Breathing in Smog: Global Insights and Local Solutions for Combating Pollution in Punjab
Punjab’s escalating air pollution crisis, particularly in cities like Lahore and Multan, has reached alarming levels, with annual hazardous smog episodes posing severe risks...
Lines Crossed or Laws Upheld? Decoding Israel’s Targeted Killing of Nasrallah & International law
“We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one.” - Confucius
Introductory
"Confucius once said, 'Before you embark on a...
Climate Finance: A Test of Global Solidarity and Survival
In 2022, the financial toll of climate-related disasters reached an alarming $313 billion globally, with the heaviest burden falling on the world’s poorest nations....
Amending Heraclitus: Climate Change, CoP Remains the same
The recent (nomadically arranged Climate event called Review Mechanism – Conference of the Parties to the UN FCCC, or shortly) COP – this time...
For my mother
In December of 2023, almost a year ago, the prize giving ceremony of the Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award was held at the...
Weak Protection of Musicians’ Rights and Indonesian Music Copyrights
Historically, legislation related to Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) has existed in Indonesia since the pre-independence period introduced by the Dutch Colonial Government. In this...
King of My Castle
Early in 2024, while my baby niece lay sleeping beside me I searched through the channels on YouTube for something to watch and discovered...
ASEAN’s Climate Narrative at COP29
As I write this, the 29th edition of Conference of the Parties, or COP29 is in progress at Baku, Azerbaijan. The focus this time...
A Stitch in Time in India’s Overtime laws: Too Little, Too Late?
The Overwork Epidemic
It’s 11 pm on a Monday night, you are most probably cosily tucked in or enjoying a good old movie. But your...
South Africa: 30 Years Of Democracy
In A Question of Power South African writer Bessie Head writes, “Life is such a gentle, treasured thing. I learn about it every minute....