Officials within the British government and analysts believe May has some strong cards to play. These probably includes trade deals with China which essentially amounts to aligning itself with China’s ambitious silk-road project through which it is aiming to achieve… Read More ›
Geopolitics
Next Week, China’s Xi To Meet Trump In Florida
China’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday in its first official confirmation of the highly anticipated summit that Chinese President Xi Jinping will travel to the United States to meet President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago retreat in Florida on April 6-7. The two sides… Read More ›
With Brussels Warning London Don’t Blackmail Us, Brexit Gets Off To A Shaky Start
To make sure Britain has an orderly exit from the European Union, officials in London and Brussels are racing against a two-year deadline. But tensions are running high. While officials in Brussels are receiving negotiation guidelines from the remaining 27… Read More ›
Scottish demand for independence tied to access to EU’s single market bloc
Failure to deliver favourable terms for trade is likely to fuel demand for Scotland’s independence from UK. As per the results of a poll survey, Brexit may not fuel Scottish demand for independence since Scots prefer similar outcomes, like Britons… Read More ›
Brexit reversible: European Parliament
For Brexit to be Brexit, Britain will have to first settle its bills, cross guarantee citizen’s rights, and accept the European Court of Justice as the final authority in all legal matters till it exits the bloc. With British Prime… Read More ›
Trump Administration pushes $5 billion sale of fighter aircrafts to Bahrain
The Trump Administration is pursuing the sale despite Bahrain’s human rights records. The Trump Administration has notified the U.S. Congress that it plans on pursuing the $5 billion sale of 19 Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter aircrafts to Bahrain along with… Read More ›
Warnings Of Brexit Impact Issued By European And Japanese Business Groups
Signalling their growing concern as the UK prepares to start the formal process of leaving the EU, overseas companies that invest in the UK issued a flurry of warnings on Tuesday about the threat Brexit poses to their businesses. A post-Brexit settlement… Read More ›
Britain to hand over Brexit letter today to EU’s council President Donald Tusk
Britain is set to trigger Brexit proceedings later today. Britain has formally begun the process of negotiating Britain’s exit from the European Union with British Prime Minister Theresa May handing over a signed letter to European Council President Donald Tusk… Read More ›
U.S. Think Tan Claims Warplanes On Artificial Islands Can Be Deployed By China Any Time
A U.S. think tank said on Monday that China can possibly deploy combat planes and other military hardware at any time as it appears to have largely completed major construction of military infrastructure on artificial islands it has built in… Read More ›
European Equities Will Gain By A Le Pen Loss: JP Morgan
Investment bank JPMorgan said in a note on Monday that a “significant” surge of inflows into European stocks would be spurred if far right French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen loses the election. But how significant is that spur? At… Read More ›