Life Sans Oil: Abu Dhabi’s Market Reforms Versus Saudi’s Social Reforms
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia are now trying to live a life without fossil fuel by integrating their economies with the global market.
Feb 03, 2022
With BaaS, Devices Morph Into Services To Boost EV Sales
The BaaS concept, where customers buy the car and lease the battery via a subscription, is gaining ground worldwide as nations are pushing for green energy mission.
Feb 02, 2022
Pandemic Fatigue Erupts In Canada, Trudeau Goes Hiding
Canadians have become the first in the world to take to the street to get rid of the fatigue and division created by government overreach to curb the Covid-19 pandemic.
Feb 01, 2022
Electric Cars Are Set To Hit The Road Far More Speedily Than Predicted
For the proposed decarbonized global economy, battery-powered electric vehicles (EVs) are the next big thing.
Jan 28, 2022
Putin Puts Pivot To Asia Of US In Reverse Gear And Pays For It With Ukraine
Vladimir Putin stopped Russia from dancing to Washington's tunes 14 years ago and the Pivot to Asia policy turned topsy-turvy for the US. Now the US is out in the open to teach Russia a lesson with NATO as its flag-bearer.
Jan 27, 2022
In The Politics Of Technology, Other Nations Steal The Show From US
More than 40 nations have achieved success with Fifth Generation – 5G, the most essential tool of postmodern life, rollout.
Jan 26, 2022
Imran Khan Bowls A Googly To Tame Inflation And Army Generals
Pakistan's inconsistent growth rate, rising debt payments, increasing current account and fiscal deficits, and poor security scenario are giving sleepless nights to its premier literally.
Jan 25, 2022
While It Is Party Time For Wall Street, Debt Distress Looms Large On Main Street
Reckless finance is nothing new. Under its monopolistic rule, Wall Street makes merry while main streets suffer and the new inequality is different because today's rich do not exploit the poor, they just outcompete them.
Jan 20, 2022
The War Between Saudi-Led Coalition And Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Explained
Six years into the Yemen war and the loss of tens of thousands of innocent Yemenis, the Saudi-led coalition which backs Yemen’s internationally recognized government against the Houthis in the civil war, is going for tit-for-tat.
Jan 18, 2022
WEF Virtual Summit To Unveil Swift Agenda To Tackle The Same Old Issues
The focus of this year’s five-day World Economic Forum’s Davos Agenda Virtual Summit, commencing Jan. 17, will be how solutions are put into practice swiftly.
Jan 17, 2022
Fuelling Russia’s Economy When Sanctions And Flare-Ups Bite
Russia’s commodity-driven economy is on the brink of panic due to the elements of uncertainty that the Kremlin can’t afford to ignore.
Jan 14, 2022
Global Supply Chain Networks Set To Undergo A Sea Change
Whenever the “new normal” is achieved by nations across the world, the global supply chain network will not look the same and will operate differently than the one the pandemic has uprooted.
Jan 13, 2022
Sun Shines Brightly On Asia As China, India, Japan Bask In Solar Glory
Predominantly driven by China, Asia has made stellar progress in solar energy production.
Jan 12, 2022
Fear Factor Drives German Plans To Part With Nuclear Energy
The last nuclear power plant in Germany will cease to operate in December 2022 so that the EU nation will no longer have to live with the fear of a nuclear power holocaust.
Jan 11, 2022
Sri Lanka Banks On Good Samaritans To Tide Over Sovereign Default
The major problem facing the cash-starved Sri Lanka in South Asia is how to pay $4.8 billion foreign debt being due during February-October 2022.
Jan 10, 2022
Who Will Place A Name On The Unmarked Graves Of North America’s Indigenous Children?
For the ‘cultural genocide’, spanning more than a century on the native people, the Canadian government has started to cough up compensation.
Jan 06, 2022
China Prepares Hong Kong For An Early Burial Of One Country, Two Systems
At a time when China is accusing the US of unilateralism, will Beijing unilaterally break an international accord on its premier Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) which is also the financial hub of Asia?
Jan 04, 2022
End Of The Road For Sudan’s Democratic Transition?
In a nation rife with military coups, resignation is not a surprise but neither is the resistance.
Jan 03, 2022
Rafales On A Roll Due To Their Fighting Power To Bypass CAATSA By US
The French Rafale is the talk of the town as the most sought-after fighter jet. Takers for Dassault Rafale are on the rise with Serbia becoming the latest entrant in the market for heavyweight fighters to achieve aerial superiority.
Dec 30, 2021
Bennett Makes It Merry In Golan Heights Over Pariah Syria, Iran Nuclear Deal
Israel is beefing up its expansion into the disputed Golan Heights as Syria has turned into a pariah state and the US and the world community needed the Jewish state to make a breakthrough in the ongoing Iran nuclear talks.
Dec 29, 2021
Business As Usual - Myanmar Military Junta Is Here To Stay?
In a decisive shift towards a de facto recognition, neighboring Asian nations are courting Myanmar’s military, assuming the junta to stay in power for a foreseeable future.
Dec 28, 2021
Putin's Outreach To Islamic World Catches NATO Napping
As tension increases with the West over Ukraine and on NATO’s eastward expansion, Russian President Vladimir Putin proved pro-Islam and got a shot in the arm.
Dec 27, 2021
Maldives Takes The Sheen Out Of Anti-India Campaign In Country
Sticking to its 2018 India First policy, Maldives has rejected attempts to spread the “India Out” campaign, backed by the opposition, through the media and social media platforms.
Nov 18, 2021
China Surpasses US As The World’s Richest; Experts Ask For How Long?
Riding on global wealth bloom attributed to the higher asset prices, China has surpassed the U.S. as the richest nation in the world.
Nov 17, 2021
India Ignores US Warnings, Receives Delivery Of S-400 From Russia
India has started receiving advance elements of the state-of-the-art S-400 air defence system from Russia ahead of President Vladimir Putin's visit to the country in December.
Nov 16, 2021
Migrant Crisis Between Belarus and Poland Threatens Peace in Eastern Europe
The simmering migrant crisis between Belarus and Poland intensifies with the involvement of Russia and NATO.
Nov 15, 2021
Pakistan Piggybacks On Taliban To Shed Its Pariah Status
By supporting the Taliban to take over the reign in Afghanistan, Pakistan not only managed to crawl out of the isolation in the international community but was also able to find itself an important place at the negotiation table.
Nov 12, 2021
Flood Threat Looms Over India's Manufacturing Hub Chennai
The southern Indian city of Chennai, once known with sobriquet the 'Detroit of Asia', is facing the fury of the northeast monsoon after a gap of six years again.
Nov 11, 2021