An Uncomfortable Video Share
KEY TALKING POINTS: Ye sare ventilators Amrika ki wajha se lage huwe hain; Beggars can’t be choosers; Corruption honay do; Taraqqi hoti rahe gi; KEY observations:Since when have we been
The Left Goes to War with Itself
By John F. Harris at Politico: The Democratic Party’s internal divisions usually are cast as disputes between centrists and the left. The intense focus on this dynamic, however, tends to
Migrants Keep One Billion People Alive, Send Home a Staggering $689 Billion
By Baher Kamal: Over 270 million migrant workers are now a major life-saving source for up to one billion people starving in the world’s poorest communities, as well as a
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Nuclear-Armed Powers Squander $156,000 Every Minute on Their ‘MAD’ Policy
By Baher Kamal at IPS: They call it MAD: Mutual Assured Destruction. It is about the nuclear-armed powers’ doctrine of military strategy and national security policy. And they spent on
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Let’s Sit and Talk: Episode Aug 2020 (Video)
WE have to lower our standards and expectations, including the bar we often use to judge others, events, happenings, etc. ہمیں اپنے معیار اور توقعات کو کم کرنا ہوگا، بشمول
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China, West and the Islamic World
China, West and the Islamic World: The World in 2050, Romance of Three Civilizations is a book authored by Syed Hasan Javed, an extensively traveled former Pakistani diplomat, scholar and
War in Ukraine Triggers New International Non-Alignment Trend
By Humberto Márquez at IPS: Numerous countries of the developing South are distancing themselves from the contenders in the war in Ukraine, using the debate on the conflict to underscore
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The Lithium Challenge: Metals and Mining Sector at the Core of Enabling Energy Transition
Batteries are expected to account for 95 percent of lithium demand by 2030 – lithium is the driving force behind electric vehicles. Scenario: Despite COVID-19’s impact on the automotive sector,
U.S., France, Germany, Italy, and UK’s Joint Statement on Situation in Libya
“France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America welcome the progress made in the talks between the Joint Committee of the House of Representatives and High
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Dialogue Between a Pakistani and a Politician (Video)
ایک پاکستانی اور سیاست دان كے درمیان گفتگو میرے خیالوں میں : ارشاد سلیم ، کراچی WhatsApp shared by Jawed Ahmed,member Back2School Forum, ISB
The Perils Of Smashing The Past
Recalling the Italian futurists’ embrace of aggressive disruption. Nathan Gardels in Noema Magazine: “Move fast and break things,” the digital dictum of today’s Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, could have been penned by
‘Dil Me Hai Pyare Pakistan’: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina
A video clip on Twitter today: Bangladesh PM Shaikh Hasina Begum’s telegraphic take on Pak-BD relations… The video clip shared an hour ago by Nznn Ahmed (@na_nznn) is undated…