Atrocities against minorities in Pakistan is a matter of grave concern. The issue flared up after the forced conversion of 2 Hindu girls in Pakistan. Now the Indian government takes up the issue with Pakistan. Palki sums up the development.

Gravitas: Forced conversion of Hindu girls: India takes it up with Pakistan

Did Trump use independence day parade as a political prop? Here's a report on all the action from the U.S. independence day celebrations.

Gravitas: Independence day parade: Trump's 'Salute to America'

HipHop Star Nicki Minaj Will Perform In Saudi Arabia's Jeddah World Fest 2019! Nicki Minaj, the hiphop star is known for her revealing clothes and raunchy videos. Now she will perform in Saudi Arabia, out of all the place, at the Jeddah World Fest 2019. Saudi is infamous for suppressing it's women. So what is this hypocrisy from the Kingdom? Is noone bothered about the double standards? Here's a report

Gravitas: Nicki Minaj's upcoming Saudi concert stirs hornet's nest

Why The Submarine Fire Accident In Russia Is A Significant Development Three days after a Russian submarine caught fire, Russia says that it was nuclear-powered. Why is Russia maintaining secrecy? What was the mission of the submarine? And why it matters for India? Palki analyses the development.

Gravitas: Submarine fire accident: Why did Russia maintain secrecy?

Climate Change Is For Real & The Impact Is Huge. But Who Is Accountable For This? ExtinctionRebellion just highlighted that the world is facing a climate emergency. Now study shows that people around the world are holding governments and corporations accountable. In fact governments and corporations across 28 countries are facing climate class action lawsuits. Here's a report

Gravitas: Climate justice: Citizens hold government accountable

IMF Chief Christine Lagarde Has Been Nominated As The President Of ECB. It's Not The First Time Lagarde Has Broken The Glass Ceilling Former lawyer, first woman to chair Baker Mckenzie, first woman Finance Minister to lead a G8 economy, first woman chief of IMF; now Christine Lagarde is on her way to become the first woman to lead the European Central Bank. Here's a report charting the rise and rise of Christine Lagarde.

Gravitas: The rise & rise of Christine Lagarde

U.S. Tells UK Court About Dawood Ibrahim's Presence In Pakistan Pakistan's bluff has been called out once again. U.S. government tells a UK court that India's most wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim is in Pakistan. The confirmation came in the course of the extradition trial of one Jabir Motiwala, allegedly a henchman of Dawood Ibrahim. Here's a report.

Gravitas: US wants to extradite Dawood aide

Iran's President Rouhani Says That Iran Will Begin Enriching Uranium Above The Limits Prescribed In The Iran Nuclear Accord Iran will begin to enrich its Uranium above the threshold limit prescribed in the Nuclear accord. This has caused concern across the world. The story is fast evolving and if not handled properly, the tensions threaten to go out of control. Palki gets us the updates.

Gravitas: Iran to increase uranuim enrichment  as U.S.-Iran tension escalates

Report Shows That China's 'Spy App' Retrieves Personal Information Of Tourists Visiting Xinjiang Region An investigation by The Guardian, Suddeutsche Zeitung & the New York Times shows that China's border police are secretly installing apps on the phones of visitors going to Xinjiang region. The surveillance app helps China to download personal information of tourists. Here's a report

Gravitas: China spies tourists in Xinjiang

At Least 44 People Killed In A Missile Attack On Migrants In Libya Horrific attack in Libya. A missile attack on a detention centre for migrants killed over 40 people. United Nations says it could be a war crime. Palki gets the story.

Gravitas: Missile attack on migrants in Libya: over 40 dead

Chasing The American Dream: A Dangerous Journey To The U.S. Hundreds of thousands of people make a gruelling journey across the U.S.-Mexico border. Many are caught on the border - and end up in detention centres. But many others do not even make it that far. Here's a report on the gruelling journey of illegal immigrants across the U.S.-Mexico border

Gravitas: The Gruelling journey across The U.S-Mexico border

Mass Protests Rock The Sudan's Capital Khartoum As Political Crisis Intensifies

Gravitas: Protests resume in the Sudan after few days of calm

Gravitas: Did the Hong Kong protests fail due to lack of leadership?

Wion's Assessment Of The Tensions Between The U.S. & Iran & The Possible Implications For India

Gravitas: U.S.-Iran Tensions: What can India do?

The Aggressive Diplomacy From The U.S. Against Iran Has Kicked Off A Major Crisis In West Asia

Gravitas: Iran Breaches Uranium Enrichment Limit

Does Uranium Enrichment Mean That Iran Can Build Nuclear Bombs?

Gravitas: How to interpret Iran's moves?

Gravitas: Hong Kong Protests: Implications for China

Japan Withdraws From The International Whaling Commission & Has Resumed Commercial Whaling, Starting Today (01 July 2019)

Gravitas: Japan resumes commercial Whaling

A Report On The Modern Political History Of Hong Kong

Gravitas: Protests mark Hong Kong Anniversary

What Does The Trump-Kim Meeting In North Korea Aim To Achieve?

Gravitas: Will Trump's North Korea visit lead to Denuclearisation Of Korean Peninsula?

If There Is One Thing That's Constant In Trump's Foreign Policy, It Is Unpredictability

Gravitas: From Iran to North Korea, Trump has used the 'Shock & Awe' Policy

Once Trump Called Kim Jon-Un A Rocket Man On A Suicide Mission. Now Trump Becomes The First U.S. President To Visit North Korea

Gravitas: From 'Fire & Fury' to 'love': the evolution of Trump-Kim Relationship

A Deadly Wave Of Airstrikes Have Hit Syria. On Sunday, Areas Near Damascus & Homs Were Attacked, Allegedly By The Israeli Forces

Gravitas: Syria accuses Israel of deadly wave of strikes

India focussed on trade, terror & black money at the G20 summit. New Delhi also raised key issues like 5G & Iran crisis with Trump. Here's Palki summing up the issues raised by India at the summit.

Gravitas: G20 Summit: Takeaways for India

What's common between the right wing Tories in Britain, the centrist Congress in India & the centre-left Democrats in the U.S.? They all lure voters with waivers. But are these big promises even feasible? Don't they betray the narrow vision of the respective parties and the leaders? Here's a report.

Gravitas: Loan Waiver: Big promises, Narrow vision

More happens on the sidelines of a summit like G20 than the actual summit itself. This 14th G20 summit hasn't disappointed either, from Trump's request to Putin to not interfere in U.S. polls to Putin's statement on Salisbury attacks, Palki brings the best statements from the sidelines of the G20 summit.

Gravitas: G20: All the action on the sidelines

From feeding fish to trying out rickshaw rides in Japan to attending cultural programmes, the spouses of leaders at the G20 summit had a day out at Osaka and Kyoto. Here's a report.

Gravitas: G20: A day out for the spouses

European is facing a severe heat wave with temperatures in France breaching the 45 degree celsius mark. So what explains the heat wave in Europe? Find out in this.

Gravitas: Massive heatwave hits Europe

Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani is in Pakistan on a two-day visit. Ghani also held meeting with Imran Khan, the Prime Minister of Pakistan. So what was being discussed? Why is the visit crucial for both Pakistan & Afghanistan? Here's a report.

Gravitas: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani visits Pakistan

20 members, 19 countries plus the European Union, the G20 summit represents two-thirds of the total population of the world. Palki gets a quick summary of the summit and its significance.

Gravitas: G20 Summit kicks of in Japan: Here's why it matters

Bilaterals, trilaterals, pull-asides, informal multi-lateral talks, PM Modi had a jampacked day at the G20 summit at Osaka in Japan today. The increased engagement exemplifies the importance of India at the global stage. Palki summarises.

Gravitas: G20 Summit: India rises on the global stage

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