Ashish Shukla's Blog, page 45
December 21, 2015
Iraq stands up with beauty pageant
In winning the first beauty pageant of her country in 43 years, Shaima Qassim let the world know that Iraq lives (see video).
December 19, 2015
India thumbs nose at China
In the first part of this series, we looked at Japan and India raising hackles against China in East and South China Sea.
December 17, 2015
Has Japan won India for its master?
China now sees India as a part of a quadrilateral marine force trying to encircle it. Another war theatre, besides the Middle East, is now real in Asia. NewsBred inspects this danger to Asia in a two-part article.
December 16, 2015
Why Saudis have formed a bloc against IS
Saudis ought to have been the first to smash IS given its threat next door. Now suddenly they've woken up to the threat with a 34-nation military bloc. What's the reason?
December 14, 2015
5 points is all you need to know of Paris Climate deal
Below are the five things for all one need to know about the just-concluded Paris climate talks in case you feel swamped by the barrage of news, expert opinions and diplomatic language.
December 11, 2015
Aamir, tell Kiran: Certainly Not US
Donald Trump has repeated his call on Muslims. But that's not new. US has often legislated against immigration of Arabs, Asians, Africans and even Europeans in the past.
December 10, 2015
Indo-Pak ties: A century of hostilities
In three decades, India and Pakistan would have completed a century of hostilities. The water dispute has often been ignored in this narrative.
December 7, 2015
A new superpower we didn't know exist
For six centuries, history has been the story of great game of empires. There is a new kid on the block who is now ready to call the shots.
December 5, 2015
Why your kid could grow up with a damaged lung
How winter is so deadly for Delhi’s residents. What 5 lakhs of additional vehicles every year means to our health. Why half of Delhi’s 44-lakh children would grow up with damaged lungs.
December 2, 2015
Why Chennai drowned?
Chennai is drowning. We all remember Srinagar. Kedarnath. Mumbai. And Delhi where airport has gone under water in 3 of last 5 years. We didn't know the reasons until now.
