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?
In the 2nd of a 2 part series, SNI reports from along the proposed Route 9 A. From the western coast off the Andaman Sea near Krabi to the eastern sea-board off the Gulf of Thailand near Songhkla. The issues, of dividing Thailand, fuelling the southern insurgency, impacting the economy, ecology and lifestyles, domestic and international politics-all come up on the way from the western coast near Krabi to the eastern sea-board near Songhkla. From the entrance-exit points on the Andaman Sea to the Gulf of Thailand, SNI reports on whether the push for the canal from influential circles in Bangkok has created any waves on the ground-along the proposed route.A report on the push for the short-cut between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Coming Soon. #thailand #india #kracanal
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 .
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