Connecting the Dots
The on-going conflict in Palestine has revealed the intricate cobweb of false promises, ambiguous stands and false jubilations by the western nations on adopting a hollow UN resolution. As the Israeli aggression against Palestine entered its seventh month, the world witnessed a number of unrelated events or proclamations adopted by the western powers to get […]
China Announces ‘Transparent And Moderate’ Defence Budget
Chinese President Xi Jinping has again reiterated his latest moniker ‘New productive forces’ at the just concluded session of the National Peoples Congress. He stressed on the need to be guided by this thought in high tech sectors such as new energy vehicles, artificial intelligence, renewable energy, advanced manufacturing and increasing China’s military might. The […]
Rafahunder Siege
It seems that at last, the international community and leaders have become fully exasperated with Israel over its continued aggression against Israel. The EU Vice-Chief and US president have sharply criticised Netanyahu’s plans to lay siege to Rafah. After decimating Gaza completely, it seems that Israel is hell-bent on laying siege to Rafah, the last […]
Cultural Genocide of Palestinians
The Israeli blitzkrieg against the Palestinians in Gaza has exceeded 125 days. During this period more than 100 Gaza heritage sites have been damaged or destroyed by Israeli shelling and bombardment. The war in Palestine, which was seen once as a human tragedy, has also exposed another side of the Zionist program, that of a […]
Indo-Iran Ties Strengthened Further
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s two-day visit to Iran, last week, was a crucially timed diplomatic engagement. The visit besides discussing the regional security situation was also aimed at further strengthening the political, economic and cultural aspects of the bilateral relations. As the crisis in the Red Sea spurred by the Israel-Hamas war escalates, India […]
An Unequal World
Oxfam has released the upsetting details of the global rich-poor divide in a report, as the world’s richest people gathered in Davos, Switzerland, for the annual World Economic Forum meeting of political leaders, corporate executives and the super-rich. The cavernous gap between rich and poor is likely to increase globally, the Oxfam report says, and […]
Terrorist Attacks in Iran Threaten Regional Peace
A blame game has been orchestrated by Iran to target Israel for allegedly playing a part in the terrorist attack in the Iranian city of Kerman, last week. Though the Daesh claimed responsibility for the attack, Iranian officials reject it and instead blame Israel for its complicity. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi joined mourners in the […]
2024: Global Election Fest
2024 will be a historic election year, when democracy will undergo a major test with elections in approximately 70 countries including the United States, India, Mexico and South Africa. More than 3.7 billion voters will head to the polls, and their results may have global impact and ramifications. The current year will be the greatest […]
Islamophobic Politics Amplified in Europe
Recent events and political upheavals in many European countries point to the increasing Islamophobic and anti-Islam right-wingers inching closer to power in these countries. Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is often in the news for making bold statements, but she recently scoffed at Islamic culture and said that there is no place for it in […]
New Resolve to Tackle Climate Change
The Dubai COP 28 summit, started a fortnight ago with little promise of any major breakthrough on climate rules. However, the governments and delegates this time proved their critics wrong and the final agreement announced that for the first time the world has agreed to move away from the coal, oil and natural gas that […]
