Trump's Faux Pas Getting Out Of Hand? The Kidney is part of the Heart, the Moon is part of Mars, Trump is in love with Kim, but he doesn't know Putin, Sundar Pichchai is Google's President and Trump is a good 'speller' and U.S. took over airports during American war of independence. By the way Trump makes typos only because his fingers aren't as good as his brain. Here's Palki trying to come to terms with Trump's universe!

Gravitas: Trump: Kidney is part of heart, moon is part of mars!

Is Sri Lanka's Sovereignty Under Threat? Sri Lankan government plans to extend rights and privileges to U.S. defence personnel. This is U.S. attempt to build its influence in Sri Lanka. Will this agreement compromise the sovereignty of Sri Lanka? Palki summarises.

Gravitas: Sri Lanka-US military pact sparks row

Chernobyl Site Turns Into A Tourism Spot For your next vacation, why not go nuclear? Ukraine plans to turn the disaster zone Chernobyl into a tourist spot. Here's more

Gravitas: Get set for a Chernobyl vacation

Gibraltar Police Arrest Captain Of Detained Tanker; The Captain Is An Indian News coming in, Gibraltar police arrest captain of a detained tanker. Palki discusses the situation at the ground with Wion's West Asia Bureau Chief Daniele Pagani

Gravitas: Gibraltar: Captain of detained tanker arrested

A Look At The Impact Of Population Growth On The Occasion Of The World Population Day On the occasion of the World Population Day, here's a look at the impact of population growth on the world. The World is One News, WION examines global issues with in-depth analysis. We provide much more than the news of the day. Our aim is to empower people to explore their world.

Gravitas: The world population day

Did Iran Try To Block British Tanker? Tensions worsen in the Strait of Hormuz. Britain says that Iran tried to 'impede' its tanker. Iran calls Britain's allegations 'worthless'. Iran's Revolutionary Guards have previously hinted at capturing a British tanker after Britain captured Iran's tanker last week. This escalation comes amidst worsening ties between Iran and the U.S. Palki explains the significance.

Gravitas: Tensions worsen in Strait of Hormuz

Assessing The Possible Impact Of The U.S.-Sri Lanka Military Pact Palki analyses the possible impact of the U.S.-Sri Lanka military pact and tells us whether the deal could hurt the island nation's sovereignty.

Gravitas Edit: Is Sri Lanka's sovereignty under threat?

The Fisheries Dispute Has Become A Flash Point In India-Sri Lanka Relations India and Sri Lanka has historically shared good relations. But there fight over fishing rights on some contested regions in the Indian Ocean has become a major flash point in the bilateral ties. Here's a report

Gravitas: US-Sri Lanka military pact: Impact on India

How The U.S.-Sri Lanka Military Pact Could Impact China The military pact between the U.S. and Sri Lanka will ring alarm bells to China. So far, China has built its influence in Indian Ocean Region. Will the arrival of the U.S. is Sri Lanka make it hard for China to maintain its hegemony in Sri Lanka? Palki explains

Gravitas: US-Sri Lanka military pact: What does it mean for China

India Calls Out Pakistan's Bluff Over Dawood Ibrahim's Whereabouts

Gravitas: The resurgence of Islamic state

China Seems To Have Scant Respect For Human Rights & Global Organisations Like The United Nations

Gravitas: How China bullies rights organisations

Gravitas: Why moon exploration is back in fashion?

How The Trade War Could Lead To A Shortage Of Bible

Gravitas: U.S.-China trade war's latest victim: The Bible

Art Of Living Founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar To Help In Peace Process In Venezuela After 6 months of political crisis, violence, protests and conflict in Venezuela, President Maduro looks to resolve the conflict with talks. Maduro has announced that Art of Living Founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar will mediate in the peace talks. Will talks lead to the resolution of conflict in Venezuela? Palki analyses the development

Gravitas: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar to mediate in Venezuela crisis

Hong Kong Chief Executive's Announcement On Extradition Law Creates More Questions Than Answers After weeks of intense protests against the proposed extradition law, Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam declares that the law is 'dead'. But protesters seek the complete withdrawal of the bill and believe that Lam's statement is just a verbal gimmick. Palki sums up the story and the reactions coming in from protesters in Hong Kong

Gravitas: Hong Kong: Extradition law 'dead', but protests alive

Will Plantation Of More Trees Save The Planet From Global Warming? A Recent Research Predicts So As the world reels from the effects of climate change, here's a silver lining in sight. A recent study says that signficant amount of greenhouse gas emissions can be absorbed by increasing the forest cover. Will plantation of more trees save the planet from a climate disaster? Here's a report

Gravitas: Study: Reforestation can help halt climate change

Are Trump's Tariff Moves Backfiring? U.S. President Trump continues to wage tariff wars against India, says that India has been having a field day imposing retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products. In fact, India's retaliatory tariffs are taking a toll of America's almond farmers. Is American economy suffering due to Trump's protectionist stance? Here's a report

Gravitas: India's retaliatory tariffs on the US hurt almonds farmers in America

Imran Khan Government's Attempts At Diplomacy Land In A Quagmire Once Again It's major setback for Pakistan. Russia contradicts Pakistan media claims, says Imran Khan is not expected at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. This isn't the first time Pakistan has resorted to fake news to boost its image. This isn't the first time Pakistan has been caught red-handed too. Palki summarises.

Gravitas: Diplomatic blunder: Russia contradicts Pakistan media claims

Can India Buy Influence With Money In The Region Like China? What is New Delhi's answer to China debt diplomacy in the region? The situation needs immediate response because China is planning to create two other economic corridors around India's borders besides the CPEC. Palki takes a look at the situation and summarises the possible responses that New Delhi can adapt.

Gravitas: How can India counter China in Nepal

A Brief Description Of China's Nepal Strategy China is making big ticket investments in Nepal in its bid to build influence in the country. It's a typical Chinese strategy, to buy influence by making infrastructure investments. Palki explains how China has built its influence in politics and economics of Nepal and why that should bother New Delhi.

Gravitas: How & why China is making serious strides in Nepal

Here's A Factcheck On The Myth Of A Great U.S. In 2016, Trump's slogan was to 'Make America Great Again'. Now as the U.S. gets ready for another elections, the slogan is going to be to 'Keep America Great'. But slogans apart, is the U.S. a great superpower? In which parameter do they lead the world? Palki takes a look at the question in #WionEdit

Gravitas: WION Edit: Is the US. a world leader?

Washington D.C. Witnesses Grand Military Parade Donald Trump's dream is finally coming true. U.S. witnesses a military parade . It's a grand spectacle. But no one really knows how much money was spent on this, and more importantly who foots the bill? Palki gets the story

Gravitas: US showcases military might on Independence day

Is The U.S. Military Parade A Celebration Of America's Freedom Or Is It An Attempt By Trump To Garner Political Mileage Forget the cost of the event, the U.S. military parade is viewed as an attempt by Donald Trump to garner political mileage in an election year. Is this a photo-op at the taxpayers' expense? Palki with an analysis

Gravitas: US military parade: Why the criticism?

How The U.S. Weaponises Its Dollar U.S. President Trump has got what he wanted, a grand parade. But is the U.S. losing its edge on its most potent weapon, the $? Palki summarises the story of the U.S. dollar.

Gravitas: America's most potent weapon, $ is losing its edge!

Legendary British Economist John Meynard Keynes Famously Said 'In The Long Run, We Are All Dead'. But There Is An Exception To The Rule In the long run, we are all dead, unless we are cockroaches. Now research shows that the species will continue to exist for the times to come. In fact, cockroaches exemplifies Darwin's theory of evolution (Survival of the Fittest). Take a look

Gravitas: Survival of the fittest: Cockroaches

Memorable lines from the Union Budget 2019. Sangam literature, life principles and more; here are some of the quotable quotes from Nirmala Sitharaman's maiden budget.

Gravitas: Nirmala Sitharaman's maiden Budget: Quotable quotes

Major breakthrough in the political crisis in the Sudan. After months of unrest, the Sudan might finally be staring at some peace. We get you a ground report from Patrick Oyet at Juba in South Sudan and we also give a detailed break-down of the power-sharing deal between the military and opposition.

Gravitas: Power-sharing deal between military & opposition in the Sudan

There are some major revelation of the Libyan crisis in the UN report. The crisis itself is not self-inflicted. But no global power wants to address it. Former U.S. President Barack Obama even admitted that Libya was the biggest mistake of his career. Palki says that the Libyan crisis and the international reaction resembles a famous nursery theme - Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall!

Gravitas: Migrants attacked in Libya: Major revelations in UN report

Nirmala Sitharaman's maiden budget has not brought in any changes in income tax limits; but there are crucial changes. Surcharge on the super-rich rises while commodities like Gold & fuel get dearer. Palki summarises.

Gravitas: Budget 2019: The taxation picture

All you need to know about Union Budget 2019. It was not a populist budget, but Nirmala Sitharaman covered a host of areas in her maiden budget. Palki sums up the key areas of focus in Budget 2019.

Gravitas: Budget 2019: Key areas of focus

From harnessing India's space prowess to setting up social stock exchange to incentivising the transition to electric vehicles to making availability credit easier for MSMEs, here's Palki summing up some of the unique elements in Nirmala Sitharaman's maiden budget.

Gravitas: What's unique about Budget 2019

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