The scourged face of ‘Indian secularism’
By Syed Qamar Afzal.
The true face of Indian secularism has been unraveled or well-exposed by the ongoing incidents of violence against Muslims, demonstrated and caused by the far- right utranationalists and the Shiv Sena’s [...]
Why democracy can’t resolve Pakistan’s security dilemma
By Riaz Missen.
Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has become under strong impression, and is inclined to believe, that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a $50 billion infrastructure development project, is under serious threat by the forces [...]
Former allies Bush and Rubio battle it out
By Rich Rubino.
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush was once a benefactor of U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL). Bush donated to Rubio’s first political campaign, and in 2005, when Rubio was sworn in as Florida’s [...]
Washington’s unfair concerns about Pakistan’s nuclear capabilities
By Syed Qamar Afzal.
Reading a column by David E Sanger in yesterday’s New York Times, one gets a confirmed idea that the US administration is exploring deal to limit Pakistan’s nuclear deterrent capabilities by curbing [...]
Russia’s military action in Syria
By Syed Qamar Afzal.
Much is being commented in both print and electronic global media about Russia’s military action in Syria. The western skeptics intrinsically doubt Putin’s initiative with no fair intention of Moscow’s [...]
The psychology of cheating in business
By Thomas Fox.
In the movie Margin Call, Jeremy Irons intones that there are three ways to win in business: (1) be the smartest; (2) be the fastest; and (3) cheat. I am currently out at the SCCE 2015 Compliance and Ethics Institute [...]
Why there is no academic freedom in Malaysia
By Murray Hunter.
The Malaysian Government is trying to develop the country into an education hub. Most universities seek awards of excellence and to get their institutions into the rankings.
However, even with these aspirations, [...]
Embracing extremism over the truth
By John Vernon.
Elected officials, political candidates and a large number of Americans have embraced extremism over telling the truth. They would rather be politically correct and hold on to their lies than be principled and truthful. [...]
Donald Trump is a political aberration: Rather than hiding his wealth and elite education, he flaunts it
By Rich Rubino.
Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump unabashedly touts himself as being“really rich.” According to Forbes Magazine, Trump even exaggerated his net worth, alleging to be worth almost $9 billion. [...]
Political parties at crossroads
By Riaz Missen.
The way out of the problem that Westminster Model has posed to the peaceful and dignified survival of Pakistan, is to see it off and try the presidential system instead. How to do it?
Political parties of Pakistan [...]
Palestine: Time to decide!
By Fadi El-Husseini.
On August 27th, headlines splashed global newspapers that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and nine other top officials resigned from the ruling Executive Committee (ExCo) of the Palestine Liberation Organization [...]
Rectifying constitutional illiteracy
By Richard Larsen.
This past week was Constitution Week, and justifiably so. For if ever there was a time in our nation’s history when we needed to be constitutionally literate, it is now. The spirit of apathy, and ignorance of our [...]
US Preparing for war with Russia?
By Stephen Lendman.
America is a warrior state, waging direct and/or proxy wars at home and abroad throughout its entire history – today on a global scale, with an arsenal of weapons of unimaginable destructive power [...]
Is it time to reassess our policy, assuming we have one in Syria?
By Rick Francona.
It has become painfully obvious that the United States’ policy toward Syria – and the entire Middle East for that matter – is not working. The Islamic State, or the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria [...]
After the Iran nuclear agreement: Will the nuclear powers also play by the rules?
By Lawrence S. Wittner.
When all is said and done, what the recently-approved Iran nuclear agreement is all about is ensuring that Iran honors its commitment under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) not to develop nuclear [...]
The Bizarre Labour “Primary”
By Josep Colomer.
The British Labour Party is back. I mean back to its old days when it lost one election after another. For the first time, the party has held a primary election to select the party leader in which every vote had the [...]
The Trump Falls Close to the Stump
By Allen Schmertzler.
This is getting really interesting, “bing, bing, bong.” Pay attention folks. Labor Day has come and gone and the real push for a new president begins. Hillary is on an apology email tour as she [...]
5,113 Days After the Falling Man of September 11, 2001
By Frank Salvato.
It has been 5,113 days since the al Qaeda attacks on New York’s World Trade Center, the Pentagon in Washington, DC, and the failed third assault that was intercepted into a farm field in Shanksville, Pennsylviania, [...]
In a land of decay
By Farhana Qazi.
Burma Town is located on the outskirts of Pakistan’s neat and newly organized city of Islamabad. This week’s rain has damaged the already rugged spiraling streets, leaving puddles the size of boulders. Women [...]
Retaining India’s strategic autonomy
By Dr Getta Madhavan.
There is a constant attempt by Western, especially American, strategic analysts and think tanks to disentangle the seemingly complex threads of India’s foreign policy. The political establishments of the United [...]