scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Thursday, January 15, 2026
HomeGlobal Pulse

Global Pulse

Conservative rebels defeat British PM’s Brexit gamble. What happened in there

Around 21 legislators from Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party aligned with the Labour Party to prevent the British PM from taking UK out of the European Union without a formal agreement.

Israel and Hezbollah exchange cross-border fire first time in four years

Hezbollah claimed that it managed to destroy an Israeli army tank, killing and injuring those inside it. Israel, however, rubbished the claim.

Mecca of parliamentary democracy in ‘constitutional coup’ as Boris Johnson suspends House

Britain PM Boris Johnson shuts down parliament for 5 weeks, leaving just a couple of weeks for MPs to discuss Brexit plans before the 31 October deadline.

Why Brazil has refused G7 funds to tackle Amazon wildfires

Brazil has witnessed a dramatic 85 per cent rise in wildfires in the Amazon rainforest this year.

US-China trade war, Russia inclusion make G7 summit a sinkhole for global governance

Overall atmosphere of the meeting was reported to be tense with leaders exchanging barbs.

Why ‘imperial’ Donald Trump wants to buy Denmark’s Greenland

Donald Trump made an ‘absurd’ offer to buy Greenland from Denmark. Minerals, North Atlantic shipping and other factors may have prompted the proposal.

Facebook, Twitter act against Beijing-sponsored disinformation campaign in Hong Kong

Twitter suspends 936 accounts originating from Mainland China while Facebook removes 15 pages, groups and accounts 'associated' with Beijing government.

Hong Kong court bans protests at airport after clashes cripple flights

Police were called to Hong Kong International Airport Tuesday after some demonstrators assaulted a man who they claimed was an undercover officer from the Mainland.

Why central banks are increasingly coming under attack from politicians

Rise of elected populist leaders and flailing economies are pushing the political establishments to reduce the autonomy of the central banks.

Cracks appear in Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, leaves 40 dead

The deaths were the result of clashes between UAE-backed southern secessionist forces and Saudi-backed government forces.

On Camera

A new Indian foreign policy consensus is emerging. That India isn’t a great power yet

After exuberance, India must now not only take difficult and costly steps toward industrialisation, but also convert growth into geo-economic leverage and military modernisation.

Geoeconomic confrontation top trigger for global crisis, cyber insecurity biggest risk for India—WEF

WEF report flags growing erosion of multilateralism, long considered stabilising force. 'Declining trust, heightened protectionism are threatening trade, investment.'

The curious case of Pakistan’s JF-17 ‘orders’

Pakistan lacks capacity to deliver aircraft at pace suggested by its claimed contracts as it depends on China for avionics, electronic warfare, weapons, and on Russia for engines. 

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.