Asia

The Philippines declared a state of emergency in a northern province after super typhoon Megi made landfall, cutting off power, forcing flight cancellations and putting ……Read More

As the war in Afghanistan drags on, approaching its 17th anniversary, we find that the Trump Administration, the third Administration that has fought America’s longest ……Read More

Here is a recent story that didn’t get a great deal of traction in the Western media, largely because it took place on the same day ……Read More

While the so-called “advanced economies” of the world, the G7 or G6+1, were squabbling over trade issues with the world’s dominant economy, the United States, ……Read More

With the world’s press spending a great deal of its energy on the rather fractious relationship between the United States and North Korea, a look ……Read More

In the past, I have quoted from Global Times, China’s unofficial English-language mouthpiece for the nation’s Communist leadership.  In a recent Op-Ed, the author looks ……Read More

As most of us are aware, the United States dollar, for better or worse, is considered the currency of choice, particularly in the world’s commodity ……Read More

With the appointment of John Bolton, an avowed warhawk and man who has never fought in any war, now being appointed as the new National ……Read More

IThe Madhya Pradesh bypoll results may have led the Congress to harbour false hopes for the 2018 elections, but Shivraj Singh Chouhan remains well-placed for ……Read More

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented his last full Budget on 1 February 2018. The stock market (SENSEX) has crashed by 4.92 percent since 31 January ……Read More

Karnataka Election season was heated up yesterday with a grand rally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Bengaluru. #KarnatakaTrustsModi and #NammaKarnatakaFirst were trending on Twitter ……Read More

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held two rallies in Tripura in Sonamura and Kailashahar and urged people to overthrow the ‘purana manik’ and adopt ‘HIRA’. #TripuraWithModi ……Read More

A recent news item from South Korea received almost no traction in the global news media and no mention whatsoever (that I can find) in ……Read More

Vasundhara Raje has received a huge jolt going into an election year. The Congress party has snatched all the 3 seats from BJP where by-elections ……Read More

The election season of big states in 2018 starts with a fascinating triangular contest in Karnataka. These elections are crucial for both BJP and Congress. ……Read More