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General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 27, 2019
Huawei proposes ‘No Back Door’ to Government of India
Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd has appealed to India to make an ‘informed and independent decision’ on permitting its 5G trails that are scheduled to commence in 100 days. What does recent ‘no back door…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 26, 2019
Philippines’ War on Drugs: Gone Too Far?
The Philippine war on drugs refers to the drug policy under President Rodrigo Duterte, and is aimed at ‘the neutralisation of illegal drug personalities nationwide at any and all costs’. Increased…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 25, 2019
Dharavi: Mumbai’s Cash Cow
Dubai-based company Seclink Technologies Corporation (STC) has emerged as the highest bidder for the project to give Mumbai’s infamous Dharavi slum a $4 billion make-over. In this situation, how…
Environment - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 24, 2019
Environmental Assault in the Brazilian Amazon
The Amazon is the world’s largest rainforest, nearly two-thirds of which lie in Brazil. Last month, this Brazilian part lost trees at the fastest rate in a decade as a result of the easing of…
Environment - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 22, 2019
India’s Water Gridlock
Several parts of India are currently experiencing a deadly heatwave, which has claimed the lives of over 50 people so far. The intense heat has contributed to widespread water shortages across the…
Business - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 22, 2019
Deutsche Bank faces FBI investigation
The US Federal Authorities will be investigating Deutsche Bank AG for lapses in complying with laws meant to prevent money laundering. Will the bank face criminal charges for not filing Suspicious…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 22, 2019
China-North Korea Alliance: A Work in Progress
The Chinese President Xi Jinping recently met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un just a few days ahead of scheduled talks with Donald Trump at the G20 Summit. What are the strategic implications of…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 22, 2019
Lessons from ‘The Sacrificial Lamb’
The United Nations report on the murder of journalist Jamal Khasshogi has been released – which claims that Saudi Arabia is responsible under international law for the “deliberate, premeditated…
Counter-Terrorism - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 21, 2019
The Future of Security - Sri Lanka: Causes and Consequences
With the Sri Lankan presidential poll likely to be held in late 2019, and PM Modi's foreign policy thrust on "Neighborhood First", the attacks are a matter of considerable significance for Sri Lanka…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 21, 2019
Demand for Productivity vs Violation of Human Rights
According to Thomson Reuters Foundation, Indian garment factories are offering unlabelled drugs to female workers to ease their pain periods, resulting in serious side effects on their health.…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 21, 2019
Security Trumps Humanity in Central American Migration Crisis
Donald Trump recently pared away millions of dollars in aid to three central American countries – El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala. This was intended to coerce Central American governments to…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 21, 2019
NATO vs SCO: A New Multipolar Order
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently attended the 19th annual Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The aftermath of the summit raises some…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 20, 2019
Jordan for Palestine?
King Abdullah II of Jordan has angrily rejected the US suggestion to make Jordan a homeland for 8 million citizens of the Palestinian descent. Can Jordan manoeuvre the ‘Deal of the Century’ through…
Business - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 19, 2019
Facebook announces Project Libra
Facebook along with 27 organizations has planned to create a new global currency called Libra, a move that could potentially shake up the world’s banking system. Can Libra fix the inherent defects in…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 18, 2019
The Future of Conflict: South Sudan
South Sudan is in the midst of a catastrophic humanitarian crisis resulting from five years of brutal civil war. Despite clarion calls for the resolution of the conflict, could we be heading towards…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 17, 2019
Chinese vessel sinks Philippine boat
The Philippine government has filed a diplomatic protest over the collision between a Chinese and Filipino fishing vessels which sank the latter in the South China Sea. Would this dispute alter the…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 17, 2019
Geopolitical tug-of-war in Eastern Europe
The Trump Administration has been augmenting efforts to improve its relations with Eastern Bloc nations through improved trade and defence collaboration. On the same parallel, both Russia and China…
War - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 17, 2019
French Troops in Mali: Boon or Bane?
The African nation of Mali has been plagued by conflict which has escalated due to the spread of political Islam in Sub Saharan Africa. In the context of a Global War on Terror, is it time for…
War - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 17, 2019
Houthis attack Saudi Arabia repeatedly
Yemen’s Houthi militants have attacked Saudi Arabia’s airport after drone attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil pipelines. How are Houthi followers being funded to carry out such attacks despite Yemen being…
War - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 17, 2019
A New War in the Middle East?
In light of recent attacks on shipping vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, security experts are concerned about the diplomatic fallout between the US and Iran. What is the likelihood of the trade war…