Today, we see one of the gravest attacks on our universal human rights on a massive population in modern history. But as 1,413,342,905 officially now have any last vesitiges or possibility of democratic leadership removed from them, much of the world is silent. Too many of the human rights activist

Dark predictions about a possible military coup are being made in Pakistan as it braces to meet another round of economic difficulties in June on being placed on the ‘grey list’ for failing to curb money laundering and funding of terrorism.
The ‘villain’, yet again, is the United States at whose be

This is the story of Razia, a girl from village Bahpur in Moradabad district of Uttar Pradesh. It has all the ingredients of a fairy tale, but with a difference. Razia might not be a run-of the-mill princess depicted in fairy tales, rather she represents a brave and mighty character in her own right

Sri Sri working only to save PM Modi from losing power due to Ayodhya judgment fall-out (ii)- Earlier Subramanyan Swamy and now Sri Sri right about civil war in case SCI gives disputed site to Muslims (iii)- Both arguments of Hindus (Lord Ram’s birth place and existing idols) legally untenable (iv)-

The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) now a day has become the biggest international network which Government of India (GOI) is misusing for illegally harassing the Indians engaged in business-industry. Though INTERPOL talks big when says that –“[At INTERPOL action is taken in th

The economic benefits as well as the social costs of tourism need to be evaluated. As per the annual report of the Union Ministry of Tourism, Goa accounts for less than 10 percent of the foreign tourist traffic into the country. On the other hand, some of the most powerful drug cartels from the ent

The photograph accompanying this article, was clicked on Chinese New Year (16th February 2018) in Chiang Mai, Thailand. It is a signpost/ notice written in Thai, English and Chinese (in that order) in a temple, having a statue of Ganesha, situated in the heart of the city in front of Maya Mall. I re

The shadow war between two Middle East heavy weights Israel and Iran is going on for decades now. But recent incident of Israeli air raids on Iranian bases in Syria and downing of Israeli F-16 fighter jet by Syrian antiaircraft missile batteries which has happened for first time in 36 years has boug

There is always lot of talk about Kashmir in the media as well as in the political circles across the world but rarely does any of the writings or discussions venture to look into the life and times of people who live in that part of Kashmir which is under the illegal occupation of Pakistan.
The

The school shooting on February, 14 in USA at Florida, in which 17 were killed and 14 were injured, has triggered widespread anger in USA. Hence US President Trump is obviously deeply concerned about it due to sympathetic reasons but also due to electoral considerations. Trump has suggested a solut

Once again, Kashmir is living proof that it is not going to compromise, far less abandon, its demand for Aazaadi (freedom) which is its birthright and for which it has paid a price in blood and suffering which has not been exacted from any other people of the South Asian subcontinent. Compared to th

Asma Jahangir, one of the staunchest human rights voices in Pakistan, died on February 11th 2018, at the age of 66 due to a heart attack. The activist's sudden death is a huge loss for not only the debate on Human Rights but mainly for her own country, Pakistan and its people.
"Tireless Protestant"

Naïve and gullible Indians should not repeat 1962 with China (ii)- Bangladeshi illegal immigrants no more internal problem but external threat due to Doklam crisis (iii)- Dereliction of civilian leadership regarding external security threat, main cause of Army Chief going public.
Lot of noise is b

It is a common practice to interview celebrities and share their success stories. But the real grass roots heroines and heroes rarely get heard. So, for a change, let us listen to what our 13-year-old Raveena has to say on girls’ education. It is high time our policy makers paid heed to the experien

Government of India (GOI) not booking major offenders hence Supreme Court should monitor Rs 114 billion PNB fraud case.
On February 14, 2018, Government-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) reportedly filed criminal complaint (FIR, the first Information Report) at Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)