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 year of the Rat For example: Trump was born on
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 players, click here. THE WEEK — Secretary of State Mike
‘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 unraveling: India slipped to the rank of 140 out of
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 Pakistanis at home and abroad (over 10m Pakistanis are overseas)
Continue readingPM Khan Urges Pakistanis at Home and Abroad to Take to Streets on Kashmir Day
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 if the US does not restore the travel visa of
Continue readingPhilippines President Duterte Threatens to End US Military Pact
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 Minister Narendra Modi is stoking divisions in the world’s biggest
Continue readingFrom ‘Shining India’ to ‘Intolerant India’ –in 10 Years
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 a way forward, however, vibrant economic powers like China, Indonesia,
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’s 200m Muslims fear the prime minister is building a
Continue readingIndia’s 200m Muslims Fear PM Modi is Building a Hindu State
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 a snapshot of the state of democracy worldwide. In South
Continue readingIndia Under Modi Slides Ten Places on Democracy Index
INSIGHT: Wheat Row Talking Points and Narratives
The Punjab Food Department (PFD), as per official statistics, manages 75% of wheat production of Pakistan. Situation at the Punjab Food Department provided an opportunity to manipulators and hoarders of
Continue readingINSIGHT: Wheat Row Talking Points and Narratives
FBI Concludes 15 Year Investigating Islam; “Such a Lovely People, Such a Lovely Faith”
DESPARDES — The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has declared an end to its surveillance of Muslim Americans, saying its exhaustive study of their beautiful culture was finally complete. FBI’s
‘After 70 Years I’ve Come to Realize as a Muslim I Can’t Live in India’: Naseeruddin Shah
DESPARDES — Bollywood’s award-winning actor Naseeruddin Shah says after 70 years he has come to realize that as a ‘Muslim’ he cannot live in India. The creative Indian actor —