US – Qatar relationship: Strategic or Uncertain
Amidst the ongoing tensions in the Persian Gulf and the blockade by the Saudi led coalition, Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim…
World to edge closer to 10B by 2050
The world population is expected to increase from 7.7 billion to 9.7 billion in 2050. But the population growth rate…
Peace to Prosperity Summit in Bahrain
The US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner launched a long-awaited Middle East initiative with a two-day conference in Bahrain…
Transhumanism and genetic super soldiers
According to Alexander Sergeyev, Head of Russia’s Academy of Sciences, the country plans to develop ‘genetic passports’ for military personnel.…
US Sanctions impacts Chabahar funding
The government of India has reduced the previously allocated amount for Chabahar port from INR 150 Cr to INR 45…
Japan sanctions South Korea
Japan will strengthen restrictions on exports of materials used in smartphone displays and chips to South Korea amidst a growing…
AI for Agriculture in India
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) with IBM for a pilot study on…
Kashmir: A new haven for Narcotics and Arms
Beneath the political turmoil in Kashmir, the narco smuggling networks is fast growing. How are these drugs supply chains kept…
Trump’s U – turn at the G20 summit
US President Donald Trump announced that US technology companies could resume selling to China's Huawei Technologies, effectively reversing a ban…
Caixin Index falls – Worry for global trade
China’s Caixin Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) continues to be at 49.4 for the second consecutive month. A reading below 50…
Qatar offers a bailout to Pakistan
Cash-strapped Pakistan has secured a bailout package of $3 billion from Qatar. Is Pakistan able to convince more lenders to…
The Future of Conflict: Pakistan
Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest province by area and richest in terms of resources, is reeling under insurgency for more than 15…
Twitter: Censoring High Profile “Rule Breakers” Online
Social media platform Twitter has recently announced that it will be de-emphasizing content posted by influential “rule breakers” who post…
“Vaccine” against fake news
Researchers from the University of Cambridge launched an online game to inoculate people against fake news. Can we adopt the…
Space Race 2.0
NATO has recently proposed space as an extended domain of warfare in addition to those of land, air, sea, and…