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Back to SearchWhy is the Chinese Communist Party Congress important for Xi Jinping and the rest of the world?
Chinese President and general secretary of China’s Communist Party, Xi Jinping, is all set to shred the two-term rule for the country’s top leader in…
4 years ago
India's abstention on the China human rights vote
On October 6, India abstained from voting on a draft decision at the United National Human Rights Council that called for a debate on the “situation …
4 years ago
What is the current global economic situation?
If the Covid-19 pandemic turned our world upside down, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has added to the global economic gloom. We thought it apt to now …
4 years ago
Is C-Dot’s 5G technology compatible with global providers?
Fifth generation telecom technology, or 5G, has been in the news lately. Spectrum that was recently auctioned to telecom firms for providing 5G servi…
4 years ago
What global factors influence India's forex reserve levels?
India’s foreign exchange reserves are lower by about $100 bn from a year ago. The rupee has also depreciated; it has seen a decline of more than 7% …
4 years ago
What explains China’s actions at the Line of Actual Control?
On September 13, 2022, India and China disengaged from a fifth friction point in Eastern Ladakh along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Both sides ha…
4 years ago
How much should India prop up the Rupee?
The rupee weakened past 81 against the dollar for the first time ever last week. The RBI’s intervention in the forex market to help stem the volatili…
4 years ago
The Gehlot twist in the Congress saga
Nothing seems to be going easy for the Congress. Even selecting and electing a non-Gandhi family member as the Congress president has proved to be a …
4 years ago
Did Hans Niemann cheat in his victory over world champion Magnus Carlsen?
There is a minor storm in the chess world over alleged cheating. It all began on September 4 when a 19-year-old grandmaster named Hans Niemann defeat…
4 years ago
Can Putin’s ‘partial mobilisation’ of reservists change the course of the Ukraine war?
Following setbacks in his invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a partial mobilisation of ‘reservists’ to bolster the w…
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