Category: Geopolitics

Kamal Hossain, a former ally of PM Hasina’s father has joined hands with Bangladesh National Party seeking to end the decade long rule of PM Sheikh Hasina, who has been accused of authoritarianism. The Bangladesh National Party’s chief Khaleda Zia and other activists are presently in jail…

Qatar’s will withdraw from OPEC in January 2019. The government said the decision was driven by Qatar’s long-term plans to increase its liquefied natural gas (LNG) output to 110 million tons by 2024 from 77 million today, consolidating Qatar’s position as the world biggest LNG exporter. The Organisation of the Petroleum…

India risked US Sanctions when it agreed to sign $5 billion deal to buy Russian S-400 missile systems. US defence secretary, James Mattis has assured his Indian counterpart, Nirmala Sitharaman that the two sides will ‘work everything out’ regarding the threat of US sanctions. In August…

Berlin won’t scrap the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project after the latest conflict between Moscow and Kiev, says German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, adding it would reduce Germany’s ability to allocate gas supplies to Ukraine.Russia is facing severe international criticism for its…

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said that he has received a letter from President Trump asking for his government’s help and cooperation in advancing peace talks with the Afghan Taliban insurgents. The Taliban are a Sunni Islamic fundamentalist political movement in Afghanistan…

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe has welcomed Britain’s possible entry into the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. PM May is looking to seal as many trade deals as possible before the scheduled Brexit in March 2019. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), also called the Trans-Pacific…

The 2018 G20 Summit, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina concluded on 1 December. The G20 final communique reaffirmed the group’s commitment to further strengthening of the global financial safety net. The G20 (or Group of Twenty) is an international forum for the governments and central bank governors…

Russia is putting on a brave face after U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly junked a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump’s snub was a clear signal to Putin just as he arrived at a G20 summit where Western leaders banded together to denounce Russia’s actions in Ukraine. Russian…

A South Korean train crossed into North Korea for the first time, despite UN Sanctions. The two countries have initiated a study on renovating North Korea’s railway system and linking it to South Korea. On June 25th 1950, the Korean War began when 75,000 soldiers from the North…

Experts say Beijing had attempted to exert its influence on the 2016 Presidential Elections through indirect methods such as manipulating American companies. The 2016 United States presidential election was the 58th quadrennial American presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. The Republican ticket…