The Cult of Winston Churchill
A new book from Tariq Ali argues that Britain needs to face up to the darker side of its great wartime icon Priyamvada Gopal in the Prospect: On the back
‘Don’t Feel Guilty’ and the ‘Quit’ Narrative Over Rising Inflation
“Don’t Feel Guilty”, India’s Defense Minister Rajnath Singh told a gathering of BJP workers in Pune. He said that global supply chains were disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine crisis, and
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In Pakistan Politics and Economics are Strange Bedfellows (Video)
Polemics in the garb of intense politics (rather partisanship) may be giving Pakistan’s economy a somewhat Cinderella look. The causal effect of divisive politics and rumblings in economy and vice
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“Hello” is About a Woman Trying to Reconnect (Video)
Adele’s ‘Hello’ was the fastest music video to hit 1 billion views on YouTube. The song now has 2,974,930,689 (2.975 billion) views – since October 2015 – it has 17m
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How Memes Can Spread Dangerous Ideas
Internet memes are an excellent way to send powerful messages to millions of people. But what happens when they are used for malicious purposes? By Matthew Kovacev in ModernDiplomacy: Memes
Massive Surge in Imports and Consumption ‘Accelerate’ Pak Economy Growth Rate to 6Pct
Pakistan’s economic growth rate accelerated to 6% during the last year of PTI-led govt. – the highest pace in four years – helping to increase the size of the nation’s
Why is the US Getting Closer to Bangladesh?
President Biden stated earlier this year that he believed the Dhaka-Washington relationship would endure for the next 50 years and beyond. By Yumiko Fumada: The USA is getting closer with
Saudi Aramco Weighs IPO of Trading Arm. IPO could be worth more than $30bln.
ZAWYA Reports: Saudi Aramco is weighing an IPO of its trading division Aramco Trading Co., in what could be one of the world’s biggest listings this year, Bloomberg reported on
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PTI ‘Performance’ During Its 3 1/2 Year Rule
PTI-led govt. headed by Imran Khan (initiated and or) “achieved the following” over 3 1/2 years. The performance list was WHATSAPP Shared, and is subject to review, analysis and comments
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Pakistan’s first digital bank among startups to join Abu Dhabi’s Hub71
The new cohort already raised more than Dh231 million in funding: It includes Pakistan’s first digital bank TAG among the 16 new startups to join the growing community of Hub71
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Ramez Naam on how to beat Putin, solve climate change, and build the future
Noah Smith’s interview with Ramez Naam, futurist, author, and investor, in Noahpinion: When I want to know what the future is going to be like, I go ask Ramez Naam. Over
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The Rich Are Not Who We Think They Are. And Happiness Is Not What We Think It Is, Either.
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz in The New York Times: We now know who is rich in America. And it’s not who you might have guessed. A groundbreaking 2019 study by four economists, “Capitalists in