Reliance circumvents US sanctions
Reliance’s circumvention of US sanctions meets legal requirements and is likely geared towards a weaning period in light of further…
Thai military junta plays kingmaker
Current Thai election laws help skew the outcome of the March 24, 2019 elections likely consolidating Prayut Chan-ocha’s position as…
Google fined by EU again
Alphabet, Google’s parent company, has been fined 1.5 billion euros for anti-trust violations after a competition probe ruled that the…
Trump and Bolsonaro’s North-South ‘Axis’
Bolsonaro and Trump’s comradery boosts the Brazil-US relationship, although a NATO membership is unlikely. Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country…
Europe expected to counter China
European countries are expected to increasingly engage China over the South China Sea. The South China Sea is at the…
US airstrikes kills civilians?
For years, the Pentagon has maintained that no civilians have been killed in American airstrikes and raids in Somalia. Amnesty…
Wayfinding in Times of Change
The Synergia Foundation in collaboration with the Government of Karnataka (GoK) organised a roundtable discussion on “Wayfinding in Times of…
Economists criticize data misuse
Top economists and social scientists studying India have published an open letter expressing alarm at the politicisation of economic data…
Slovakia elections underway
Zuzana Caputova, an anti-corruption lawyer who entered politics only a year ago, comfortably won the first round of Slovakia’s presidential…
US applies pressure on multilateralism
The US, viewing its sovereignty as above reproach, seeks to delegitimize the relevance of the ICC and other international institutions.…
Russia, NATO seek strategic advantage
Russia has increased its armed deployment amidst US -EU sanctions, demilitarization treaty withdrawals and the fifth anniversary of the Russian…
Kabul’s expanding ‘green zone’
The ‘Green Zone’ in Kabul is the walled-off compound of embassies and newsrooms, which is set to expand dramatically. It…
India’s crackdown in Kashmir continues
Military roadblocks on Kashmir’s main highway are delaying ambulances carrying patients and leading to confrontations with motorists that occasionally turn…
Xi Jinping heads to Europe
The Chinese President will make state visits to Europe from this week as he seeks to bolster trade relationships on…
Anti-Vaccination Movement
Vaccination skeptics have stated that the U.S Government is working with pharmaceutical companies in order to stop them. The government…