The Coming Eclipse of Pakistan?
India and Pakistan have been locked in a perennial conflict since their inception. While the conflict manifests itself in many forms, the most prominent are an arms race and several wars and skirmishes. While...
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Anthropo-geographic Inversion: Tireless Othering
(Imperialism of Imagination – I Part) Economic downturn; recession of plans and initiatives; systematically ignored calls for a fiscal and monetary justice for all; €-crisis; Brexit and irredentism in the UK, Spain, Belgium, France,...
Fearing US tariffs, Japanese companies moving production from China
In a move to dodge paying for current U.S. tariffs on Chinese-manufactured goods, as well as possible future tariffs, several Japanese businesses are moving some of their production lines out of China—as there is...
Pivot to Asia – Omnipresent China or a ‘Quiet Giant’ Japan
In the turbulent world politics involving extensive international coverage, stable and humdrum Japan does not have much of a presence. Yet, Japan is the world’s largest creditor nation while continuously playing significant roles in...
Will Saudi Arabia bail out Pakistan?
In 2018, Pakistan started facing a balance of payments crisis due to a large current account deficit. The forex reserves held by State Bank of Pakistan reached $9.88B in September 2018 and kept reducing...
Italy endorses China’s Belt and Road plan in first for a G7 nation
Italy endorsed China’s ambitious “Belt and Road” infrastructure plan on Saturday, becoming the first major Western power to back the initiative to help revive the struggling Italian economy. Saturday’s signing ceremony was the highlight...
Trump-Bolsonaro meet: What to expect
US President Trump had a meeting with the President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro and had a common bond over their conservative and populist politics which made Trump his promise to provide support to Brazil...
China – a brief economic and institutional history
Over the last two decades, China has been a major source of fascination for many of us because of its booming economy and speedy modernization. It has seen unimaginable levels of consistent economic growth...
Geopolitics of Europe and the Iron Law of Evolutionary Biology
(Europe after the Brexit, NATO 70 summit and Turkish geopolitical vertigo) A freshly released IMF’s World Economic Outlook brings no comforting picture to anyone within the G-7, especially in the US and EU: The...
Brazil, the “country of the future” is back to its past
Brazil, the largest country in Latin America and endowed with abundant natural and vibrant human resources, was closest to its Tryst with Destiny during the golden years of Lula’s Presidency in the period 2003-11.
