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World - Analyses & Assessments - May 30, 2017
Egypt hits Libyan terror camp
On 26th May 2017, Egyptians fighter jets attacked camps in Libya which according to Cairo have been training militants who had killed many Christians in Egypt earlier that day. President Abdel Fattah…
World - Analyses & Assessments - May 29, 2017
Pakistan hikes defence budget by 7%
Nawaz Sharif led Pakistan Muslim league-Nawaz Government presented its fifth budget before 2018 elections. Government hiked defence spending by 7%. Finance Minister Ishaq Dar also announced a 10…
World - Analyses & Assessments - May 29, 2017
Global crisis
It’s now too small to solve the world's big problems and too big to solve its little ones. Where new heads of state should take their first trip is hotly debated among staff members, the destinations…
World - Analyses & Assessments - May 29, 2017
Manchester; From ‘critical’ to ‘severe’?
The Manchester attack on 22nd May, 2017 by suicide bomber - Salman Ramadan Abedi, a 22-year-old British Muslim killed 23 people (adults and children). NHS (National Health Scheme) confirmed that 54…
World - Analyses & Assessments - May 29, 2017
Marawi: ISIS rampage
Clashes continue in Philippines between the armed forces and the Islamist insurgents in the city of Marawi which leads to death of 19 civilians. The battle between the army and the ISIS continued in…
World - Analyses & Assessments - May 26, 2017
Intensifying conflict over South China Sea
Situations in the South China Sea have seemed to worsen as the US warship, USS Dewey sailed closer to an artificial island build by China. The “manoeuvring drill” conducted by US was seen by China as…
World - Analyses & Assessments - May 25, 2017
Cloth of India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will soon promote Khadi as the ‘Cloth of India’ in the overseas market. It will form a unique Indian product after yoga, as it is the second most recollection by non-…
World - Analyses & Assessments - May 24, 2017
Martial Law enforced
The President of Philippines has declared Martial Law on the Mindanao Island for 60 days, as per reports on the 23rd of May 2017. This is due to clashes between the security forces and Muslim…
World - Analyses & Assessments - May 18, 2017
Italian Economic Crisis
The Report by Standard and Poor (S&P) stated that the Italian economy is likely to shrink slightly due to poor banking system and divided politics. According to the S&P report, the economy…
World - Analyses & Assessments - May 16, 2017
Is North Korea behind WannaCry?
Russian security firm, Kaspersky found that the code used in the WannaCry software has been used by North Korean hacking group, Lazarus Group. The results suggest that North Korea could have links to…
World - Analyses & Assessments - May 13, 2017
Zika Virus: Brazil says Emergency is over
Brazil has informed the World Health Organisation that there has been a decrease in Zika and microcephaly throughout the country. The health ministry informed that since January to April 2017 there…
World - Analyses & Assessments - May 12, 2017
China taking the lead for globalization
At present, countries like the United States under Trump’s Presidency are adopting a more protectionist approach with the ‘America first’ policy. However, it seems as though China is gradually…
World - Analyses & Assessments - May 11, 2017
“Golden Visa”- The trump card
Uncertainty regarding the H-IB visa has directed Indian citizens towards the EB-5 visa irrespective of the cost that it entails. EB-5 visa, on a minimum investment of $500,000 and generation of at…
World - Analyses & Assessments - May 11, 2017
Nazism a façade for far-right extremism?
The German police on 9th May detained another far-right extremist soldier, Maximillian T. He has been accused of accompanying the extremist lieutenant in the planned attack against public officials.…
World - Analyses & Assessments - May 11, 2017
“One country, two systems”?
Ahead of the 20th anniversary celebrations of Britain handing over the sovereignty of Hong Kong to China, the Civil Human Rights Front is facing a major setback. The organisation which has been…
World - Analyses & Assessments - May 10, 2017
Ahok guilty of blasphemy
On 9th May 2017 the governor of Jakarta Basuki Tjahaja Purnama also known as Ahok was held guilty of blasphemy and sentenced to 2 years of imprisonment. He was convicted for insulting Islam and…
World - Analyses & Assessments - May 10, 2017
The continuous decline of oil prices
Since the last two years, oil prices went through their deepest downturn since the 1990s. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) agreed to cut down their production of oil in…
World - Analyses & Assessments - May 9, 2017
Dynamic emerging economies
Union finance minister, Arun Jaitley, stated that India’s economic growth is expected to pick up in the coming years with respect to reforms such as demonetization and the rollout of the Goods and…
World - Analyses & Assessments - May 8, 2017
What brought about Gulbuddin Hekmatyar’s return to Afghanistan?
Former Prime Minister of Afghanistan Gulbuddin Hekmatyar was removed from the UN blacklist of terrorists on the 3rd of February 2017. The warlord’s 2016 peace deal with the Afghanistan government was…
World - Analyses & Assessments - May 8, 2017
Japan agrees to invest in the Chabahar Port Project
Japan’s Ambassador Kenji Hiramatsu had stated on May 8th, 2017 that the Japanese government looks forward to investing in the Chabahar Port project with the Indian government. Chabahar Port is a…