World Affairs

14 h China 5-year plan   The Chinese 14th, 5-Year plan was drafted during the 5th plenum of the Central Committee which held from 26 to 29 October 2020.  The draft is based on socio-economic issues that China wants to resolve by 2025 and wants to achieve some goals by 2035. What is the 5-year plan? The five-year plan is a series of economic and social initiatives that are decided and written by the Central Committee of China after every 5 years. This is a detailed outline of the country’s social and economic growth for the upcoming 5-years. Since 1953, the socio-economic goals of China were shaped in the 5-year plan. After independence in 1949, the People's Republic of China faced an economic recovery period that lasted until 1952. The following year (1952) China first drafted its 5-year plan in 1953-57. After that 5-years plan has been in continuous implementation in China. Did 5-year plan work? The strategy which China adopts in 1952 to balance their socio-eco...

  China emerges as a World Data Superpower   There was a time when people considered oil as a major power of the world, and who has oil ruled the world in terms of politics and economy. But now the world changes because of globalization and DATA has become a new oil for the world, which means who holds more data ruled the world as a superpower. In this globalized world, China emerges as a World Data Superpower. DATA FLOW: The data which is generated by one country but shown in another country called the data flow. Like if the data produced by India but shown in Pakistan means the data source came to India. The best example is TikTok nows days, the app created by the Chinese tech companies but it is used in many other countries that’s mean the CHINESE produced data or technology used in other countries and it provides benefits to Chinese tech in terms of Data Flow. SURVEY: According to the Nikkei Asian survey of information on cross-border from, the International Te...

  Arab Spring or Arab Awaking   ‘End of Fear’ is the name of the revolution which started in the Middle East and North African states in 2010. The revolution is also known as the Arab Spring or Arab Awaking because the major countries which came under the influence of this revolution are located in the Arab world, but other states like India and America also faced some kind of demonstration and street protest. The Arab revolution started when the Tunisian nationalist Muhammad Bouazizi set himself on a fire because of injustice. M. Bouazizi locally known as Basbossa was born in Tunisia, on 29 March 1984. Bouazizi's father died when he was 3. He worked various jobs since he was ten, he was the sole breadwinner of his family. He started selling the fruits at the age of ten, he even quit his studies to support his family. According to some news, local police had allegedly targeted and mistreated Bouazizi for years. On the morning of 17 December, he started his work but...

  CIVIL WAR IN YEMEN / ARAB SPRING IN YEMEN CAUSES OF ARAB SPRING IN YEMEN (PART - 2) Causes of Arab Spring: v Long dictatorial rule The long dictatorial rule of Saleh became one of the main reasons behind the Arab Spring conflict in Yemen. Since 1990 Saleh rule the country and in 2006 he promised to not be re-elected and participated in the election but his promise was fulfilled and he again participates in the election. Again he was selected as president of the country and Abdul Hadi who belongs to The Sunni population selected as a Vice President of the country. Saleh has a Under Saleh's rule, Yemen faced many strongholds on state affairs, on above the military support him which raises his power and control over the state more. Problems such as unemployment, poverty, and sectarian clashes, etc. In 2011, people demanded to step down Saleh from the presidency and wanted that Hadi become a president but Saleh denied their demand and the protest started. v Terrorism When...

Arab Spring in Yemen Part - 1 / Case study of Yemen in the light of Arab Spring   In 2011 a wave of pro-democracy protests started in the Arab world which knows as the Arab Spring. The wave causes a change in the government of Arab states. Yemen became one of those countries where the protest converted into the civil war. The protest uprising in Yemen because, the country already facing the issue of rebellion, humanitarian crisis, and foreign intervention, and these factors also became a reason to convert the state protest to war, in which foreign intervention is visible. The protest in Sanaa uprising after the Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia and similar protests in Egypt where the rule of government changed by the people protests. To understand the conflict of Yemen it is important to analyze the background and history of Yemen. The history and background provide the directions of the Arab Spring situation in Yemen and aftermaths. Strategic and Demographic importance Yemen fac...

 Civil War of Libya-2011 Similarly, the Tunisia and Egypt revolution, the protest started in Libya against the Muammar al-Gaddafi which ruled Libya more than 4 decades. On 15 Feb 2011 anti-government rallies were held in Benghazi by protesters, but the civil unrest started before in 2009. The war was first preceded by protestors in Zawiyah in August 2009 and then Benghazi in 2011.  Geography and History of Libya:  Libya is an African country that has a rich history and geography. The history of Libya comprises 6 distinct periods:   Ancient Libya    Roman Libya The Islamic Era Ottoman Era Italian Era  Modern Era Libya got official independence from British and French administration in 1951 under King Idris rule and become the  United Kingdom of Libya , at the time of independence Libya is an extremely poor country but huge in size. In the manner of size and area, Libya comes a fourth number among the Afr...