Two of the largest regional banks in the US, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank have failed due to significant losses on their bond portfolios and a massive run on deposits. This collapse marks the biggest bank failure in the US s...
India, the world's third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases and third-largest energy producer and consumer, vowed to achieve net zero emissions by 2070 during the COP26 summit in 2021. In a recent webinar on "Energy for Sustainable Growth,...
The article identifies the role of natural gas in fuelling the recent and previous conflicts between Russia and Ukraine. The research tries to make a point by analysing the past events involving Russia and Ukraine since the inception o...
With Prime Minister Boris Johnson visit, there is a chance! A chance to reinvigorate a relationship that has initially been suffered a scathing bipartisan due to the India’s hunting colonial past. Later, continued after India’s independence...
At the 2021 year-end Plenary Meeting, the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expressed his desire to improve people's lives by focusing over nukes. The speech came against the backdrop of severe economic crises and food shortages faced by Nort...
For centuries, technological revolutions in weapons have changed the nature of warfare, affecting the balance of power and strategic stability. However, a majority of public reports around hypersonic glide vehicles are deceptive. They are n...
Reforms in the defence acquisition procedure was announced by defence minister Rajnath Singh on 30 September 2020, all of which will be implemented 1st October onwards. The purpose behind the reforms was two-fold, first goal was ‘Atmanirbha...
With the emergence of China at the world stage, it is looking for new areas for investment. Latin American region, which is also considered as one of the most resource-rich regions in the world and has a huge growth potential. China has bee...
In the past decade, Bangladesh has emerged as an important player in China's political expansion strategy. Military cooperation between the two states in form of arms supply and construction of military infrastructure has increased in past ...
Radicalisation is a phenomenon which is worrying and sometimes deadly all around the world. It has been 19 years since the 9/11 attacks which shook the world. However, most of the governments have not been able to create offensive/defensive...
Business will not be the same in the city as institutions would have to be wary of not toeing the line. This will naturally dissuade investors, especially foreign investors who do not wish to get caught up in the political and legal crossfi...
Once one of the world’s few remaining free-flowing rivers, the Mekong makes its way through six different countries. Flowing from China to Vietnam, it is not only seen as a river but rather as the lifeline of mainland Southeast Asia. The ri...
