The West Must Stop Blocking Negotiations Between Ukraine and Russia
By: Vijay Prashad Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022. This war has been horrendous, though it does not compare with the terrible destruction wrought by the U.S. bombardment of Iraq (“shock and awe”) in 2003. In the Gomel region of Belarus that borders Ukraine, Russian and Ukrainian diplomats met on February 28 to begin […]
Diwali- the festival of lights, happiness, gifts and belssings!
By: Priyanka Saurabh The “festival of lights” is known as Diwali and is a Hindu, Sikh, and Jain religious festival that begins on the 13th day of darkness. The half cycle of the moon ends on the second day of the Shukla Paksha of Ashwina and the lunar month Kartik. Deepavali, which means “row of […]
Why does Bangladesh need Saudi Arabia’s investment in the power and energy sector urgently?
By: Samina Akhter With the aim of increasing bilateral trade and mutual economic cooperation, special attention must be paid to the ‘Middle East’. Bangladesh seeks cooperation in at least 12 sectors from the top ten countries of the Arab world or the Middle East to overcome the ongoing power and energy crisis, the impact of […]
School dropouts- Causes and concerns
By: M Ahmad Education is a basic human right and fosters economic growth and human development. Providing right type of education to the right people at right time is the key to human resource formation. Education enables a person to achieve a better job or means of self-employment. It cultivates cultural values and beliefs in […]
Environmental Racism Is Poisoning America’s Waters
Thousands of people in U.S. cities have been left without access to clean water. Communities say institutional racism is to blame.
By: Natalia Marques The United Nations General Assembly recognized “the right to safe and clean drinking water and sanitation as a human right that is essential for the full enjoyment of life and all human rights” on July 28, 2010. Yet, 12 years later, this human right is still out of reach for millions across […]
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan- Man of many distinctions
By: Bashir Ahmad Dar The Second half of the 19th century is of immense importance in Indian history so far as its political, social, educational, economic and cultural aspects are concerned. In the educational sphere, western education got expansion though it had been introduced before the 1850’s. One of the pioneers of modern education was […]
Poverty eradication in India: Social protection successes and failures
Poverty is the worst form of violence — Mahatma Gandhi
By: Dr Firdoos Wani Globally, the number of people living in extreme poverty declined from 36 per cent in 1990 to 10 per cent in 2015. But the pace of change is decelerating and the COVID-19 crisis risks reversing decades of progress in the fight against poverty. New research published by the UNU World Institute […]
Celebrating ‘World Food Day’ in a starving world
By: Abid Hussain Rather 16th October is observed as ‘World Food Day’ across globe in the remembrance of the day when the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations was founded in 1945. Officially, World Food Day was established by FAO’s Member Countries at the Organization’s 20th General Conference in November 1979. This […]
A shout of concern from a dejected Scholar!
By: Zahoor Ahmad Mir In recent years, there has been a growing consensus that a country’s educational system is crucial to its economic success and key to a prosperous nation. Education is a hallmark of a modern society. India has the world’s third-largest higher education system, behind only the United States and China. In this […]
World can’t remain silent on Myanmar’s ‘Nuclear Ambition’ issue
By: Dr Arpita Hazarika If Myanmar acquires nuclear capability, it would be disaster for South and Southeast Asia. All regional countries would be facing security threat from Myanmar directly. Nuclear Myanmar is going to direct threat to not only for all regional countries. South and Southeast Asia is going to be vulnerable permanently if Myanmar […]
