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US-India And The Iran Waiver

Early this week, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the United States would not renew exemptions for waiver for importing oil from Iran. India, China and US’ allies Japan, South Korea and Turkey will be impacted the most by the non-renewal of waiver. The other three currently exempted…

Posted on April 26, 2019 by talksunit

A New Chapter In Ukranian History

In a major milestone in Ukraine’s chequered political history, comedian turned politician Volodymyr Zelenskiy has won a landslide victory in the country’s presidential elections. Winning more than 73 per cent of votes, Zelenskiy, a native Russian speaker of Jewish lineage will become the youngest Ukrainian President. Zelenskiy’s elevation epitomises…

Posted on April 25, 2019April 26, 2019 by talksunit

Overwhelming Voters’ Turn Out Marks Phase Iii Elections

The world’s largest electoral exercise is over in more than 300 constituencies. With the conclusion of the third phase of elections in India, sixty six per cent of the 18.85 crore electorate in the third phase exercised their franchise to elect 116 representatives to the lower House of Indian Parliament.…

Posted on April 24, 2019 by talksunit

North Korean Weapon Test: A Signal For Washington?

The official North Korean News Agency (KCNA), of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) last week declared that the country has tested a guided weapon. While it is clear that the test was not of a nuclear or intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) nature, it has been termed…

Posted on April 23, 2019 by talksunit

Peace In Sri Lanka Shattered By Serial Blasts

What had started as a peaceful Easter Sunday morning in churches across an island-nation that is known the world over for its serendipity, Sri Lanka was witness to a series of deadly terrorist attacks before the morning was over. It began with a bomb blast in a church in capital…

Posted on April 22, 2019 by talksunit

Indo-Us Relations Get Positive Grading

Robert Blackwill, a former US Ambassador to India, has graded President Donald Trump ‘B Plus’ in his assessment of the American President’s policy especially towards India. The timing of the assessment is significant. President Donald Trump is now campaigning for a second term in office and so is the incumbent…

Posted on April 21, 2019April 18, 2019 by talksunit

Bhutan Says No To Bri

Bhutan has decided to boycott the second BRI forum, which is scheduled to be held later this month in Beijing, China. Thimphu gave no specific reasons for this decision. Bhutan had boycotted the first BRI forum held in May 2017 as well. Bhutan had explained then that the BRI was…

Posted on April 20, 2019April 18, 2019 by talksunit

India Test Fires Sub- Sonic Cruise Missile ‘Nirbhay

India, this week, successfully flight tested its first indigenously designed and developed long –range sub-sonic cruise missile ‘Nirbhay” from a test range in Odisha. The ‘Nirbhay’ is a land attack cruise missile which can carry nuclear warheads to a strike range of 1,000 kilometers. The missile is capable of loitering…

Posted on April 19, 2019April 18, 2019 by talksunit

Crisis In Sudan

Sudan has experienced more changes in the past one week than it did in the three decades under President Omar al-Bashir who was deposed in a coup earlier this month following several months of sustained mass protests. Since seizing power in 1989, Bashir had managed to navigate his way through…

Posted on April 18, 2019 by talksunit

The Plight Of Hazaras In Pakistan

The recent terrorist attack in Quetta that killed 20 and injured 48 members of the Hazara community is a grim reminder of the state of minorities in Pakistan, especially the targeted killing and systematic execution of the Hazaras. The increasing attacks on the Hazaras have raised questions about the…

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