Bangladesh’s golden jubilee of independence and 1971 wounds
The writer is of the view that India should avoid marring BD’s independence celebrations by creating ill-will against Pakistan.
Bangladesh is celebrating its golden jubilee...
Politics of Ethnicity: Sri Lankan Case Study
Aristotle, the Greek philosopher called man a “social animal” by nature. Human survival has been a key characteristic and this depended on man’s ability...
Has India adopted an aggressive foreign policy?
In any nation the three critical tools of statecraft are diplomacy, intelligence and armed forces. India has tried to upgrade the three tools with...
A Stain on Jewish Values: Israel’s Misguided Obeisance to Donald Trump
"That which is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbor. This is the entire Torah; the rest is commentary....
Rabbi Hillel, Babylonian Talmud,...
Why Biden’s “America is Back” for Beijing is “Cold War is Back”
While campaigning for the US presidential election Joe Biden referred to China’s top leader Xi Jinping as a “thug.” Now, barely two months into...
India, A Flawed Democracy: Reality or Hypocrisy?
Coming close on the heels of an uncontrolled, un co-ordinated and questionable farmers’ agitation continuing in areas around Delhi, there have been a few...
Lebanon’s political deadlock: Multi-Layered Challenges to Government Formation
As the pandemic continues to constrain economic activity across the World, it has a multiplier effect on the free-fall of the Lebanese economy. In...
Iran’s Pensioners Rise up in Anger
For the past two months, tens of thousands of impoverished pensioners have poured onto the streets in towns and cities across Iran, angrily protesting...
India’s Modi to Firm up ‘Ties in Blood’ With Bangladesh
Bangladesh is celebrating 50 years of Independence, and none seems happier than India, the larger neighbour, at times derided as the “big brother.”
There are...
Empowering medical research in Africa
With estimated 1.3 billion population and huge resources including (human), Africa still lags behind development, science and technology. Without its own manufactured vaccine, Africa...