As the World Turns: Jan 2023 Report
India blocks BBC documentary on PM Modi from airing... ‘Karachi will have to wait for months for mayor’...7 yrs on,...
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As the World Turns: Dec 2022 DesPardes Report
Without IMF umbrella, strong headwinds ahead for Pak economy...Army chief calls for national consensus -- to confront ‘economic & terrorism’...
Five ways the next Cold War will be different
New world order. The structure of the U.S.-China bipolar rivalry will make the next Cold War less stable than the...
DesPardes Report: Nov 2022 As the World Turns…
US names anti-Pakistan groups TTP and al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent as “Specially Designated Global Terrorists.”…Pak embassy in Kabul comes...
Rich nations agree to pay climate loss and damage
A fraught UN summit wrapped up on Sunday with a landmark deal on funding to help vulnerable countries cope with...
DesPardes Report: Oct 2022 As the World Turns…
Iran to hold public trials for 2,000 detained in protests... Netanyahu Aims Comeback... Developing... UPDATE: 'Those in power' should stand...
Elections in US & Brazil; COP27 & G20
Ahead of midterm elections in the US that are expected to tip the balance of power in Congress, this is...
The Roots of War
Chris Blattman in the Boston Review: The globe is a patchwork of rival territories. Controlling them brings wealth and status....
The Ancient Super Grain That Could Help Feed the World
Once headed for extinction, nutrient-dense millet (باجرا) is now being recognized as a solution to global food problems. The U.N....
World’s First World Fair: The Palace and the Water Lily
The building’s chief architect, Joseph Paxton, was not an architect by training. He was a gardener. By Eric Bies in...
