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Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - May 3, 2017
India gifts vehicles to Nepal
On the 1st of May 2017, the Indian Government handed 35 double cabin pickups, 7 Scorpio jeeps, 4 Sedan cars, one each of sports utility vehicles, a mini and micro bus as well as 30 Pulsar motorcycles…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - May 3, 2017
Mandatory requirement of Aadhar Card
The Central Government contended before the Supreme Court on 3rd of May, 2017 that it is mandatory for the citizens to have a unique identification number and hence a person cannot refuse to provide…
Elections - Op-Eds - May 3, 2017
Outcomes of round one of the French elections
The first round of the French elections culminated with Emmanuel Macron and Marie Le Pen emerging as the victors. For the first time in French politics, the primaries did not favour the front runners…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - May 3, 2017
China creates its own Wikipedia
The government of China has decided to launch third edition of nationalised encyclopaedia to compete with Wikipedia. 20,000 scholars and teachers from state run universities are currently working on…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - May 3, 2017
First transgender athletic meeting
On the 29th of April, In a bid to promote equality for the transgender community in the state, a one-day athletic meet was organized by the state government of Kerala. Around hundred people…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - May 2, 2017
South Korea’s military discriminating based on sexual orientation
In South Korea, homosexuality is legal under the civilian law but is regarded as sexual harassment under the Military Penal Code. South Korea is a signatory to the United Nations Human Rights Council…
Indian Economics - Analyses & Assessments - May 2, 2017
Coal for Yesterday
Indian MNC Adani Group is on the verge of securing ownership and mining rights of the Carmichael thermal coal mines in Queensland, Australia. A permanent railway line will be constructed to connect..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - May 2, 2017
Conflict continues over South China Sea
Chairman for the 30th ASEAN Summit, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in his statement on 29th April 2017 showed marked relaxation of ASEAN countries’ attitude towards China regarding the South…
Business - Analyses & Assessments - May 2, 2017
Tax Cut in USA
The proposal consists of two reforms; individual reforms and business reform. The individual reform focuses on reducing the 7 tax brackets used to determine income tax of an individual into 3 tax…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - May 2, 2017
Can a “Bank in a box” replace a branch?
Cash and any transaction have had a very steady history.
Counter-Terrorism - Analyses & Assessments - May 2, 2017
Iraqi Troops rescue Yazidis
A group of 36 Yazidis have been rescued from the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) by Iraqi forces in Mosul on the 30th of April 2017. The group of men, women and children who were in captivity…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - May 1, 2017
Diplomacy in Space
Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi in his Mann Ki Batt radio on 30th April announced India’s plans to launch “South Asia satellite”- GSAT-9 as a gift to the South Asian Association for Regional…
Indian Economics - Analyses & Assessments - May 1, 2017
Strong Rupee, Strong Indian Economy?
Money is organic nature that would keep changing depending on the society and its economic conditions. A country’s currency is linked to their economy and the policies that govern the economy. Over…
Indian Economics - Analyses & Assessments - May 1, 2017
Borrowing China’s CEZ model
In 2016, China’s electronic information industry grew rapidly after the liberalization of its economy under the policy of accelerating ‘informationization’ of its industrial development..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - May 1, 2017
India on “priority watch list”
ntellectual property (IP) refers to creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names and images used in commerce. The Special 301 report is prepared…
Geopolitics - Op-Eds - May 1, 2017
The Persian Potential
A series of tumultuous events have characterized Iran’s 9000-year-old past which has seen the rise and fall of rulers, from Deioces of the Median dynasty to Ayatollah Khomeini, who brought Iran at…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - May 1, 2017
The Hardships of the Dalit Community
On the 30th of April, Agar Malwa district of Madhya Pradesh, the upper caste villagers poured kerosene into a well used by the Dalits, as a Dalit man had hired a band party to welcome the groom..
Elections - Analyses & Assessments - May 1, 2017
Kenya Elections
On Tuesday, August 8th, 2017, Kenya will go to the polls to decide who will become the next president. The last election was tumultuous to say the least as Kenya was caught in the grips of ethnic…
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.