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World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 15, 2018
Former President Yameen under investigation
Aljazeera reported that a court in the Maldives had frozen the bank accounts of their former President Abdulla Yameen as part of an investigation into allegations of financial fraud. The Maldives is…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 14, 2018
Turkey to launch new offensive
Turkey will launch a new military operation against U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in Syria “within a few days,” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. This move is likely to further strain ties between…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 14, 2018
Kenya is US’s Africa policy anchor
Kenya will reportedly be named an “anchor” country when the Trump administration unveils its Africa policy. Kenya is a country in Africa with its capital and largest city in Nairobi. Kenya's…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 14, 2018
US Senate to debate Yemen war
The Senate voted to formally start debating a measure to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen. The could be the first among several bipartisan rebukes of President Trump’s support for…
Indian Economics - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 14, 2018
RBI to consult with government
On Wednesday, the newly appointed RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das addressed that he would consult more closely with the government on policy issues and meet heads of state-run lenders within hours to…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 14, 2018
Japan Seeks More Immigrants
Japan’s government has formally passed a legislation to allow more foreign workers to bolster the shrinking labour force. In 2019, immigration rules will be relaxed for foreigners looking to work in…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 14, 2018
A case of mounting US debt
According to recent US Treasury Department figures, the total public debt outstanding has increased by $1.36 trillion, or 6.6 per cent, since the start of 2018, and by $1.9 trillion since President…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 13, 2018
Genome Project: A Healthcare Revolution
A Cambridge research project has sequenced 100,000 genomes from around 85,000 people. The aim is to create a new genomic medicine service for the NHS, transforming the way people are cared for; 1 in…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 13, 2018
Google has 'no plans' to launch Chinese search engine
Google has “no plans” to relaunch a search engine in China though it is continuing to study the idea, Chief Executive Sundar Pichai told a U.S. congressional panel on Tuesday amid increased scrutiny…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 13, 2018
CHR Warns Duterte Against Drug War
Philippines' Commission on Human Rights has urged the government to follow 'due process' with suspects instead of shooting them, saying that Duterte's war on drugs will become a 'killing field' if it…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 13, 2018
Trump to intervene with Huawei CFO’s arrest
The US President Donald Trump said that he is willing to intervene in the case of the detained Huawei CFO, Sabrina Meng Wanzhou if it would help secure a significant trade deal with China. Huawei is…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 13, 2018
Egypt champions Pan-African trade
Egypt’s president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has declared his intentions to champion intra-African trade when he takes over as chair of the African Union next year. The Common Market for Eastern and…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 12, 2018
Mallya to be Extradited to India
A UK court has ruled that Indian business tycoon Vijay Mallya should be extradited to India. Indian Investigators have demanded that Mallya, who defaulted on $1 billion in bank loans, be brought back…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 12, 2018
Russia deploys bombers to Venezuela
Two Russian nuclear-capable strategic bombers arrived in Venezuela, a deployment that comes amid soaring Russia-U.S. tensions. The deployment of these long-range bombers comes just a week after a…
Environment - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 12, 2018
Himalayan glaciers in potential crisis
A NASA led study shows that glaciers in High Mountain Asia are moving slower and that the slow-moving glaciers have thinned the most over time. This could pose a threat to the future stability of the…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 12, 2018
May delays Brexit vote
British Prime Minister Theresa May announced that she would delay a vote on the withdrawal agreement she negotiated with the European Union. PM May was expected to face a devastating loss in…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 12, 2018
Australia is top LNG exporter
Australia became the biggest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG), overtaking the small Arab nation of Qatar, that has over recent years been the world's top producer. Qatar has seen its LNG…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 11, 2018
Election roundup: Madhya Pradesh
India’s heartland voted on November 28 to kick off a year-long election cycle in the country which will include the important General Elections in April/May 2019. India is a federal parliamentary…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 11, 2018
GCC Summit Highlights Gulf Crises
Leaders and officials from six Gulf nations met in the Saudi capital to discuss cooperation, but regional disunity dominated the summit. The blockade of Qatar, the war in Yemen, and the diplomatic…
Technology - Op-Eds - Dec 11, 2018
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
The accelerated development of artificial intelligence (AI) has brought it into the hands of the masses for everyday uses. AI-connected speakers alone are forecasted to be in 55 per cent of U.S.…