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Bangladesh and India, along with several South East Asian and African nations, are the most vulnerable to climate change, while the United States, Canada and Western Europe are the least vulnerable, according to a recently-published assessment by Standard and Poor credit rating service. The rich industrialized nations which have contribute the most to climate change are the least…
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A new study shows that China is now India's top trading partner, edging out the United Arab Emirates—India’s previous top trading partner—and is comfortably ahead of the US and Saudi Arabia. India-China annual trade volume now adds up to about $70 billion, and India is running a massive $40 billion trade deficit with China. China exports high-value, high-tech machines to India while…
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Possession of nuclear weapons is considered "the ultimate deterrent" by eminent international geopolitical analysts like Professor John Mearsheimer of Chicago University. However, it appears that Mearsheimer has also raised questions about the survivability of a small land-based nuclear arsenal in the event of a first strike by a nuclear-armed adversary. Is this likely to tempt India to launch first strike against Pakistan's nuclear assets?…
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Pakistan's recent successful flight test of Fa'az, its indigenous air-to-air missile, has garnered significant international attention. What is its significance? First, it is a major breakthrough for its national defense industry, elevating Pakistan into an elite, relatively small group of nations possessing the complex engineering expertise required to build weapons capable of hunting fighter jets. Second, it enhances the country's self-reliance and makes it less vulnerable…
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