New Warsaw Pact- Background, Reasons & Significance
4 Nordic countries recently agreed to integrate their air defences, in an uncommon move. This spells major changes for European geopolitics.
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Silicon Valley Bank Issue- Recent Developments, Reasons & Significance
The recent collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank has sent shockwaves, not only in the USA, but across the world.
Saudi-Iranian Normalization- Recent Developments, Significance & Reasons
In a surprise move, Saudi Arabia and Iran announced intentions to re-establish formal diplomatic ties, 7 years after the relationship broke down. This…
Russian Petroleum Embargo- Highlights, Reasons & Impacts
The Western world has been gradually weaning off Russian petroleum and imposing price caps on Russian oil imports, following the breakout of the Russi…
Trade within Asia- Prevalence & Advantages
Recently, the IMF (International Monetary Fund) predicted that the global trade would decelerate to 2.4% this year from 2022’s 5.4%. Given the polyc…
iCET (Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies)- Highlights, Working & Significance
This week, dialogues between Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and his US counterpart Jake Sullivan concluded in Washington with a roadmap f…
USA’s Mass Shootings- Recent Developments, Causes & Steps Taken
USA saw a string of mass shooting events in January 2023, the most recent ones being the Monterey Park incident and the Half Moon Bay incident in Cali…
Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) Dispute – Background & Recent Developments
Recently, Pakistan took a dispute under the IWT to the Hague while India issued a notification to Pakistan calling for a relook at the treaty terms. T…
China-Taliban Oil Deal- Highlights, Significance and Purpose
The recent signing of the oil extraction contract between China and Taliban is creating a lot of noise as the 1st international contract for the crisi…
