European Union
Macron comfortably ahead in French polls, Marine Le Pen closes gap
April 5, 2022
For long, France has been seen as amongst the most ‘socialist’ States in the western world and the anchor of socialism in European Union, with its relatively generous social security rules as well as the infamous unions and their numerous strikes and protests that have often ...
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Ukraine War: Total breakdown of USA-Russia entente
February 26, 2022
After weeks of buildup of Russian military troops, accompanied by constant denials by Russian President Vladimir Putin of any aggressive intent, and amidst several warnings by the United States President Joe Biden about an impending invasion of Ukraine, a full-blown war between R...
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EU greenwashing nuclear power: Short sighted & counterproductive
February 21, 2022
After nearly half a century of being home to the world’s most high profile anti-nuclear movement, it is fashionable to be nuclear in Europe again. From Heads of States to the bureaucrats sitting in Brussels, everyone seems to have new-found love for nuclear power. Last week, Fr...
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UK-India FTA: Building bridges beyond Brexit
February 7, 2022
Five years ago, on June 23, 2016, the British people stunned the world by voting yes in the referendum on Brexit. Although the countdown to leave the European Union began in the British summer, Britain had already been working towards establishing direct trade and economic relati...
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Packaging industry: Low hanging fruit for sustainability
January 31, 2022
July 1, 2022 will be a make-or-break day for Indian packaging industry as it would be the first day that a total ban on single use plastics will be enforced by the government. After years of nudging the industry towards phase out of these plastics, the government has gone ahead a...
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Cryptocurrency still under crosshair in India
December 19, 2021
Unlike gold, silver or physical banknotes, a cryptocurrency is a digital form of money in form of a few lines of code. Until now, no Central Bank has issued any cryptocurrency in the world, which are created by using blockchain technology and a cryptography network. The cryptogra...
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EU’s Global Gateway to counter Chinese BRI
December 8, 2021
In search for a transformative moment to re-establish their close allies’ relations, both the European Union and the United States have found China as the common denominator which can help them quickly regain lost charm of trusted allies. Under four years of Trump Presidency, r...
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Belarus-Poland standoff, Channel tragedy put focus on EU’s poor migrant policy
December 2, 2021
Six years after it was faced with a crippling flow of migrants, from war-hit and natural disaster affected parts of Middle East and South Asia, Europe is having a tough time again with migrants. In the worst-ever such incident in decades, dozens drowned in the English Channel as ...
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Lessons from flare up of Covid-19 across Europe
November 29, 2021
Recently, in its most alarming statement in months, the World Health Organisation warned that Europe was once again the epicentre of the Covid-19 pandemic and that it was the only region in the world where the number of cases was rising still. The warning came as a range of natio...
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European Union’s China challenge
June 7, 2021
With the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the world was already a dangerous place and today it has become more dangerous as even after 16 months into the worst global health crisis in over a century, we still do not know the source of the pandemic. However, there are some encou...
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FTA with EU, potential minefield for beleaguered India
May 10, 2021
The latest EU-India Summit, held over internet on Saturday, had a very unique feature. While in the past the Summit has involved Indian Prime Minister, the head of European Council, the head of government of the country that holds the presidency of the EU at the moment of the sum...
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EU-China investment deal clouds ties with US
January 28, 2021
On December 30 last year, after seven years of protracted and sometimes difficult negotiations, the European Union and China agreed in principle on a landmark investment treaty that Brussels insists will resolve longstanding problems faced by European companies in the country. Th...
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