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
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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
How a Kim Jong Un Demise Could Spark Unrest, Require US, South Korean Military Response
A Kim Jong Un demise could destabalize the region, create a massive refugee flow and force the U.S., South Korea and possibly other regional allies to react to the upheaval. That’s how exper... Read more
A few weeks ago the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists headlined an interview with novelist and academic Jeffery Lewis claiming it would explain “[h]ow the coronavirus outbreak is like a nucl... Read more
Stop China’s Predatory Investments Before the US Becomes its Next Victim
An ancient Chinese stratagem instructs military leaders: “Chen huo da jie,” or “loot a house when it’s on fire.” The tactic is simple and self-explanatory — strike when your enemy is most vu... Read more
Sorry, F-35: Japan to Develop Sixth-Generation Fighter on its Own
Last month Japan was poised to choose the United States as its partner to develop the successor to the F-2 fighter jet, but now the Japanese Air Self Defense Force has revised those plans an... Read more
Firewall for China: New Rules Cover Foreign Indirect Investment As Well
The government’s move to screen foreign direct investment (FDI) from China will also cover overseas transactions in other nations that involve the country. For instance, if a Chinese company... Read more