Analysis 32 - Samvada World

Cambodia Government versus Opposition: Why has Cambodia’s longest serving PM arrested his political opponents and put them on trial?

26Nov

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Analysis, Asia, Featured, World

Cambodia Government versus Opposition: Why has Cambodia’s longest serving PM arrested his political opponents and put them on trial?

Cambodia's PM Hun Sen launched a sweeping crackdown on his opponents in 2017 charging them with treason and illegal attempt to take power. Most opposition leaders of CNRP were arrested along with their supporters. The opposition charges the PM and his party the CPP of human rights abuses, torture, control of media and corruption. As the government and opposition battles it out, the world is watching the court proceedings with keen interest. The crackdown on political opponents by Prime Minister Hun Sen which started in 2017 has now reached the next stage. On Thursday, 26th November, a Cambodian court began hearing into the cases of over 120 opponents and government critics who have been charged with treason. They have also been charged with taking part in protests deemed illegal by the...

Geopolitics of Global Battery Supply Chain: China’s domination, Economic Security and India’s Role

23Nov

By Chandrashekar TS2 Comments

Analysis, Featured, World

Geopolitics of Global Battery Supply Chain: China’s domination, Economic Security and India’s Role

Bharat always believes Trade Globalization and new Technology innovations are for world’s mutual growth and development. Indians have gone through the world to do Business, Work as Scientists, Engineers, Students, Labors and have contributed for the next generation edge. From Google to Microsoft to getting nominated in a Presidential Race of a powerful country Indians have made their own mark. Neither they nor Bharat as a Nation has ever wanted to dominate a product or resource or Nations for their own selfish ends. A question has now arisen as to how the Battery Supply Chain has been used and dominated by China with more than world’s 50% share and how it has used it for its narrow political interests. This could make the global battery supply an issue of national security. ...

COVID19 – Why are Europeans protesting against lockdown and safety norms?

21Nov

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Analysis, Europe, Featured, World

COVID19 – Why are Europeans protesting against lockdown and safety norms?

Europe is now dealing with two extremes related to the COVID19 pandemic - The rise in Corona infections on one end with large scale protests against lockdown and COVID19 safety norms at the other. Many countries in the continent are in the grip of protests against fresh lockdown as COVID19 cases continue to rise. Germany has become the epicentre of this anti-lockdown movement in Europe, as thousands of people have been taking to the streets in several cities to defy social distancing measures and mask mandates for many months now. As the second wave of COVID19 hit Europe in early November, patients started to fill hospitals in many countries. In order to stem further increase in infections, governments resorted to partial to full lockdowns and strict enforcement of COVID19 safety n...

Anti-Semitism in UK’s Labour Party – Why Lord Meghnad Desai’s resignation opens a can of worms for Jeremy Corbyn and the party

21Nov

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Analysis, Europe, Featured, World

Anti-Semitism in UK’s Labour Party – Why Lord Meghnad Desai’s resignation opens a can of worms for Jeremy Corbyn and the party

Lord Meghnad Desai, Indian-origin economist and author, has resigned as a member of the UK’s Opposition Labour Party over its failure to effectively tackle racism within its ranks, reports The Daily Guardian. Lord Desai on Thursday said that he was forced to cancel his membership after 49 years after former party leader Jeremy Corbyn was readmitted just 19 days after he was suspended and despite findings of “unlawful acts” by the country’s human rights watchdog against him. The Daily Guardian quotes Lord Desai saying, “It was a very peculiar decision to allow him back without any apology. He has been refused the party whip in the House of Commons for a few months, but that is a very lame response to a very big crisis”. He added “I have been very uncomfortable and slightly ashamed ...

Need for a New Culture of Geo-politics and Geo-strategy

16Nov

By Ram Madhav9 Comments

Analysis, Featured

Need for a New Culture of Geo-politics and Geo-strategy

History runs at its own pace. It is frustratingly slow and staid sometimes. Darkness and disillusionment seem never ending. But suddenly it races ahead like a Thoroughbred, leaving contemporaries in dismay and historians in disarray. The world is in the midst of such a racing pace today. The Cold War years of the last century, when everything was in a standstill, had given way to a temporary unipolar world order towards the end of the 20th Century. But as the New Century awoke to the new realities of multipolarity, the momentum of history surpassed all projections and imaginations. The Secretariat was unconquerable in early 1970s, the lone horse at the head of the stable. But in just a few years, too many Arabian horses crammed the tracks, all galloping ahead at incredible burst of sp...

Dharmic solutions for human challenges in the emerging Digital world

16Nov

By Dr. Ragoth Sundararajan1 Comment

Analysis, National

Dharmic solutions for human challenges in the emerging Digital world

Global history of the last many millennia has seen tectonic shifts and changes in the destiny of humans, spanning explorations, discoveries, wars, disease and violence of the kind never heard of before. Many cultures and so called civilizations have come and gone. New Nations have emerged in the last several centuries, especially in the Western Hemisphere. Today’s Global Structure and Order are uniquely defined by geopolitical events of the last one or two centuries. One Nation that has been an important player in the human journey of the last several millennia is India, that is Bharat. Ancient Bharat’s experience and pioneering achievements are being discovered and understood by the world even today. A Nation of rich culture, proven economic strength, scientific achievements and p...

Biden at the helm! What it means for the US and India – Part 2

12Nov

By Editor1 Comment

Analysis, Featured, North America, World

Biden at the helm! What it means for the US and India – Part 2

From viewing India as a third-world country and a minion to becoming a equal partner in many endeavors, the US-India relationship has come a long way. The closeness of political leaders of the two democracies and the increasing cooperation in defence and other fields is an indication of the changing preferences of both the countries irrespective of the party or president in power. As a metric of the increasing proximity of the two countries, there were just three US presidential visits to India for the first 50 years since India’s independence I.e, from 1947 to 1997. The first two visits were by Republican Presidents, Dwight D Eisenhower (in 1959) and Richard Nixon (in 1969), and third one was by a Democrat, Jimmy Carter (in 1978). However, the 23 years since then saw five US...

12Nov

By EditorNo Comments

Analysis, National

Bihar Election Results – PM Modi remains the only kingmaker as brand Nitish fades

A journalist with a major TV news network shared a video before the polls ended for Bihar, where the journalist speaks to a family in a village. The husband speaking on his voting preference says that he has been a traditional supporter of the 'lantern' (RJD symbol) while the wife who is standing next to him says that she likes Modi. When asked why, she says that Modi has given them ration, gas and other amenities. The husband then changes track and says when the lady of the house says Modi, Modi it will be his choice too. Therein lies the story of Bihar elections! The Bihar elections results and the results of the by-polls across the country is indeed a shot in the arm for the BJP. Though Nitish Kumar is set to retain his position as CM of Bihar, he and his party seem to have lost...

Internal Weakness of China – Food, Marine & Malacca

5Nov

By Chandrashekar TS2 Comments

Analysis, Featured, World

Internal Weakness of China – Food, Marine & Malacca

China has spoiled its bilateral relations with those nations on whom it depends for its food. Having depleted the seas close to home, the Chinese fishing fleet has been sailing farther afield in recent years to exploit the waters of other countries. The PRC’s dependence on Malacca gives rise to security concerns because the surrounding region is vulnerable to disruption that could block maritime traffic and a substantial portion of the PRC oil supply. The United Nations warned in June that the world is on the brink of its worst food crisis in 50 years. While China supports over 20 percent of the world’s population, it has a little over 12 percent of its arable land (according to the World Bank). According to the China Meteorological Administration, the country has e...