World Review | Pramit Pal Chaudhuri | May 2020
HIGHLIGHTS • IMPACT OF RACE PROTESTS IN US On May 25, a white police offer in Minnesota placed his knee on black American George Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes, asphyxiating him. The murder, caught on video, triggered widespread protests. The rioting, the worst the United States has seen since the 1960s, has spread to […]
World Review | Pramit Pal Chaudhuri | April 2020
US POLITICS AND THE PANDEMIC What If the US Cancels its Elections?There is a way Mike Pompeo could be sworn in as the next United States President. The combination of the Covid-19 pandemic and President Donald Trump’s unconcern about constitutional propriety has led to speculation that the US presidential elections in November could be cancelled. The […]
World Review | Pramit Pal Chaudhuri | February 2020
US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS Biden is Democratic Party FrontrunnerThe race to be the Democratic Party presidential candidate tightened dramatically after the Super Tuesday set of primaries leaving only centrist Joe Biden and leftwing Bernie Sanders in the fray. Biden’s subsequent victories in key states like Michigan has left him the clear frontrunner. Biden’s dramatic resurgence began […]
World Review | January 2020
BREXIT FOCUS Brexit At Last: UK officially leaves the EUThe United Kingdom officially left the European Union on January 31st, 2300 GMT. The day before, the European Parliament ratified the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement, 621 to 49 votes, in an emotional session that concluded with the members of the European parliament singing “Auld Lang Syne.” Several […]
World Review | October 2019
Developments in North America Bloomberg May Join US ElectionsBillionaire and former New York City mayor, Michael Bloomberg, has begun signalling he may enter the Democratic presidential race. A former moderate Republican and worth an estimated $ 52 billion, he had made noises earlier about a presidential run. After former vice-president Joe Biden entered the fray, Bloomberg […]
World Review | September 2019
Developments in North America Impeachment Prelude to US ElectionsThe Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, on September 25 announced her intention to initiate impeachment proceedings against the United States President, Donald Trump. The process is guaranteed to consume the Trump administration for at least the next two to three months. Trump will be […]
World Review | August 2019
G-7 Summit: Trump Almost Behaves Himself Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the guest leaders invited to the Group of Seven summit in mid-August in Biarritz, France. The leaders of India, Australia, Chile and Spain were asked to join by French President Emmanuel Macron along with a number of African countries. After two disastrous summits […]
World Review | July 2019
US Elections: Democratic Hopefuls on Foreign Policy The United States is slipping gradually into election mode. The incumbent President Donald Trump has already declared his intention to run again. His only rival for the Republican nomination is ex-governor Bill Weld whose run is seen as a mark of protest rather than a genuine campaign. The […]
USA Review | Pramit Pal Chaudhuri | June 2022
HIGHLIGHTS • BIDEN IN A TROUGH• INFLATION BLUES• ABORTION UPSET BIDEN IN A TROUGH Despite the Ukraine war, low unemployment and a receding Covid pandemic, President Joe Biden is struggling in the polls. There is a widespread sense among Americans of an executive struggling with competency issues whether it is tackling inflation or responding to […]
USA Review | Pramit Pal Chaudhuri | April 2022
HIGHLIGHTS • MIDTERM FEVER• JOBS VS PRICES• JUDGE JACKSON• FOREIGN DIVERSIONS• SANCTIONS SINGH• A SISTER REMEMBERS MIDTERM FEVER President Joe Biden’s administration and the Democratic Party are already preparing for the midterm elections in November. The midterms, when the entire House of Representatives and one-third of the Senate go before the voters, are generally bad […]