Another showdown in the South Pacific, 80 years on

Another showdown in the South Pacific, 80 years on

Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk The South Pacific is again a battleground. China is not nearly at the stage of taking over any of the 15 islands stretching across the region of Oceania, but it’s definitely disturbing the foes of Chinese expansionism. This week, China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, is touching down on eight […]

Greenpeace solar station now an Indian village’s cattle shed

Greenpeace solar station now an Indian village’s cattle shed

by WorldTribune Staff, May 16, 2022 In 2014, Greenpeace brought solar power to Dharnai, India, promising to make the small village “energy independent” and a model for the rest of the country. Eight years later, the solar micro grid power station constructed by Greenpeace in Dharnai is not only offline, but is being used as […]

‘Misunderstood’ monkeys drop 250 puppies to their deaths

‘Misunderstood’ monkeys drop 250 puppies to their deaths

Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, December 22, 2021 In a bizarre story out of India that has made its way around the world, a report detailed how a group of angry monkeys exacted revenge by killing 250 dogs after a couple of dogs killed a baby monkey. “As per local reports, the killing spree started after […]

Behind India’s Ivermectin blackout: New Covid cases dropped 97 percent in 5 weeks

Behind India’s Ivermectin blackout: New Covid cases dropped 97 percent in 5 weeks

by WorldTribune Staff, October 6, 2021 In June, five weeks after health officials in Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state, launched an aggressive program to fight Covid and the Delta variant, new cases dropped by a staggering 97.1 percent. According to ZeeNews of India, “The strategy of trace, test & treat yields results.” The health […]

Media mum on India’s Ivermectin success story; El Salvador offers it free to citizens

Media mum on India’s Ivermectin success story; El Salvador offers it free to citizens

by WorldTribune Staff, September 19, 2021 Big Media is continuing its blackout on how India has put Ivermectin to use in the treatment and prevention of Covid-19 to great success. Meanwhile, the government of El Salvador is now including Ivermectin in its packets of treatments for Covid that are being given freely to citizens. On […]

Indian Bar Assoc. moves against WHO scientist: ‘Deliberately suppressed’ ivermectin data

Indian Bar Assoc. moves against WHO scientist: ‘Deliberately suppressed’ ivermectin data

Special to WorldTribune, June 11, 2021 Commentary by R. Clinton Ohlers Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, the Chief Scientist at the World Health Organization, has been served legal notice of a suit against her by the Indian Bar Association for spreading false information about the drug ivermectin. Swaminathan is the author of more than 350 peer-reviewed publications […]

After India’s emergency response to covid crisis, new cases ‘absolutely plummeted’

After India’s emergency response to covid crisis, new cases ‘absolutely plummeted’

Special to WorldTribune, May 19, 2021 By R. Clinton Ohlers After India was slammed by the latest outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, the nation saw a sharp drop in cases after its national health ministry promoted two drug therapies pointedly suppressed in the United States: hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin. The nation’s updated guidelines for treating asymptomatic […]

India’s banning of Chinese tech represents a strong opportunity for the U.S.

India’s banning of Chinese tech represents a strong opportunity for the U.S.

FPI / September 9, 2020 Commentary by Jason Orestes India is instituting a crackdown on Chinese technology that makes U.S. President Donald Trump’s action look friendly in comparison. India took a page out of the Trump administration’s recent executive order to ban U.S. transactions with Chinese companies Tencent and ByteDance (expelling massively popular TikTok in […]

China tangles once again with India but has major distractions

China tangles once again with India but has major distractions

Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk China looms like an enormous bullying giant above its borders with India stretching more than 4,000 kilometers from the high Himalayas to the west to more mountains and lower level frontiers to the east. In between is Nepal, over which China wields increasing influence, and Bhutan, which is tied […]

China’s official silence on casualties in India skirmish point to dangerous morale problem in PLA

China’s official silence on casualties in India skirmish point to dangerous morale problem in PLA

by WorldTribune Staff, July 5, 2020 A week after a deadly skirmish between Chinese and Indian troops at the Galwan Valley Himalayan border region, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has yet to confirm the number of casualties the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) suffered. Chinese officials call media reports from India indicating at least 40 Chinese […]