The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on the global economy, and as more and more countries go into lockdown, the financial markets have taken their biggest hit since the 2008 Recession, if not ever. The uncertainty caused by COVID-19 has resulted in hordes of fearful investors simultaneously selling off their holdings, and either diversifying their […]
Americans Are Increasingly Using The US Flag To Make A Political Statement
The US Presidential election season saw aggressive campaigning from both sides and according to reports published in May 2016, the sale of US flags rose as much as 15 percent compared to the previous year. While a lot of this was attributed to the campaigning, a significant chunk of the sales also come from the summertime […]
GAZA CRISIS – DOING OUR BIT!
That it took nearly 700 Palestinian deaths in Gaza for the United Nations to finally consider an independent inquiry into “purported violations of international humanitarian and human rights laws in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,” just goes to illustrate how cheap human life is. Kyung-Wha Kang, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and UN […]
PAKISTAN’S WAR ON TERROR – OF HARD CHOICES AND MEASURED WORDS!
The recent disclosure by former Inter Services Public Relations chief retired Major General Athar Abbas that despite strong recommendations from the military leadership, the previous Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani had refused to undertake a full scale military action against the terrorists in North Waziristan is indeed disturbing. For if this accusation is […]
LESSONS FROM KASHMIR ELECTIONS 2014!
Even though New Delhi has tried its best to project elections in Kashmir as a ‘substitute’ for the ‘right to self determination’, it has never really succeeded in its attempts for the simple reason that these two issues are as different as chalk and cheese. Thus, it comes as no big surprise that the international […]
HEALING KASHMIR
HEALING KASHMIR While doctors, faith healers and all others engaged in healing the ill and pain stricken may not have much in common, they nevertheless agree on one point- that once the cause of the malady is removed, the body is automatically cured. This dictum being a matter of fact statement has universal applicability. However, […]
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