Sometimes, Zeinulla Kakimzhanov enjoys appearing in Forbes magazine. An English-language profile in 2016, for example, casts him as a man of discerning taste aspiring to rebuild Kazakhstan’s winemaking tradition. Kakimzhanov is not such a fan of the magazine’s Kazakhstan franchise, however. This week, police acting on a criminal complaint filed by the businessman raided Forbes’s Almaty offices and carted away… Read more »
A company from China has reportedly been granted a license to operate a gold mine in Tajikistan in exchange for building a power plant free of charge in the country’s capital. Asia-Plus newspaper reported on April 11, citing an unnamed official with the State Geology Department, that Xinjiang-based TBEA has received the concession to develop the Upper Kumarg mine in… Read more »
Azerbaijani voters go to the polls on April 11 for a presidential election. The outcome of the vote is already known: President Ilham Aliyev will be reelected. But seven other candidates also are on the ballot, and even if they don’t offer Azerbaijanis a viable choice, they are at least providing a source of humor. One candidate, Hafiz Hajiyev, is… Read more »
Uzbekistan has just adopted a new law regulating the functions of its security services, the recently rebranded State Security Service, or SGB. The legislation was adopted by the lower house of parliament on March 15 and then approved by the Senate, the Oliy Majlis. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the law into effect on April 5 and the following day it… Read more »
A strategic partnership between Russia and Turkmenistan have recently been made stronger by the ratification of a treaty for the two countries. This is in the lower house of the Russian government as of right now and is slowly making his way up to Vladimir Putin. This bill was in place sole because of him wanting to ensure for the… Read more »
It is no surprise that India is experiencing a water crisis; this is for many reasons.. exponential population growth, infrastructure deficits, little access to potable water… unfortunately humans are reactionary creature, and not until we are on the brink of a bottomless drought will we find a solution, or better yet, live more sustainably. However, India does realize they do… Read more »
JAMMU: A shutdown called over several issues by the Jammu Bar Associationevoked lukewarm response on Wednesday as other bar associations and business chamber remained away from it calling the issues sub judice. The shutdown was called by the Jammu lawyers body against settlements of Rohingyarefugees in Jammu, for transfer of Asifa murder case investigations to the CBI and against the… Read more »
LUSAKA: India and Zambia on Wednesday signed four agreements including on double taxation avoidance and judicial cooperation as President Ram Nath Kovindheld delegation-level talks with his Zambian counterpart Edgar Chagwa Lungu. President Kovind, who arrived here on Tuesday on the final leg of his visit to three African countries, had “meaningful and wide-ranging discussions” with his Zambian counterpart, said a… Read more »
NEW DELHI: Seeking to allay the Supreme Court’s apprehension that mandatory Aadhaar linkage with mobiles and bank accounts to check money laundering and financial fraud could amount to suspecting all citizens, the Centre said the measure was similar to frisking of all passengers at airports. Appearing for the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), additional solicitor general Tushar Mehta argued… Read more »
LONDON: Shrinking reservoirs in India, Morocco, Iraq and Spain could result in water taps going completely dry in these four countries, a study based on a new early warning satellite system has warned. According to the developers of the new satellite early warning system for the world’s 500,000 dams, shrinking reservoirs in India, Morocco, Iraq and Spain could spark the… Read more »