2 Comments “India’s energy security is also important for global growth, as it is the world’s fastest-growing economy. We must not promote any restrictions on the supply of energy and stability in the energy market should be ensured”, PM Narendra Modi said during his address during the session on Food and Energy Security at the G20 summit […]
No Comments The 1918-19 Spanish Flu caused by the H1N1 virus had infected close to one–third of the world population with 50 million deaths and was considered the most devastating pandemic. A century later, the world witnessed another highly infectious pandemic caused by SARS – CoV 2 virus, better known as Covid – 19. India being the […]
No Comments The heavy dependence of multiple countries, especially from the affluent part of the world, on Russian Energy resources is why many scholars have designated it as the ‘Energy Superpower’. The fact that major European countries like Germany are unwilling to stop their purchases from Russia even in the face of its actions in Ukraine, attests […]
No Comments Introduction The current events in Ukraine have again posed the question of safety of the large Indian diaspora living abroad. However, this is also a case study here about the Indian government’s success in rescuing its citizens in distress. How did India transform itself from a non-aligned balancing power into a nation that is assertive […]
No Comments Shanghai has been plunged into an extended lockdown and some residents face some more days of isolation in their homes as China’s strict Zero-COVID policy threatens the country’s economy. Shanghai has put all its 26 million residents under lockdown in China’s biggest citywide imposition of the restrictions since the pandemic began as authorities admitted the […]
No Comments A report titled ‘Analysis of Global Media Coverage of Events in India’ and published by IIMC in the latest issue of its quarterly media journal has found that western Media reportage on India over the last reflects prejudice, lack of nuances, poor understanding of complexities, hit & run reporting, click bait journalism and limited fact-checks. The report […]
No Comments As of January 2022, India had exported about 140 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine. India has also taken up the issue of suspending Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) to ensure countries can manufacture the required vaccines. With robust vaccine manufacturing, India is helping the low- and middle-income countries vaccinate their population. While developed countries are […]
No Comments Canadian molecular biologist Dr Alina Chan has informed the members of Parliament (MPs) on the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee on Wednesday that a leak from a laboratory in Wuhan region of China is now the “more likely” origin of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Dr Chan who has specialised in gene therapy and […]
No Comments Scientists have warned for months that coronavirus will thrive as long as vast parts of the world lack vaccines. The hoarding of limited COVID-19 shots by rich countries which has created virtual vaccine deserts in many poorer ones threatens the entire globe. The virus spreads among unvaccinated populations and gives it opportunities to mutate and […]
5 Comments India’s economic growth is also picking up after a deep slump caused by the pandemic The successful endorsement of the Global corporate minimum tax of 15%, to be levied on multinational companies looks like a measure of Geo-Welfarism India’s global stature is significantly growing and the developed western world which is facing a crisis in […]
