The Indian budget every year has always been an eagerly awaited event. For many decades, the best minds in economics, finance, tax, business and industry throng the media house to analyze the provisions shared by the Financial Minister.
Sometimes major events completely disconnected may be data points for the plans of the different powers around the world. The challenge is to discern what purpose they serve? More critically, what are we moving towards?
When the US Ambassador threatened India's "Strategic Autonomy" policy over India's friendship with Russia - much more than meets the eye was at stake. Let us unpack how the Ukraine war has fundamentally changed the US and the world. And why are we here anyway?
Four Tibetans have self-immolated themselves to protest against their repression by the Chinese Government. Tibetans asking for freedom were arrested a few days back by the Chinese and Tibetan youth came out to protest.
What does the Chinese Government do?
They start shooting the protesters who were unarmed. One dies (am sure this is a “reduced” number) and scores get injured.
It is amazing, that in a world which is so global, everyone still handles China with kids gloves. Specially, when it goes on to hurt any group or citizens of any country it likes. The thinking seems to be that unless Chinese are hitting me, I really don’t care.. since I am getting to sell there.
This won’t work well for long.
In the Chinese matters, what amazes me is the complete apathy of the world to deplorable human rights of people living in China who are not Chinese. The hegemonic intent of that country is so amazing that they are not afraid of threatening Taiwanese, Tibetans and even Indians on a daily basis.
Rare Earth Elements (REE) will change and rule the world as oil did in the last century. China dominates that industry like no other. And it uses that monopoly to beat down on its adversaries.
The Great Depression of the 1930s led to World War 2 in a significant manner. Current economic crises and geopolitical battles are converging. What will the coming wars be like? We look at the scenario deeply.
Attack by Hamas took a lot to accomplish. The sudden Chinese bonhomie with Syria and the bringing together of Arab - Sunni and Shia countries and actors by Xi Jinping's regime raises some questions .
When Hu Jintao was thrown out of the 20th Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Congress, many things were set in motion. So what happened and why? What is Xi Jinping up to?
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