The besieged Kashmir valley has long been echoing its struggle of self-determination, but all in vain. This ‘paradise on Earth’ has remained an unfinished agenda of the partition of Sub-Continent where Indians and Pakistanis regard it as their ‘delicate part’ and ‘jugular vein’ respectively.
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Usama Khilji is Director of Bolo Bhi and council member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Systemic Inequality and Social Cohesion. He also serves on the board of the Global Network Initiative. 21 January 2021
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A lot of haggling can be seen amongst the major players in the Middle East on Joe Biden's glimmering that after the U.S. election he would rejoin the Iranian nuclear deal, called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
Undoubtedly, Biden's decision would…
The concept of security has evolved since the Second World War, transcending the traditional or military security to the other aspects vital to nat-ional and regional stability, including economic development, food, energy, communication, human, he-alth, social, cyber and environment security. These aspects…
By Andrew Korybko, Moscow-based American political analyst 18 January 2021
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Screenshots of Indian journalist Arnab Goswami's WhatsApp chat with Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) CEO Partho Dasgupta from February 2019 were leaked to the media a…
The old adage by the famed English theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, that "the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, but the illusion of knowledge," fits perfectly into the Trump administration's narratives on various global subjects. Fabrications, fudging facts and controversial statements…
2020 has been a tumultuous year for the entire world, especially the Middle East, with far reaching impact on the region’s politics and economy. COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on the region’s economy, shrinking it on an average by 10 percent. If the…
Topic : "IPRI Distinguished Lecture Series IS CLIMATE CHANGE GOING TO DRIVE NATIONAL SECURITY? "
Dr. Saleem H. Ali (Blue and Gold Distinguished Professor of Energy and the Environment @University of Delaware)
By Amal Malik, student of BA Comparative Literature, with an interest in post-colonialism. 14 January 2021
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The EU DisinfoLab is an independent NGO that refutes disinformation campaigns that undermine the European Union’s integrity, core values and institutions.…