World In Brief: Recent Episodes
Rishma Kakar
Short, but not so sweet world happenings. News stories of people, politics, power and more. Because honestly, it's understood only when it's brief.
Today we discuss Japan’s message to its people to drink more alcohol and help increase its tax revenues
Today we discuss Bangladesh’s warning to the world on taking Chinese debt, borne out of its experience in recent times.
Today we discuss the grain export deal signed by Russia and Ukraine and if it will help the global food crisis that we face.
We are back after a break. Sri Lanka has plunged into a crisis of epic proportions. Yesterday, the presidential house was surrounded and breached by thousands of Sri Lankans who find themselves in an unprecedented situation where they have been deprived of the basic utilities of life. How did Sri Lanka come to this situation?
Today we discuss the developing food situation and India’s offer to President Joe Biden
Today we discuss Vladimir Putin's declaration of war on Ukraine. Its costs and geopolitical implications.
Today we discuss the crisis in Ukraine. With Russia and the NATO forces standing alert on the Ukrainian border , a spark could light a conflagration.
Today we discuss the sudden turn of events in Kazakhstan that has led to a state of emergency in the country.
A survey conducted by the Government of India suggests that India’s population may be set to decline in the future. That's good news for a country that suffers from overpopulation.
Today we discuss some facts that make China the world's polluting superpower. This is in light of the COP 26 summit in Glasgow where world leaders have assembled to discuss how they plan to tackle climate change.
Today we discuss an interesting phenomenon. The change in behaviour that caused India to increase its preference for petrol over diesel vehicles.
Today we discuss the Pandora Papers leak which is being called the biggest data leak in history so far
Sri Lanka seems to be in an economic meltdown but the roots of its economic predicament may lie in something that we may be familiar with.
Afghanistan is the world’s 7th poorest country and relies on aid. Its economic prospects look bleak and more financial pressure is likely to come from Western governments in the days to come to make sure that the country doesn’t become a safe haven for extremist activity.
The world saw images of the chaos in Kabul after the fall of the capital to the Taliban. The militant organisation has displaced the civilian Afghan government to bring in its place a Taliban government keen to implement a Sharia based rule of law.
It is unequivocal that human activity has contributed in large to climate change. The IPCC's AR6 report is the most up to date assessment on how global warming will change the world in the coming decades.
Women have been objectified through outfits made mandatory in sport. The world is now waking up to some very obvious questions that should have been answered years ago.
With the United States decision to withdraw troops, Afghanistan has upheld its reputation as the Graveyard of Empires.
The End of K.P. Oli’s Government with the 2021 Nepalese elections is going be a hard pill to swallow for China. A country where China has been trying to gain influence for a while, will now have a new leader from the Nepalese congress party.
The collapse of Lebanon is a story of a country which was derailed by corruption and mismanagement by its sectarian elites. A country once hailed as the Switzerland of the Middle East now lies in deep distress.
What constitutes a country’s territorial boundary at sea?
We have seen territorial disputes rise between countries with regard to the waters that surround them. The most covered dispute is certainly China’s claim on the South China Sea. This episode helps understand the laws that govern territorial disputes at sea.
We have seen the rising trend of non- contact warfare. Increasingly countries are using weapon systems like drones to engage in conflict rather than human armies. Today we talk about the changing nature of international conflict and Israel's revolutionary air defence technology: The aerial laser weapon
China's vaccine diplomacy, geo-politics and the quest for dominance. Why China is angry at Nepal, for price leaks of its Sinopharm vaccine