In Pakistan Some Extremisms are Worth Strengthening

BY JAVED JABBAR: My first article published on November 1, 2021, juxtaposed “moderate” with “Pakistan.” That probably raised some skeptical eyebrows — until the text was read. This second contribution’s title may fortify strongly entrenched misperceptions which actually deserve reconsideration. Verbal extremism and physical violence of individual zealots, fringe groups, and fanatic mobs receive prominentContinue reading “In Pakistan Some Extremisms are Worth Strengthening”

Drinking India: Alcohol sale a cash cow for some state governments (Video)

Alcohol consumption is said to be widespread and rising in India, across all the states and union territories (UT). An estimated 160 million consume alcohol. Its use is at the discretion of individual states and union territories though. Three major alcohol hot spots in the country were identified in a study: (1) Northeast states; (2)Continue reading “Drinking India: Alcohol sale a cash cow for some state governments (Video)”

‘In moment of darkness truth is a revolutionary act’ (Video)

“The COP26 climate summit in Glasgow ended up being just another big flop”, writes Aljazeera. Except this no holds barred insightful, historically right, geopolitically discomforting earful talk by Vijay Prashad at the panel discussion: The Marxist intellectual criticized the climate justice movement, saying it was not “clued in” enough. “Let me tell you something, theContinue reading “‘In moment of darkness truth is a revolutionary act’ (Video)”