by Team Spectrum Books | Sep 5, 2022 | International Affairs
There has been a consecutive decline in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the US, in the last two quarters. In the first quarter of 2022, the GDP fell to 1.6 per cent, and further declined to 0.9 per cent in the second quarter. These two consecutive quarters of...
by Team Spectrum Books | Aug 20, 2022 | International Affairs
China accounts for 58 per cent of global rare earth elements (REEs) production. Additionally, China produces 85 per cent of rare earth finished products, and 85 per cent of rare earth oxides (REOs) and controls 95 per cent of rare earth manufacturing. China dominates...
by Team Spectrum Books | Aug 19, 2022 | International Affairs
After the visit of US House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, to Taiwan on August 2, 2022, to extend the support of the US to Taiwan, tensions have flared up between Taiwan and China. China accused the US of backtracking on the One-China Policy. On Pelosi’s visit to Taipei,...
by Team Spectrum Books | May 5, 2022 | International Affairs
The Maldivian Parliament, People’s Majlis, on March 23, 2022, accepted an emergency motion, moved by Abdulla Jabir, a member of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), led by former president Mohamed Nasheed. The motion disallowed an opposition rally, planned by former...
by Team Spectrum Books | May 5, 2022 | International Affairs
India on February 25, 2022, abstained on a UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution, which condemned Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. It was supported by the US and Albania, and co-sponsored by about 80 countries. The resolution called for an immediate cessation of...
by Team Spectrum Books | Apr 27, 2022 | International Affairs
Sri Lanka is in the midst of its worst economic crisis since gaining independence in 1948. People took to the streets protesting, even with violence, against the political dispensation in the face of shortages of essential commodities. On April 1, 2022, President...
