Category: Insight

OPINION: Politicians Self-Annihilation

ARIFA NOOR — POLITICS consumes its own. And this self-cannibalism is hard to witness, though it dominates…

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…

OPINION: We as a Nation Living Beyond Our Means

TASNEEM NOORANI — THE PTI government is caught between the devil and the deep blue…

What Modi Can Learn From Emperor Akbar

AKBAR AHMED — About five centuries ago, India was the center of a thriving empire…

You Too Brutus: India’s Betrayal of Iran

M. K. BHADRAKUMAR — The sudden visit to New Delhi by the Iranian Foreign 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…

New WiFi Booster By a Pakistani a Breakthrough

There is a new device by a Pakistani that fixes slow Wi-Fi and exposes greedy…

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…

WATCH These 5 Videos (Editor’s Pick This Week)

DESPARDES + PKONWEB (May 19, 2019) – Great video clips (below)- extracted from the windy…

OPINION: Don’t Blame the IMF

The entire responsibility for the wreck that is the Pakistani economy lies squarely on the…

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…

Are Migrant Workers Humans or Commodities?

The ILO estimates that 164 million people are migrant workers, with the largest population in…