Trump Threatens To Double China Tariffs, Chinese Producers Brace For Impact
By Qian Lang U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Monday to nearly double already hefty tariffs on China in an escalating trade war between the world’s two leading economies that is impacting...
View ArticleTrump Says US And Iran Are In Direct Talks
(RFE/RL) -- The United States is holding direct talks with Iran, President Donald Trump said, insisting that the Islamic Republic must not be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon. Speaking to reporters...
View ArticleIndia: Relative Stability In Northeast – Analysis
By Priyanka Devi Kshetrimayum According to the latest official data available, as on April 1, 2025, the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) was in force in 194 Police Stations in 37 districts...
View ArticleISWAP Use Of Weaponized Drones Alter The Battlefield In Lake Chad Basin
Islamic State West Africa Province extremists have begun using weaponized drones in their attacks against government forces in the Lake Chad Basin, marking a major shift in tactics for the terrorist...
View ArticleCentral Asia-EU Summit Generates Little Momentum For Expanded European Role...
(Eurasianet) -- Billed as a potentially transformative event that could supercharge the European Union’s emergence as a major regional player, the inaugural Central Asia-EU summit instead...
View ArticleDr. Trump’s Crazy Tariff Formula – OpEd
Suppose your doctor suddenly insisted that you needed to follow a strict diet and exercise regimen. He said he realized you had a serious problem when he divided your height by your birthday, and it...
View ArticleIndia: Crawling to Normalcy In J&K – Analysis
By Ajit Kumar Singh On the intervening night of April 4 and April 5, 2025, the Border Security Force (BSF) killed an unidentified Pakistani infiltrator along the International Border (IB) in the...
View ArticlePoland Prepares For Direct War With Russia – Analysis
By Janusz Bugajski Poland has been reinvigorating its military preparations for a potential war with Russia since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022. Warsaw is bolstering...
View ArticleSouth Africa’s President Says Budget 2025 Vital For Economic Growth And...
In his weekly newsletter, President Cyril Ramaphosa has emphasised the crucial role of the 2025 Fiscal Framework and Revenue Proposals, which were recently passed by Parliament, in driving economic...
View ArticleMoscow Patriarchate Taking Full Control Of Religious Life In Occupied...
Kremlin propagandists have succeeded in attracting worldwide attention to the ways in which the autocephalous Orthodox Church of Ukraine has moved to reduce the influence of the Moscow-controlled...
View ArticleReform The USDA – OpEd
Harry Truman once proclaimed: “No man should be president who doesn’t understand hogs.” That might explain the calamitous mess that President Trump and Elon Musk are making of our government today....
View ArticleTrump Pushes Geopolitics Of Oil On Caribbean – OpEd
The Trump administration is organizing a network of energy-producing states in the Caribbean to provide the region with a steady supply of fossil fuels, despite the environmental risks. Hoping to...
View ArticleDevaluing The US Dollar: How To Make America Poorer Again – OpEd
By Daniel Lacalle In recent days, we have read numerous articles about a possible agreement between the US administration and its main trading partners to devalue the US dollar. It has been named “The...
View ArticleTrump’s Tariffs: The Art Of The Deal? Not Exactly – OpEd
President Donald Trump’s new tariff campaign, imposing heavy taxes on imports from both friendly and unfriendly U.S. trading partners, might have prompted the famous Prussian general and military...
View ArticleHow Khamenei’s Policies Are Crushing Iran’s Economy And Currency – OpEd
At a time when Iran’s economy has buckled under the weight of inflation and global isolation, economist Mahmoud Jamsaz in an article published in the state-run Bahar News website on April 1,...
View ArticleWhat Happens When Russian And Ukrainian Soldiers Come Home? – OpEd
Russian and Ukrainian soldiers will eventually largely lay down their arms, but as the Soviet Afghanistan War shows, returning from the frontlines causes its own issues. Two years into his prison term...
View ArticleWithdrawal Symptoms: Hungary, Europe And The International Criminal Court – OpEd
Europe seems to be suffering paroxysms of withdrawal, notably when it comes to international conventions. Many states on the continent seem to have decided that international law is a burden onerous...
View ArticleTariffs And Trade Deficits – OpEd
Imagine two businesses across the street from each other: a hardware store and a café. Once a year, the café buys a set of pans from the hardware store to keep its kitchen running. Meanwhile, every...
View ArticleA Guide: Uranium And The Nuclear Fuel Cycle – Analysis
The nuclear fuel cycle is the series of industrial processes that turns uranium into electricity. Claire Maden takes a look at the steps that make up the cycle, the major players and the potential...
View ArticleAdvanced Maternal Age: Risks And Realities Of Delayed Childbearing – Analysis
By Nimisha Chadha The trend of delayed childbearing and advanced maternal age (AMA) has become more prominent globally, with India following a similar trajectory. This shift represents progress in...
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