EP 233 | Daily Global Insights | Aug 26, 2021 | Global News | US News | India News | Markets

EP 233 | Daily Global Insights | Aug 26, 2021 | Global News | US News | India News | Markets

Episode #233. Here are the main points of discussion:

  • Israel accelerating plans to act Against Iran as per IDF
  • The Dual Role of Qatar as Power Broker
  • White House in Chaos Struggles to Keep Biden on Time, and to provide a message of strength and confidence
  • Florida has Recovered over 960,000 out of 1.3 million Jobs lost in Pandemic
  • Leave Immediately, State Department Warns Americans at Kabul Airport Amid Terror Threat
  • India might be entering Endemic Stage of the Pandemic Says WHO Chief Scientist, DR. Soumya Swaminathan

GLOBAL NEWS:

  •  Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennet Holds Discussions with US President and Emphasizes Irrelevance of Iran Nuclear Deal, US officials assure support for Israel Security
  • Israel accelerating plans to act Against Iran as per IDF
  • The Dual Role of Qatar as Power Broker with Western Powers while also acting for Taliban. It is alleged that it sidelined the Afghan Government in the process
  • Iraq to Host Saudi Iran Summit to Iron Out tensions and
  • US Carrier Queen Elizabeth Holds Maiden Drill with Japan’s SDF, South of Okinawa
  • Harris Tells Vietnam, US Navy Will Keep Presence in South China Sea
  • Harris assures ASEAN Countries of US interest in the Mekong Region and intends to hold US Presence for the first time
  • European Leaders Vow to help Afghanistan as Biden Sticks to Deadline, EU leaders also urge intervention before they reach European Borders
  • Belarus continues to be an issue with fleeing Citizens and Refugees stuck in Borders
  • Tanzania’s president on Wednesday said five people are dead, including three police officers, after a gun battle with an armed man near the French Embassy in Dar es Salaam, Violence spill over from Mozambique.
  • US, EU Warn of Influx of Eritrean Troops in Ethiopian Tigray as the sectarian struggles escalate
  • South Africa Unemployment is Highest in the world at 44.1%

US NEWS:

  • White House in Chaos Struggles to Keep Biden on Time, and to provide a message of strength and confidence amid international scorn
  • SC Ruling this week Reviving Trump Border Policies Signals Rough Sledding for Biden’s Agenda. Likely to Pushback every one of Immigration policies of Trump that he has tried to overturn.
  • Supreme Court also set to Rule on Constitutional Validity of CDC Eviction Moratorium
  • Moderate Democrats Forced Pelosi to Use Suspect Parliamentary Rule to Advance $3.5Trillion Spending Bill.
  • “Self-Executing Rule” and “deem and Pass” is the Maneuver – Votes for One Measure and Deemed also to Apply in a specified manner to another Measure.
  • House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) Brought a Resolution That Set the Rules for Floor Consideration of a $550Billion Infrastructure Bill and H.R.4 John Lewis Voting Rights Advancements Act that Federalizes Election Laws and Procedures
  • Jan 6 Select Committee Demands Records from Federal Agencies, Executive Branch
  • Florida has Recovered over 960,000 out of 1.3 million Jobs lost in Pandemic
  • Florida Governor says he is going to stand up to Failed Policies of Joe Biden
  • Leave Immediately, State Department Warns Americans at Kabul Airport Amid Terror Threat
  • Third Helicopter Military Rescue Mission helps Americans Stranded Outside Kabul Airport
  • Nearly 1500 Americans Stuck (4,500 Rescued) in Afghanistan as Deadline Looms
  • There is Chorus of Criticism Against Biden on His Exit Strategy
  • House Congressmen Make unannounced visit to Kabul Airport

INDIA NEWS:

  • India Crosses the 600Million Vaccine Dosages Mark and getting close to 500Million First Dosage Number
  • India might be entering Endemic Stage of the Pandemic Says WHO Chief Scientist, DR. Soumya Swaminathan and India’s COVAXIN is in the final stages of getting approved.
  • India’s GDP Likely to Grow at 18.5% in April – June Quarter this Fiscal FY21
  • Indian Government Approves FDI Proposal for Investment of Rs 15,000 Crore in Infrastructure Construction Sector
  • National Monetization Pipeline, Government Aims to Raise Rs 30,000 Crore from Highway Assets in FY22
  • Various Assets are in the Monetization Pipeline such as Energy, Power Transmission Sectors to Re-Tweak the Economy
  • Terrorists Backed by Pakistani ISI Group Stole Afghan Passports with Indian Visas from a Travel Agency in Kabul
  • Sikh Community Thanks Indian Government for Bringing Back Holy Books
  • Anticipated Taliban Takeover but Timeline Surprised us Says India’s Chief of Defense Bipin Rawat

MARKETS:

  • S&P and DOW Hit records as the Markets Await the Outcome of Jackson Hole Meetings
  • Indexes were driven by Semi-Conductor and Energy Stocks

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