Old foes poised against each other again
India and Pakistan are poised against each other, to play a more proactive and constructive role in Afghanistan’s redevelopment, trying to negate each other’s initiatives.
The ascendancy of Taliban to power in Afghanistan almost two-and-a-half months ago, after the hasty and chaotic withdrawal of the US forces from the country had raised hopes that Afghanistan may see the dawn of a peaceful era and the Taliban 2.0 might be able to establish a stable and secure government in the country. […]
Social Media: A saviour or a predator?
Recent allegations against Facebook, forces us to ponder over the benefits of the social media in real terms, and further how to control them from becoming toxic.
The details published by The Washington Post of a misinformation campaign pursued by Facebook against the Covid vaccine, also outlines other irregularities committed by the tech giant. A consortium of media organisations, including The Washington Post, reviewed the information, which was disclosed by the lawyers of Ms Frances Haugen, a former Facebook employee, to the […]
Glasgow Climate Change Summit
The Glasgow Summit will prove whether the global leaders are ready to put the entire mankind to peril or whether sagaciously they’ll work out a roadmap to counter climate change effectively and wisely.
A UN-sponsored marathon conference to tackle the global climate crisis is due to being the British city of Glasgow, the coming Sunday (31 October) and will continue till 12 November. The world leaders will meet in the so-called last-ditch effort to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius this century, besides considering plans to how […]
Chinese Naval Strategy’s Covert Dimensions
In recent times the Chinese coercive activities in the South China Sea and its global port-buying spree have added different dimensions to its naval strategy. Ever since Communist China came into existence in 1949, its belligerence over South China Sea – SCS, has been increasing and some recent events have increased its hostility in the […]
Religious and racial hatred propelled by A.I.
Recently a Stanford University team found that some Artificial Intelligence programmes are giving misleading results, for queries related to religious minorities and race.
We are living in a Digital Age in which more and more complex tasks are being entrusted to machines. In addition we are also worried about the issues of Data Privacy and how much information should we share with a particular programme or a company. This information is a gold mine and often results in […]
Existential crisis in Lebanon
The human tragedy unravelling in Lebanon could be blamed upon its corrupt politicians but its roots lie deep within the Lebanese sectarianism.
While the world it seems has been too occupied with developments in Afghanistan, another tragedy in making is currently on in Lebanon. A country facing one crisis after another. However, the crisis is Lebanon is not new, it’s decades old but has worsened in the last two years due to sectarian politics and corrupt politicians, […]
AUKUS vs. QUAD: A Reality Check
India it seems has been left out in the cold on the issue of maintaining regional security in the Asia-pacific region after the formation of AUKUS by the USA.
The past week saw the US’s hard push to contain China in its own backyard, by the formation of a new defence agreement known as AUKUS, with no precedent in diplomatic world, as the regional might of the new alliance is already covered by an old alliance named Quad. AUKUS-named after Australia, United Kingdom and […]
UK-UAE Bonhomie
The new found love between the UK and UAE might have propelled one of its former ministers to nominate the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince, for the Nobel Peace prize.
The withdrawal of the US forces from Afghanistan before the deadline has dealt a severe blow to the special relationship between the US and UK and also the EU member states. They insist that the withdrawal before time was a hasty decision and their view was not taken on-board. They also base their criticism of […]
Existential crisis in Lebanon
The human tragedy unraveling in Lebanon could be blamed upon its corrupt politicians but its roots lie deep within the Lebanese sectarianism. While the world it seems has been too occupied with developments in Afghanistan, another tragedy in making is currently on in Lebanon. A country facing one crisis after another. However, the crisis is […]
Taliban victory puts Pakistan in a quandary
Pakistan seems to be worried that Taliban styled thinking might spread to Pakistan and secondly, the Taliban might turn out be more pro-India than pro-Pakistan.
Pakistani government at the moment seems to be in a quandary. The manner in which it wanted to exploit the Taliban victory in Afghanistan has rebounded threatening to reinforce religious fundamentalists inclinations in Pakistan itself. US President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw American forces from Afghanistan was due to the realisation that religious fundamentalism might […]
