Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/28/kazakhstan-doesnt-want-to-be-behind-iron-curtain-minister Kazakhstan, a former Soviet satellite state, has faced many challenges so far this year. Earlier this year in January, massive protests and riots broke out across the country which was met with violent resistance from Kazakhstani officers and Russian troops who helped stabilize the country. Now, Kazakhstan faces a new issue, Russia. Earlier this year, Russia… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-afghanistan-business-china-religion-6df7983f4446fe38119d4d4dc04782d0 After the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August 2021, the state has devolved into utter chaos. An economic and humanitarian crisis is plaguing the country right now as the new government is unable and unwilling to support educational programs, a starvation crisis, and more. This destabilization has deeply disturbed other countries in the region like… Read more »
Chinas premier Li Keqiang steps down amid new lockdowns in major Chinese cities. The “premier” is the second most powerful position in the Chinese communist party. Unlike Li’s predecessors, he left quietly without much explanation. The premier is on his way out of elite Chinese politics, but Xi is here to stay for a long time. “Against the backdrop of the… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/exclusive-sri-lanka-seeks-additional-1-billion-credit-line-india-sources-2022-03-28/ Sri Lanka is in a critical financial crisis currently because of a 70% drop of foreign exchange reserves. Fuel prices have skyrocketed, food prices are through the roof and the country is protesting. In reaction to this Sri Lanka has pleaded to India for an additional 1.5 billion dollar credit line. A previous 1 billion dollar credit line was… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-conducts-antitrust-raids-tyre-companies-ceat-apollo-continental-sources-2022-03-30/ India’s government has conducted antitrust raids on the largest tyre companies in their country. When the raiding of the companies took place they found that they were all raising prices together to create a monopolized market so that they could make more profit selling tyres. One of the sources said that these companies had unfair trade practices and rigging… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-stands-by-trade-with-russia-lavrov-set-visit-2022-03-29/ With the war between Ukraine and Russia raging on India seems to be tagging on to Russia, at least when it comes to trade. The Russian Foreign minister is set to visit India this week, in relation to trade between the two countries. This is the first time Russia has visited another country since the beginning of the war…. Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/business/india-invest-exploring-lithium-cobalt-mines-australia-2022-03-29/ India and Australia have both invested in mining exploration operations in Australia. Over the next six months, the operation is searching for lithium and cobalt mines in Australia as the minerals are key to producing batteries and electric vehicles.This joint venture by KABIL, an Indian government-sponsored mining coalition between NALU and HCPR, and CMFO, an Australian… Read more »
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/mar/11/women-behind-the-lens-khaula-jamil-bangladeshi-pakistan-gymnastics Because Bangladesh and Pakistan have a long history relating back to the founding of the country Bangladesh, it’s only natural that there’s a high population of Bangalis in Pakistan. However, there’s a pretty prominent difference between the two types of Bangalis living there. The first is Bangalis who lived in West Pakistan at the time of the creation of… Read more »
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/mar/11/up-to-10000-asian-migrant-workers-die-in-the-gulf-every-year-claims-report In a new claim from countries in South Asia, such as Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Nepal, migrant workers from the above countries are being treated without regard for loss of life or safety precautions in gulf countries. These gulf countries being United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, and Kuwait. Due to a lack of labor reforms in… Read more »
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/11/india-fires-missile-into-pakistan-after-technical-malfunction India accidentally set of an unarmed missile that flew into Pakistan this past week, increasing tensions that had previously died down between the two countries. Indian government officials claim that the missile was mistakenly fired during routine maintenance. Luckily, there was no loss of life and the missile crashed outside the city Mian Channu. In response, Pakistan government officials… Read more »
