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General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 28, 2017
Signs of deep cyber security flaws
Jharkhand witnessed a leak of confidential information of more than a million citizens as warnings came from the Jharkhand Directorate of Social Security of over a million names addresses, bank…
Indian Politics - Op-Eds - Apr 28, 2017
The Plight of Kulbhushan Jadhav
A retired Naval officer, Jadhav was detained by counter-intelligence Pakistani officials in Baluchistan where he was travelling with an Indian passport under the name of Hussein Mubarak Patel.
Business - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 27, 2017
Currency Manipulation
By April 15th, the American Treasury Department was required to present Congress a report on the exchange rate policies of the country’s major trading partners intending to identify those countries…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 27, 2017
Racial abuse of Indians in India
Racism is the discrimination of a particular race based on certain characteristics and abilities, which divides people into ‘us’ and ‘them’. It is prejudice against people based on the colour of…
Business - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 27, 2017
Renegotiation of NAFTA
Reports on 27th April, 2017 said that President Donald Trump of the United States was planning to withdraw the US from the NAFTA (North American Free Trade Treaty) which is an agreement signed…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 27, 2017
Jordan criminalizes Marital Rape
On the 27th of April 2017, Jordan decided to revoke an archaic law that directly exploited women of the nation. As changing times call for changing measures, Article 308 of the Jordanian Penal Code…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 26, 2017
Status of Women in Nepal
Nepal is a small State in South Asia surrounded by India, China (Tibet), Bangladesh and Bhutan. It is dominated by the patriarchal society. Women are completely dependent on men for their survival.
Business - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 26, 2017
Mission Parivaar Vikas:
Health Ministry of India’s “Mission Parivaar Vikas” (MPV) in 145 High Focus districts (of UP, Bihar, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Assam) was rolled out in September 2016.
Indian Economics - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 26, 2017
The ill effects of globalization
Increasing economic integration has resulted in higher interdependency resulting in economic and social benefits. However, it hasn’t been beneficial for all the emerging economies especially..
Environment - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 25, 2017
Israel - Europe natural gas deal
An Israel-Europe gas pipeline which would turn Israel into a major energy exporter in the Mediterranean was signed on 24th April 2017 after the discovery of the Leviathan Natural Gas fields in 2010.…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 25, 2017
New Vaccine for Malaria
World Malaria Day is celebrated on 25th April and years of research finally bear fruit as the most advanced injectable vaccine against malaria RTS, S will be introduced as a pilot programme in…
Disaster - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 25, 2017
Drones in Uttarakhand
The Uttarakhand Forest Department has deployed three drones for monitoring forest fire in thr region. This is the first time that drones are have been installed to monitor forest fires. It is already…
Elections - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 25, 2017
French elections
Amidst the outcry over Brexit, a curveball in the form of French Elections has thrown the European Union into distress. In the run-up to vote, attention from both inside and outside France has…
Cyber Security - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 24, 2017
USA incarcerates Russian Hacker
On the 22nd of April 2017, a Federal Judge in the United States handed out the longest ever sentence imposed in the United States for a hacking-related case.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 21, 2017
Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia
On the 20th April 2017, the Supreme Court of Russia declared Jehovah’s Witness, Christian denomination as extremist. All activities of the Jehovah’s Witness administrative centre were banned..
Cyber Security - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 21, 2017
Open Internet and Canada
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) recently ruled in favor of net neutrality which essentially requires all Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to treat their data..
Counter-Terrorism - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 21, 2017
Strike on Abu Sayyaf
President Rodrigo Duterte on 9th April 2017 ordered the military to wipe out the Al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf terrorists. While urging the military to use any method to exterminate the terror group..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 20, 2017
Probe into Nawaz Sharif
On the 20th of April, Following the disclosure of the Panama Papers, the Pakistani Supreme Court ordered a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) into the finances of the Prime Minister of Pakistan..
General Interest - Op-Eds - Apr 20, 2017
Jobless growth a threat to National Security?
Poverty, corruption, terrorism and insurgency are some of the key issues facing the country. Apprehensions about India heading towards a jobless growth is major concern that should not be over-looked…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 20, 2017
Maduro Out
Protests in Venezuela have gained momentum as hundreds of thousands of people opposing Nicolas Maduro’s administration have taken to the streets, even in the pro-government western reaches..