OPINION: Politicians Self-Annihilation
ARIFA NOOR — POLITICS consumes its own. And this self-cannibalism is hard to witness, though it dominates the national political scene at the moment. On the one side, we have the government
Second Term for PM Modi, Another Wait For Rahul Gandhi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi looked on course Thursday for a major victory in the world’s largest election, with early trends suggesting an even bigger win for his Hindu nationalist
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OPINION: We as a Nation Living Beyond Our Means
TASNEEM NOORANI — THE PTI government is caught between the devil and the deep blue sea. When they procrastinated on signing up with the International Monetary Fund, there was unanimous
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What Modi Can Learn From Emperor Akbar
AKBAR AHMED — About five centuries ago, India was the center of a thriving empire under the leadership of Akbar the Great: India produced about a quarter of the world’s
You Too Brutus: India’s Betrayal of Iran
M. K. BHADRAKUMAR — The sudden visit to New Delhi by the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif for a meeting on May 14 with the outgoing External Affairs Minister
Why Some Politicians Are Warning of Dire Consequences After PM Khan Said ‘Tough Times Are Ahead’
PKONWEB Report — Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif has warned of dire consequences if Pakistan’s economy continues to drown. He is
New WiFi Booster By a Pakistani a Breakthrough
There is a new device by a Pakistani that fixes slow Wi-Fi and exposes greedy Internet service providers. BE2C2 Report — Slow Internet can be frustrating for everyone. Not any
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People With Better Education Live Longer in Same Income Group: Study
The unmet demand for higher education in South Asia is three to four times and its average life expectancy is the lowest in the region BE2C2 Report — People with
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WATCH These 5 Videos (Editor’s Pick This Week)
DESPARDES + PKONWEB (May 19, 2019) – Great video clips (below)- extracted from the windy side of social media’s jetsam and flotsam this week. Amid the cacophony and the “he
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OPINION: Don’t Blame the IMF
The entire responsibility for the wreck that is the Pakistani economy lies squarely on the shoulders of Pakistan’s ruling and propertied elite S. Akbar Zaidi (Political Economist) S. AKBAR ZAIDI
The Kremlin is Taking Unprecedented Measures to Control Online Content
DESPARDES News Monitor – A recent analysis/opinion piece in Carnegie Moscow Center captioned Russia’s changing internet rules with “Russia’s Sovereign Internet Law Will Kill Innovation”. The Kremlin’s domestic policy bloc
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Are Migrant Workers Humans or Commodities?
The ILO estimates that 164 million people are migrant workers, with the largest population in the Middle East, and the highest remittances from USA DESPARDES News Monitor – The United