Modi Government

South Korea's government upgraded its official economic assessment in its November Green Book from 'recovery trend' — a phrase used since May 2026 — to 'solid growth trend,' signaling a more positive outlook, according to Arirang News. The government cited surging exports, expanding investment, and...

Microsoft experienced a widespread service outage affecting email, video conferencing, and other key software products across at least 74 countries on Thursday, according to TRT World. In an update on Thursday, Microsoft said restoration efforts were proceeding slower than expected. TRT World reports the disruption...

A ProPublica investigation documents that transnational gangs steal hundreds of millions of dollars annually from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), exploiting the government's failure to upgrade benefit-card technology. The report found that while Vice President JD Vance and other Trump administration officials promoted claims...

The Republican-led House Oversight Committee released a report on Tuesday criticizing the Trump administration and Justice Department for reneging on a promise to publicly release millions of pages of records related to financier Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell. The report scrutinizes the government's...

Ethiopia's coffee export earnings rose 15 percent year-on-year to exceed $870 million during the first quarter of the current fiscal year, according to Africanews reporting on official trade data. Coffee remains Ethiopia's largest export commodity and a critical revenue source for the country's economy.

India's government has reversed its Agnipath military recruitment scheme, which it introduced with significant fanfare but faced sustained opposition from soldiers and rural constituencies. In his analysis for ThePrint, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta characterizes the reversal as a poll-eve policy capitulation, arguing it reflects poor planning...

New Zealand held a national election on November 8, 2026, resulting in one of the lowest voter turnouts in the country's history, with neither major party securing a clear path to form a coalition government. Hundreds of thousands of special votes remain uncounted, potentially altering...

Israeli President Isaac Herzog formally gave opposition politician Gadi Eisenkot the first opportunity to form the next government, according to the Associated Press.

U.S. government agencies have issued a warning that hackers are targeting refrigeration units across agriculture and healthcare sectors, according to reporting by CBS News correspondent Charlie D'Agata. The alert indicates a coordinated threat to equipment critical for food storage and medical supply preservation.

David Daoud, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, outlined potential paths to a new Israeli government in an interview with Forbes Newsroom, arguing that a second Israeli election could 'very likely' favor Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Daoud examined current coalition dynamics...

India's government has canceled Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cards for diaspora members, a reversal from the 2003 'welcome home' policy under Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee that granted privileged status to ethnic Indians abroad. The recent case involving actor Imran Khan's OCI status has...

A Money & Macro analysis examines the fiscal costs of immigration to European taxpayers, arguing that evidence-based scrutiny is warranted as European governments navigate demographic pressures and labor market shifts. According to Money & Macro, immigration's net fiscal effects are frequently assumed rather than measured,...