Climate Fallout Exacerbated by the Trump Administration By: Rohan Jayaraman In November 2024, 50,000 delegates from around the world gathered in Baku, Azerbaijan for the United Nations (UN) Climate Conference of the Parties (COP). With the US election around the corner, tensions remained high as lower income countries looked specifically to this summit for climate […]
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India at the Core
International Ramifications of the U.S. Presidential Election By: Rohan Jayaraman The U.S. presidential election is a global election. 244 million eligible voters have a decision on November 5th that will have a significant impact beyond the domestic sphere; their choice will influence the United States’foreign policy and diplomatic stances. Both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris […]
Conservative Woes
Why Rishi Sunak might lose the next General Election By: Rohan Jayaraman Within the next year, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to call the nation’s next general election. Since 2019, the United Kingdom has seen three leaders struggle through the country’s biggest problems, navigating issues such as Brexit legislation, immigration, and the UK’s economic […]
Indian Election Preview
Why India Needs Modi By: Rohan Jayaraman This April, over 700 million people will cast their ballots in the Lok Sabha Indian Elections. These voters will choose between the incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Representative Rahul Gandhi of the Indian National Congress Party (INC). Despite initial uncertainty over the results, […]
G20 Summit
India’s rise as the “Voice of the Global South” By Rohan Jayaraman ’25 Earlier this September, India hosted the 18th annual G20 Summit in New Delhi, where leaders of the 20 most powerful economies and governmental organizations discussed various global issues and drafted a declaration that addressed world problems. India’s proactive initiative to create meaningful […]
President Xi Jingping Takes a Third Term
The Implications of his Newfound Power on China’s Future By: Rohan Jayaraman In October 2022, President Xi was re-elected to an unprecedented third term as the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and the premier of China. This broke the long tradition of Chinese leaders stepping down after ten years in power. Furthermore, Xi’s political allies […]
COP 26 Outcomes
Rohan Jayaraman // Was it enough? // The 26th annual ‘Conference of the Parties’ (COP) took place in Glasgow, Scotland from the 31st of October to the 12th of November in 2021. Since the drafting of the Paris Agreement, COP 21, this was the first meeting where countries set goals to reduce climate change. Over […]
The UK Petrol Crisis
Rohan Jayamaran // A glimpse into the future // The United Kingdom, the world’s fifth largest economy, has recently been threatened by a petrol shortage. By late September, as many as 90% of the petrol stations across the country reported that they had run out of fuel. While many officials and British Prime Minister Boris […]