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U.S. Student Debt Crisis
Over the past decades, the average debt for students receiving their bachelors has tripled. A recent report by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau shows...
The Real Estate Cold War: Russia and America Fighting Over “Parity”
This past week the United States informed the Russian Federation that it was going to immediately close the Russian consulate in San Francisco as...
Safeguarding Rohingya Population
Torment on Rohingya minority has been once again flared up on Friday, allegedly, scores of men purportedly from the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA),...
Variations on a theme: The Gulf crisis settles into a family squabble
A three-month old crisis in the Gulf that has pitted Qatar against an alliance led by the UAE and Saudi Arabia has settled into...
Biodiplomacy – Nationalism and globalism as two sides of the same coin
The rapid progress of technology has brought about an era of massive change. Distances have shortened, while IT has made communication easier, quicker and...
The Curious Case of West Bengal
To India – My Native Land is a poem composed by one of the most brilliant Indian poets, Henry Louis Vivian Derozio. The poem...
Charlottesville: Listening to Gandhi
Unabated hatred, race-mongering and vicious violence which characterized Charlottesville must open up new avenues of justice seeking. Can Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the...
Refugee Crisis Raises Humanitarian and Security Concerns
Europe has experienced an increasing influx of people since 2014, most of them migrants and refugees from conflict-affected areas like Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and...
Pakistan’s security issues
Remarks at ISAS Panel Discussion: Pakistan in challenging times, 25 August 2017 The facetious answer to the question, what security challenges Pakistan faces is...
Lessons Learnt From Right-Wing Populism
Populism leaves its supporters spellbound, but it’s not sustainable. It’s a powerful explosive charge that sends taboo and politically incorrect, yet critical, subjects flying...