India-Japan relations through 2021
India and Japan in 2021 The two privileged, committed, long-term, friendly, and like-minded democratic partners in the countries of India and Japan were witness to a whirlwind in 2021 owing largely due to the...
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Drinking water, ash big concern as Tonga assesses damage after tsunami
Australia and New Zealand sent surveillance flights on Monday to assess damage in Tonga, isolated from the rest of the world after the eruption of a volcano that triggered a tsunami and blanketed the...
India Latin America cooperation in the wake of the pandemic era: a resilient paradigm
Healthcare solutions Much has been said about China’s involvement in the Latin American region, in the form of infrastructure and also as providers of vaccine and healthcare solutions during times of COVID 19. However,...
COVID-19 – parallels and lessons from the “Spanish Flu”
So here we are, at the beginning of another new year, 2022, and the beginning of our third year with COVID-19. And yet, despite all of our hopes, there is no end in sight,...
Japan’s economy shrinks more than expected as supply shortages hit
Japan’s economy contracted much faster than expected in the third quarter as global supply disruptions hit exports and business spending plans and fresh COVID-19 cases soured the consumer mood. While many analysts expect the...
Romania’s centrist party cancels vote of confidence on PM-designate, stalemate continues
Romania’s centrist Liberals have cancelled a vote of confidence on the minority government line-up put forward by their Prime-Minister designate Nicolae Ciuca, which he was widely expected to lose, further prolonging a month-long political...
China’s Sept exports surprisingly robust despite power crunch
China’s export growth unexpectedly accelerated in September, as still solid global demand offset some of the pressures on factories from power shortages, supply bottlenecks and a resurgence of domestic COVID-19 cases. The world’s second-largest...
Decoding Sri-Lanka’s economic crisis
Rising food costs, devaluing cash, and quickly draining forex reserves. This is the situation of the Sri-Lanka government today. With the government recently declaring a state of economic emergency and a series of steps...
Nobel Peace Prize: Is this Greta Thunberg’s year?
The Nobel Peace Prize will be announced just three weeks before world leaders gather for a climate summit that scientists say could determine the future of the planet, one reason why prize watchers say...
India-Serbia Relations: State of Play and Future Potential
India and Serbia have had a strong and close friendship that was leveraged in the past few years through the foundation of high-level visits by the Vice President of India in Serbia in 2018...
