India-UK FTA will be a game-changer
After more than three years and 14 rounds of negotiations, the United Kingdom and India have finally announced a free trade agreement (FTA).
After more than three years and 14 rounds of negotiations, the United Kingdom and India have finally announced a free trade agreement (FTA).
By calling for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to take control of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal, India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has raised a bold, if controversial, proposition.
China’s latest attempt to rename places in Arunachal Pradesh is neither novel nor surprising.
Most will remember that Katrina Kariko and Drew Weissman won the Nobel Prize in 2023 for their mRNA vaccine research that resulted in a very efficacious vaccine for SARS-CoV-2.
In an era defined by hyper-connectivity, where news travels faster than it can be verified, truth finds itself shackled - battered by waves of misinformation, disinformation, and the relentless pursuit of virality.
Some critics argue that Yoon should stop daily briefings and instead go for a weekly or monthly session to minimize side effects.
On Thursday, in the immediate aftermath of the agreement, Biden and Lapid mentioned their support for the US-Israeli relationship, not to forget the perceived threat from Iran.
From 2012, though, when the relationship was elevated to a strategic partnership, policymakers on both sides have been incrementally upping the stakes, all the while keeping a wary eye on China.
Although depreciation of the currency makes imported goods expensive, and foreign travel and fees for studying abroad become costly, it is an erroneous presumption that absence of a strong currency is necessarily bad.
Cynically put, ESG standards for companies so far are all about disclosure, but not really about compliance in both spirit and letter of ESG aspirations.