Saudi-Iranian Normalization- Recent Developments, Significance & Reasons
In a surprise move, Saudi Arabia and Iran announced intentions to re-establish formal diplomatic ties, 7 years after the relationship broke down. This…
Countries and Regions
Russian Petroleum Embargo- Highlights, Reasons & Impacts
The Western world has been gradually weaning off Russian petroleum and imposing price caps on Russian oil imports, following the breakout of the Russi…
Trade within Asia- Prevalence & Advantages
Recently, the IMF (International Monetary Fund) predicted that the global trade would decelerate to 2.4% this year from 2022’s 5.4%. Given the polyc…
iCET (Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies)- Highlights, Working & Significance
This week, dialogues between Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and his US counterpart Jake Sullivan concluded in Washington with a roadmap f…
USA’s Mass Shootings- Recent Developments, Causes & Steps Taken
USA saw a string of mass shooting events in January 2023, the most recent ones being the Monterey Park incident and the Half Moon Bay incident in Cali…
Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) Dispute – Background & Recent Developments
Recently, Pakistan took a dispute under the IWT to the Hague while India issued a notification to Pakistan calling for a relook at the treaty terms. T…
China-Taliban Oil Deal- Highlights, Significance and Purpose
The recent signing of the oil extraction contract between China and Taliban is creating a lot of noise as the 1st international contract for the crisi…
Japan’s Relocation Incentive- Highlights & Reasons
The Japanese government is offering 1 million Yen/ child to young families that move to the less crowded parts of Tokyo and the hinterlands of the isl…
Zelenskiy’s 10-Point Peace Plan- Highlights, Response & India’s Options
Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Ukraine’s President, has been promoting a 10-point peace plan, in a quest to bring some semblance of political stability in eas…
