Notations On Our World (Weekly Edition): On #Modicare; #ReleaseTheMemo; #Afghanistan & #BlackHistoryMonth

A new month is at hand and it has been quite a day already.

Our team was providing updates throughout the day on Budget Deliberations in India as the Union (Federal) Budget was introduced by the Indian Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley.    The idea of #Modicare (providing healthcare for over half a billion Indians) was at the heart of it.  Although some analysts underscored the fact that the "Devil is in the details"--Indian Markets reacted favorably to it.

The India Union Budget 2018: Highlights

Here in the United States, the memo prepared by Congressman Devin Nunes is the "talk of the town" as there are reports as we went to press here that President Trump has determined that it should be declassified and published not withstanding reservations from the FBI and Congressional Democrats--Reporting is that there is reporting that it is due to be released Friday.   The Ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, Adam Schiff, released a detailed letter late last night:

.  There is also this bombshell investigation that the BBC just released within the last 30 minutes on the quaqmire that is Afghanistan:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42863116

This is also as we welcome Black History Month as we commend the team at @Google yet again as we conclude this edition of Notation with this Tribute to Carter Woodson:

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One of the most striking images our team caught was this from the BBC Farsi's Rana Rahimpour on the analogy between the China Protests and the Iran Protests on how one Woman dared to question the hijab in Iran and how one man dared to stand up to Chinese Tanks.   As we went to press, we have been seeing on-going images of Women continuing to populate Social Media.

We have also been assessing the upcoming India Federal (Union) Budget as India gears up for its' final budget before the 2019 General Election. 

We have also been assessing the challenge of Gaza as this was underscored by the UN yesterday during the donor conference--this is as Ismail Hanyia, the Senior Hamas Leaders, has been designated a "Global Terrorist" by the United States and as the European Union has agreed to provide an additional $ 53 Million in aid in response to UN Budget Cuts: 

Gaza close to social, economic collapse, UN envoy says

Gaza is near a total collapse and Palestinian Authority donor countries need to make the situation a priority, said United Nations Middle East envoy Nickolay Mladenov. "Returning Gaza under legitimate Palestinian control and ending all the militant activity there is critical," he said.

The Jerusalem Post (free registration) (1/30) 

(Update:   As the Month drew to a close, our team reviewed the chart below on Peak Oil:

Our team found it fascinating especially in light of the current focus on Fossil Fuels here in the United States.    Our founder made it a point of tagging the Iranian Foreign Minister so that he at least understands the gravity of it all as Iran grapples with profound unrest and challenges on a multitude of fronts...)