Don’t Overlook this Possible Kim Jong Un Successor
If Kim Jong Un is dying or dead as some rumors say, who is likely to be the successor? Most analysts have pointed to his younger sister, Kim Yo Jong – but usually with the caveat that the dy... Read more
When the timeline of the pandemic of 2020 is complete, March 24 will stand out as a day to remember for everyone from sports fans to anthropologists to cola drinkers. Japan postponed the Sum... Read more
A planned video conference between G20 leaders on Friday was called off at the last minute due to a bitter quarrel between China and United States over the role of World Health Organisation,... Read more
General Dynamics Unveils Its Newest MPF Combat Vehicle
General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, has demonstrated its newest combat vehicle that developed for the U.S Army Mobile Protected Firepower program. The new veh... Read more
China Faces Rampant Unemployment
For China, the specter of unemployment constantly stalks the corridors of power in Beijing. Premier Li Keqiang has articulated the threat it poses to social stability after a series of high-... Read more
Pakistan’s Porous Maritime Zone: Den of Drug Cartels
Recently, the Sri Lankan Navy caught the Pakistani military establishment by surprise by its public denouncement of PakistanNavy and maritime security agencies’involvement in illicit flow of... Read more
Facebook to Buy 9.9% in Jio for $5.7 bn in Largest Tech FDI for Minority Stake
US tech giant Facebook announced that it would invest Rs 43,547 crore ($5.7 billion) in RIL’s wholly-owned subsidiary Jio Platforms to expand its presence in India. Facebook’s in... Read more
After the Disease, the Debt
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The Pandemic Will Leave the Rich World Deep in Debt, and Force Some Hard Choices
Editor’s note: The Economist is making some of its most important coverage of the covid-19 pandemic freely available to readers of The Economist Today, our daily newsletter. To receive it, r... Read more
The nationwide lockdown in India which started about a month ago has impacted nearly 40 million internal migrants, the World Bank has said. “The lockdown in India has impacted the live... Read more