No Comments BRICS+ can play an effective role in facilitating diverse engagement and work for the common interests of all members provided the ambition of one nation is not allowed to jeopardise the growth agenda of other nations. BRICS formally declared that Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, UAE and Ethiopia will become full members as the group […]
No Comments Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the president of Brazil, travelled to China last week to fortify ties with that country, which is its largest trading partner. Lula further aimed to garner support for his improbable efforts to bring about peace in Ukraine. As President Lula is back with another Presidential tenure he wants BRICS countries […]
No Comments The trigger for the large-scale anti-government protests was the events of Dec. 7, 2022, that saw now-ousted President Pedro Castillo embark on what has been described as an attempted coup. Whether it was a “coup” is subject to debate. Castillo’s supporters say he was trying to head off a different type of coup, one instigated […]
No Comments January 9, 2023, saw a major turnaround in Brazilian politics as a huge number of Bolansaro supporters stormed the Brazilian parliament and the Supreme Court. The storming of the country’s democratic institutions comes months after Jair Bolansaro’s election loss against veteran leader Luiz Inacio Silva (LULA) in the tightly contested October elections. Bolansaro’s election loss was a huge […]
No Comments With the US resuming its oil operations in Venezuela, this article aims to understand the reasons, aftermath, and geopolitics of the US easing sanctions on Venezuelan Oil. Venezuela, a country situated in the northern part of Latin America on the shades of the Andes and which holds the world’s largest reserves of oil, is known for its […]
No Comments On 9 June, the Congress in El Salvador passed a bill to make Bitcoin a legally accepted currency in the country. It is the first ever country to include a cryptocurrency as its official currency. Individuals investing more than three Bitcoins in the country will also be given citizenship. The move will enable citizens to […]
No Comments A Bloomberg report stated that the severe drought condition in Brazil’s Center-South region, a powerhouse of agricultural output, has left farmers worried about running out of the water reserves that help keep crops alive over several months of the dry season. Further, it stated that as these areas cannot get enough water, Brazil’s coffee and […]
No Comments At least 50 people have died since the protests in Colombia began, according to media reports, while 524 have disappeared. The protests are turning out to be a big headache to the Colombian government, which is already struggling to deal with the coronavirus pandemic in the country. With Colombia fast running out of hospital beds, […]
1 Comment Venezuelan officials and the United Nations World Food Programme announced a deal to provide food for school children in the country, which is suffering from an economic collapse. The program announced on April 19 will attempt to reach out to 1,85,000 children by the end of 2021 and will stretch to cover 1.5 million children […]
No Comments The 2020 Venezuelan parliamentary elections are being held amid a raging political crisis. The opposition has boycotted the elections alleging that it would help President Nicolas Maduro strengthen his grip on both the country’s legislature and the National Assembly. His opponent Juan Guaido is set to lose his leadership of Venezuela’s National Assembly.
