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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…
Cyber Security - Analyses & Assessments - May 11, 2017
New-Age Pirates of the Sea
The ever-expansive cyber space has paved way for multiple potholes for users- as of recently, for an uber-deluxe community of superyacht owners.
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - May 11, 2017
NGO’s in core banking format
The home ministry has asked nearly six thousand NGOs to open their bank accounts having core banking facilities. The ministry said that this would allow the security agencies to have access in case…
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 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…
Indian Economics - Analyses & Assessments - May 10, 2017
Empowering the whole humanity
Inclusive growth refers to the pace and distribution of economic growth. It gradually creates opportunities for all segments of the population and assigns the dividend of increased prosperity, both…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - May 10, 2017
Trash into treasure
Syria, the war torn country, is facing a massive crisis of resources where even the basic needs of food and medication to its citizens are not been met with. Reports on the 9th of May 2017 state that…
Indian Economics - Analyses & Assessments - May 10, 2017
India’s plans on levying import taxes on mobile phones
The Goods and Services Tax which is to be rolled out on 1st July will not only change the long existing tax system in India but also impose import taxes on mobile phones thereby causing worry among…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - May 10, 2017
Crisis in Macedonia
Political unrest in The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedoniaresulted in citizens rallying for fresh elections just six months after the parliamentary elections of 2016. The tension escalated with…
Elections - Analyses & Assessments - May 10, 2017
South Korea elections
On 9th May Moon Jae-in took over as the 12th President of South Korea. He sworn in as the President 24 hours post declaration of the election results; this reflects his enthusiasm to take over the…
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…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - May 9, 2017
CBI unearths 339 shell companies
The Central Bureau of Investigation has unearthed 339 shell companies operating in India for diverting funds and undertaking fraudulent activities such as false invoices, routeing funds, etc. It has…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - May 9, 2017
People living with the dead in Philippines
The overpopulation problem in the country has resulted in a devastating situation where people are compelled to build houses with wooden shacks and plastic over tombs in the Northern Cemetery of…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - May 9, 2017
Hamas’ current stance on Israel?
Ismail Haniyeh recently replaced Khaled Masheel as the Official Chief of Hamas following the group’s decision to shift away from the Muslim Brotherhood on the 2nd of May 2017. Palestinian Islamist…
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
India slows down on the digital highway
For the government and most of its supporters, pushing towards a cashless society may help deliver solutions to the problems of corruption, lack of development, increase production and ending poverty…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - May 8, 2017
French President Emmanuel Macron
On 7th May 2017, Emmanuel Macron won the Presidential election by a clear majority of 66.06% in comparison to counterpart Le Pen at 33.94%. Macron at 39 is the youngest President of France after…
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…
World - Analyses & Assessments - May 5, 2017
ObamaCare Repealed
On the 4th of May 2017, the Republican healthcare Bill was narrowly passed with 217-213 vote in the lower chamber of Congress. The Bill has now been passed on to the Senate where it would be enacted…
Indian Economics - Analyses & Assessments - May 5, 2017
Banking Ordinance on NPA
An amendment to the Banking Regulation Act (Section 35A) was proposed by the Cabinet to grant the RBI the power to intervene in bad loan cases to solve the Non Performing Assets crisis. This was…