Pakistan Introduces Eco Friendly Electric Three-Wheelers (Auto Rickshaws)
DESPARDES -- Foreigners visiting Pakistan may see or have a joy-ride on noiseless, smokeless three-wheelers snaking through major arteries of...
Month: January 2020
INSIGHT: 2020 is Year of the Rat
Some of the world leaders making waves on global arena and in the region weren't born in the Chinese Zodiac...
Mike Pompeo Reportedly Angrily Challenged a Reporter to Find Ukraine on a Map. She Did.
For an up-to-the-minute look at who has testified and who has not, go to the impeachment tracker. To meet the...
‘SITUATION’ in INDIA: Afghan Students Feel the Heat, Media Facing Credibility Crisis (Watch)
DESPARDES -- World's largest democracy is taking a U-turn toward becoming a Hindu state, and as it does things are...
PM Khan Urges Pakistanis at Home and Abroad to Take to Streets on Kashmir Day
Fear in Kashmir as top Indian general talks of 'deradicalization' camps DESPARDES -- Prime Minister Imran Khan has called upon...
Philippines President Duterte Threatens to End US Military Pact
DESPARDES -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to end a pact key to annual war games with American troops...
From ‘Shining India’ to ‘Intolerant India’ –in 10 Years
"…it looks very much as though our government has gone rogue…": Arundhati Roy DESPARDES -- The Economist says India's Prime...
Corruption: Canada Drops 4Pts, US Drops 3Pts; Saudi Improves 5Pts, Pakistan Drops 3Pts, Angola Jumps 7Pts
DESPARDES Analysis -- Many countries in the Asia-Pacific region (Pakistan is included in the regional ranking) see economic openness as...
India’s 200m Muslims Fear PM Modi is Building a Hindu State
DESPARDES -- Narendra Modi stokes divisions in the world’s biggest democracy, The Economist says in its latest issue. The lede:...
India Under Modi Slides Ten Places on Democracy Index
DESPARDES -- The Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) latest Democracy Index published today indicates how global democracy fared in 2019, providing...
