China announced its first retaliation on March 23 against Donald Trump’s trade measures – levying a high tariff on steel and Aluminium (25 per cent and 10 percent respectively) and fresh tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese imports with indications of more protectionist measures in the future. The Chinese retaliation came just a few hours […]
China’s parliament unanimously re-elected (March 17) Xi Jinping as the country’s president. Former top graft-buster (government’s anti corruption crusader) Wang Qishan, a key ally of President Xi Jinping, was also chosen as vice president on the same day. a widely-expected move that nonetheless breaks with convention and underlines Xi’s dominant authority.The legislature is dominated by h delegates […]
In a milestone breakthrough, BrahMos, was successfully test fired with an indigenous seeker on March 22 at a Pokhran test range in Rajasthan. It is said to be the world’s fastest and most formidable anti-ship cruise missile. This test firing of supersonic missile has given a big boost to government’s ‘Make in India’ campaign as […]
Taking strategic ties to a new high India and France took their strategic ties to a new plane on March 10 when they signed as many as 14 key agreements in areas like defence, security, nuclear energy and protection of classified information as French President Emmanuel Macron conveyed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi his country’s firm […]
In a recent interview with CNBC-TV18, Raghuram Rajan, the former RBI governor who left the office in 2016, has said that 7.5% growth rate is not enough for employing 12 million people in the country. India had slumped to a three year low of 5.7% in the first quarter of FY18, but disruptions caused by […]
Indian Army issued advisory to people about Chinese hackers. India ranks higher than its global peers in being a victim of malware and ransomware attacks. (Reuters) WhatsApp security risk: The Additional Directorate General of Public Information of the Indian Army has released a video on Twitter alerting people of Chinese hackers. The tweet advised people to be […]
On Sunday ( March 18) night, a self-driving car operated by Uber being tested with an emergency backup driver behind the wheel crashed and killed a woman in Tempe, Arizona. Reportedly, the first ever death caused by the self-driving car was a Volvo XC90 SUV operated by Uber was in autonomous mode with a human […]
Union foreign minister Sushma Swaraj said in Rajya Sabha on March 20 that 39 Indians stranded in Mosul (Iraq) were killed by ISIS. The minister also said that the stranded Indians were kidnapped and most of them were from Punjab. The Union minister revealed that the bodies of the deceased were exhumed and DNA samples […]
Notwithstanding cautions from experts, his own Republican Party members and opposition Democratic Party regarding possible ignition of a regressive global trade war, President Donald Trump ordered steep new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to the U.S. on March 08. He in his usual bullish style vowed to fight back against an “assault on our […]
Origins of the early state A new phase of political development in the Eastern Gangetic plains started when Koshala, Avanti, Vatsa and Magadha mahajanapadas established their hegemony over others. Rise of Magadha Bimbisara Magadha rose into prominence under the rule of Bimbisara of Haryanka dynasty. Most probably, he overthrew the Brihadrathas from Magadha and assumed […]