When India recently held a two-day hydrocarbon summit with Africa, it was unambiguously clear that New Delhi organized it with two objectives in mind: First, energy security and second, uncertainty and tension in the Middle-East and its impact on oil supply in the future. For the energy deficient country, a mix of energy sources that […]
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What is Russia’s endgame in Syria?
After its futile attempt in Afghanistan in the 80s, Syria is the next major country outside its region where Russia has got involved in military conflict, ostensibly to protect Russian interests. So what is the Russian endgame here? With international prices of crude oil at record low levels, coupled with economic sanctions imposed on it […]
Oil Prices and the Global Economy
Oil is often referred to as Black Gold and with good reason. Oil has powered the industrial and transportation growth for the last 100 years ever since the discovery of oil at the Spindletop geyser in Texas in 1901. Although oil has been around for centuries, its commercial exploitation was triggered by the Spindletop discovery. […]
Top Politicians Around The World In 2015
There are several politicians who are popular in their own countries but are not very visible in international politics, while there are politicians who may be popular in international politics but may not enjoy wide support in their own countries. In either case, popularity remains a subjective interpretation and changes with time or events as […]
How to Say Hello around the World?
Greetings are the first thing that we exchange with people from other cultures such as ones who do not speak our language or ones who are from a different country or perhaps a different part of the same country itself. It is the pleasant demeanor and a smiling face that helps us strike a conversation […]
ISIS Claims Russian Plane Shooting
Russian authorities are mum; they are neither believing in the claims of ISIS nor the on-going murmur about the involvement of some state-sponsored hands in the downing of Russian plane over Egypt which led to the death of all 224 passengers on board. Amid claims and tide of speculations, some aviation experts’ argue that ill-fated […]
Most Powerful Militaries in the World
The U.S. is the global leader when it comes to military might. It has an astronomical defense budget of $612 billion. In recent times a number of factors such as spending cuts and sequestration have contributed to bringing down its defense expenditure. However, this figure is still more than the combined amount spent by the […]