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World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 16, 2023
Running Out of Steam?
After decades of upward growth, the post-pandemic reality is that China’s economy is slowing down amidst many hurdles.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 16, 2023
Re-Igniting Old Friendship
Recently, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has officially visited Russia. This comes at a critical time for both countries.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 16, 2023
Old Foes, New Allies
In a landmark visit, President Bien laid the foundation of a strategic partnership with Vietnam, which put to rest the lingering animosity of a war lost.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 16, 2023
Endangering Carbon Neutrality?
Does the enlarged BRICS disrupt the dreams of achieving carbon neutrality before global warming gets beyond redemption?
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 9, 2023
Schooling the Migrating Millions
Seasonal migration for work has been a reality in India for decades, if not centuries. What about the education of such children?
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 9, 2023
Pakistan in Crisis: a Perfect Storm
Is the growing unrest in Gilgit-Baltistan a symptom of a dangerous chasm opening in the country endangering its unity?
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 9, 2023
Zimbabwe: What the Future Holds
Elections in Zimbabwe appear to be more of a bane than a boon, ushering greater instability and confusion.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 9, 2023
Falling Like Ninepins!
Gabon was the latest African country to join the growing list of nations succumbing to military coups.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 9, 2023
India: Venturing Into the Mediterranean?
Israel, Greece and Cyprus have agreed to invite India to a trilateral summit next year. This is a huge opportunity for India in an unexplored region.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 2, 2023
New Entrants to BRICS: Worthy Candidates?
An enlarged BRICS could work for the interests of the Global South, provided its inherent contradictions do not send it into a centrifugal out- of-control spin.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 2, 2023
India: a Medical Tourism Destination
India can become a global destination for medical tourism. The general public in India becomes aware of its exemplary medical ..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 2, 2023
US Elections: Trump at the Centrefold
The 2024 U.S. presidential election is still a year away, but the race is already shaping to be contentious.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 2, 2023
India’s Energy Outreach: Has It Been Worthwhile?
ONGC Videsh’s three-year extension for the Vietnamese oil block in the South China Sea could be the precursor of India’s fresh energy outreach.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 2, 2023
Zimbabwe Post Robert Mugambe
As Zimbabwe’s president Mnangagwa wins a second term in a dubious election, what is in store for the Zimbabwean people?
World - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 26, 2023
The Rouble Tumbles
As the Russian currency takes a substantial hit, Russia’s enemies gleefully claim it is the ill-thought-out Ukrainian adventure biting back.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 26, 2023
Facing the Dragon, Jointly
As the U.S., Japan, and South Korea huddled together at the picturesque Camp David, the message was that the Chinese threat was a clear and present danger.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 26, 2023
A Curtain Raiser to the Summit
As the capstone event of the G20 draws closure, we do a quick reappraisal of India's presidency.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 26, 2023
Investment Controls: Choking Global Trade?
As the U.S. and China joust over technology, markets and supply chains, the impact will be felt by the rest of the world.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 19, 2023
Opening a New Front?
With the out-of-job but still lethal Wagner Group milling around on the Polish -Belarus border, NATO is justifiably on an edge.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 19, 2023
CPEC: Looking Ahead
Intended as a showpiece of China’s BRI, the CPEC in Pakistan, as it completes its 10th anniversary, has fallen short of its expectations.