Shaping the Contours of a New World
If opportunity is a congenital twin to chaos, then war is its handmaiden. Yet the smart strategist side-steps conflict to embrace favorable contingencies.
Alliances are...
Global Warming:Â Can Human Nature Be Changed?Â
It was an extreme heat wave in 2022 that brought the hottest temperatures since 1901 to the Indian Subcontinent. Heavy rains followed during the...
In a Topsy-Turvy World
In our time now, the sheer complexity of the world political matrix, its fluidity of alliances and the absence of straight forward solutions, makes...
China Expands its Reach to Europe and Africa
For decades, Iran was firmly within the US ambit, but then came the revolution. The Shah, whose family had ruled for over half a...
Human History and the Wonder of the Horse
Imagine a person accustomed to traveling at 3 to 4 mph, who discovers a means (the horse) to speed up to 5 times that...
An Overachiever Takes the Helm: Is the World Bank Benign?
The new nominee for president of the World Bank announced by the White House is Ajaypal Singh Banga. He was promptly affirmed by 25...
Human Population Growth and its Effects
The world population is now over 8 billion, about 20 times greater than a thousand years ago and probably inconceivable at the time. In...
Earth Day And What We Can Do
Just over half a century ago, the environmental movement tried to draw attention to its efforts by naming April 22nd as Earth Day. Some...
India’s Hate Speech Problem?Â
In a batch of hate speech cases taken all the way up to India's Supreme Court, the apex court in January called on the...
UN Report Portends Disaster – A Prescriptive Response
Authors: Dr. Arshad M. Khan and Meena Miriam YustÂ
Do it! Do it now! That is the unambiguous and uncompromising message from the UN Intergovernmental...