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?
What’s Making News Worldwide (Sept 12, 2019) CNBC Russian Nuclear Missile With ‘Unlimited’ Range To Be Ready By 2025, US Intelligence Says https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/11/russian-nuclear-missile-with-unlimited-range-to-be-ready-by-2025-us-intel.html
BBC News Trump Delays Tariff Hikes On Chinese Goods Ahead Of Talks https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49670943
The Guardian Bolton Exit Followed Bust Up Over Mooted Trump-Rouhani Meeting https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/11/iran-trump-meeting-un-reports-hassan-rouhani
India Today Trump Issues New Revised Order To Counter Terrorism https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/trump-issues-new-revised-order-to-counter-terrorism-1597797-2019-09-11
The National Interest Online Russia Tries To Balance India And China https://nationalinterest.org/feature/russia-tries-balance-india-and-china-79821
The Guardian Merkel Warns Of Danger To EU Of Singapore-Style UK On Its Borders https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/11/angela-merkel-stresses-danger-of-britain-becoming-singapore-on-thames-no-deal
Economic Times Philippines To Allow China-Backed Telco To Build Towers On Military Bases https://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/philippines-to-allow-china-backed-telco-to-build-towers-on-military-bases/71081513
Channel News Asia Former Indonesian President Habibie Dies At Age 83 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/habibie-former-indonesian-president-dies-aged-83-11896430
The Guardian Indonesia Forest Fires Spark Blame Game As Smoke Closes Hundreds Of Malaysia Schools https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/12/indonesia-forest-fires-spark-blame-game-as-smoke-closes-hundreds-of-malaysia-schools
BBC News PM Justin Trudeau Calls Canadian General Election For October 21 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49656611
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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