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Update : Green Card

In what could be a major boost to Indian Engineers and Researchers aiming to work in the United States, the lower house of the US Legislature, the House...

July 11, 2019

Mexico beats US to lift 8th CONCACAF Gold Cup

Mexico’s men’s soccer team won 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup by defeating United States men with 1-0 in the final. This is Mexico’s record 8th Gold Cup title. Key...

July 9, 2019

Short Note : Iran’s Nuclear Program

Iran has recently announced that it would increase the uranium enrichment of its uranium program to 3.67%. While this has sent alarm bells ringing in the United States...

July 8, 2019

Short Note : Gerrymandering

Gerrymandering is unethical but legal practice in the United States. It is used by political parties to establish an unfair advantage for a particular party or electoral group...

July 3, 2019

Update : US Democratic Party primaries

In the run-up to 2020 American Presidential polls, the American Democratic party is currently organizing the primaries to select its Presidential candidate for the polls. The primaries and...

July 3, 2019

Short Note – Death Penalty

In a United Nations General Assembly(UNGA) resolution aimed at examining options to end the trade in goods used for capital punishment and torture, India abstained from voting on...

June 29, 2019

Terror Attacks in Afghanistan

An alleged terrorist attack by the Taliban killed at least 25 pro-government Afghanistan Forces in the province of Baghlan, located in northern Afghanistan. What is the Taliban? The...

June 29, 2019

Update – Trump’s Border Wall

US President Donald Trump may have to wait a little longer to get his promised border wall as a US Federal Judge prohibited President Trump from using federally...

June 29, 2019

Fact in Focus – S-400

One particular piece of military technology, the S-400 has dominated much of the discussions in the Indian space for the past week. What is the S-400? The S-400...

June 28, 2019

Short Note – Indian Victory over US at WTO

A World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute resolution panel has granted India a victory in a 3-year-old case against the United States over restrictive trade practices. India has approached...

June 27, 2019

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