teed up
President Donald Trump's first face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week will be brimming with global intrigue. The White House has already commended that there's "no…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 6, 2017
ISRO taking off
During Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s historic trip to Israel, seven agreements were signed to increase cooperation in various fields including agriculture and water management. Three of…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 6, 2017
A stalemate in West Asia
As Qatar quietly continues to ignore the demands made by Saudi Arabia and its allies, it seems like the crisis in Persian Gulf may only escalate. A number of Arab nations had cut all diplomatic ties…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 6, 2017
Security and real politik
Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi is currently in Israel, making this the first time an Indian PM has visited the state. Israel, for its part, has rolled out the kind of generous reception that it…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 6, 2017
All eyes on Trump
US President Donald Trump has arrived in Poland ahead of the G20 Summit slated to take place on 7th and 8th of July. This would be his second meeting with many of the NATO leaders in less than a…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 5, 2017
Social media – a violent tool?
An incendiary post on Facebook by a teenager has seemingly sparked off communal violence in West Bengal. According to latest reports, in a period of two days, at least six police vehicles as well as…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 5, 2017
A clear link to terrorism
The Henry Jackson Society, a think tank has asked for a public enquiry into the funding of Islamist extremism by Gulf states in Britain. The organisation has noted that there is a clear link between…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 5, 2017
Cholera crisis in Yemen
In the last two months, at least 1,500 people have died due to cholera and more than 246,000 new cases of the disease have been reported in conflict-riven Yemen, the World Health Organisation (WHO)…