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Musk and Soros

Soros has been a funder of the Democratic Party in the US and has self-confessedly supported causes that are inherently liberal and pro-democracy, through his muchbandied Open Society Foundation that operates in over 120 countries.

Arab Response

The latest proposal by US President Donald Trump to take control of Gaza and resettle its Palestinian population has triggered alarm across the Arab world.

Ukraine Cornered

The Trump Administration’s latest demand ~ that Ukraine grant the US access to its critical minerals in exchange for aid ~ marks a dramatic shift in Washington’s approach to the war.

How India can avoid middle-income trap

The World Development Report (WDR) 2024 titled “The MiddleIncome Trap” reported that about 108 middle-income countries are hovering around this status for the last sixty years and despite multiple possibilities to introduce tried and true technology improvements, all are in the middle-income trap.

How far right will Germany go?

With only a few weeks until Germany’s election, Elon Musk has unambiguously thrown his support behind the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.

Year of snakes, ladders

As China celebrates the Lunar Year of the Snake, the first angpow (red packet gift) was the DeepSeek AI software that shook Wall Street to the tune of nearly $1 trillion in market capitalization.

Middle-Class

Relief The Union Budget 2025-26 delivers a substantial tax break to India’s middle class, with the exemption threshold rising to Rs 12 lakh from Rs 7 lakh.

Tech Surge

For decades, the prevailing assumption in technology circles has been that the West, led by the United States, enjoys an unassailable dominance in advanced research and innovation.

Return of Oligarchs

Outgoing US President Joe Biden in his farewell address spoke of “dangerous concentration of power in the hands of very few ultra-wealthy people, and the dangerous consequences if their abuse of power was left unchecked,” underlining threats to the institutions that govern American society by placement of plutocrats in bodies deciding public policy and the monopolistic control over personal data and misinformation campaigns by some wealthy individuals ~ which was shaping political discourse and public perception.