The Indian state of Sikkim has recently been awarded the prestigious ‘World Future Policy Award 2018’ by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) for becoming the world's first totally organic agriculture state. The award recognises this remarkable achievement and the UNFAO believes that t...
It’s been 18 years that Vladimir Putin has been ruling Russia. He has recently sworn in for his fourth Kremlin term amidst nationwide protest rallies that resulted in the arrests of at least 1,200 anti-Putin demonstrators. The internal situation in Russia is unstable but Kremlin is bent on repress...
The United Nations Organisation (UNO) has recently recognised Bangladesh’s eligibility as a developing country from a least developed country (LDC). This evaluation by the UN was formally announced by Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister, Bangladesh, on the 99th birth anniversary of Bangabandhu, Sheikh M...
The recently concluded Russian presidential election warrants a close scrutiny. In what was effectively a one-horse race, anything less than an impressive victory could have weakened President Vladimir Putin’s grip on power. Putin’s victory, with a 76.7% vote share, came amidst high tensions bet...
In February 2018, a headline of Daily Mail Online, UK, reads – “Heartbroken man carries a child’s body as death toll passes 400 including nearly 100 children in latest bombing raid by Assad’s forces in Syrian region declared ‘Hell on earth’.”This massacre happened in Eastern Ghouta - t...
What happened in Maldives?The latest political crisis in Maldives is a result of a deadlock between President Abdulla Yameen and the Supreme Court of Maldives. The Supreme Court of Maldives has unanimously ruled that nine opponents of Yameen’s regime have been unfairly convicted. Those opponents i...
The French President Emmanuel Macron will be accompanied by a team of businessmen and French officials during his trip to India. According to the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the goal of this visit is to strengthen the bilateral economic, political and strategic ties. The relationship ...
One highlight of the evolution of international relations in recent years has been the shifting of the axis of global politics to Asia and the rise of developing countries and emerging economies, especially India and China, which has profoundly impacted the international structure. When Chinese lead...
U.S. Air Force General John Hyten on April 4, 2017 said in Washington that he would refuse to carry out an illegal nuclear strike order saying “Mr. President, that’s illegal”. It tempered down fears about a reckless foray of US into war. On being asked as to what would be legal. He said, “We...
There is a Kenyan proverb which says a man stung by a bee does not destroy all beehives. Kenyan politicians need to take a cue from this wisdom. In their unrelenting efforts to denigrate each other, President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Jubilee Party misused the legislative body and coerced the highest insti...