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Countering China in the Indo-Pacific
The time has come to proactively further cooperation between India, Japan, the US and Australia to ensure prosperity and stability in the region
4 min read17 Jun 2018The final nail in the G7 coffin
Authoritarian forms of capitalism may emerge; fascism could see a resurgence too
3 min read12 Jun 2018Mint Primer: World economy’s biggest week this year starts today
The G7 summit in Canada, the Trump-Kim summit in Singapore, a US Fed rate hike, inauguration of the 2018 FIFA World Cup and developments on the US-China trade war are all expected this week
2 min read11 Jun 2018Narendra Modi arrives in Qingdao, China, to attend SCO summit
This is PM Narendra Modi's second visit to China in a little over five weeks
1 min read9 Jun 2018How world leaders can deal with Donald Trump
Donald Trump's leadership style is characterized by a willingness, indeed a preference, for hewing to contrarian positions, an appalling absence of understanding
4 min read19 Apr 2018What can be expected from a Trump-Kim meeting?
The face-to-face meeting between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un, if it materializes, is likely to have international repercussions well beyond the nuclear dimension
4 min read26 Mar 2018Donald Trump vs Kim Jong-un: Moon Jae-in’s brave gamble may be paying off
By acting as mediator and adult, South Korea President Moon Jae-in has managed to herd two of the globe's wildest personalitiesDonald Trump and Kim Jong-uninto a shared orbit of potential negotiation
4 min read16 Mar 2018The year of being in denial
In 2017, a trend of denial exacerbated by the advent of alt-facts was evident in national, regional and even global affairs
4 min read18 Dec 2017Israel airstrikes kill two Palestinian gunmen in Gaza
Israel launched fresh airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on Saturday in response to rocket fire from the enclave, Hamas says two of its gunmen were killed in the bombings
1 min read9 Dec 2017Why Donald Trump is right on Jerusalem
Donald Trump recognizing Jerusalem as capital of Israel simply acknowledges reality, buries the false shibboleths of the old peace process, and kick-starts a new approach
4 min read8 Dec 2017Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared