Why India Did Not Go to War With China
IRSHAD SALIM – “Because they could not,” a Pakistani defense expert says. “Militarily, China has outpaced India by decades in key technologies.” According to him, “any insistence on a military
Hepatitis B and the Liver Cancer Endgame
Kristina Campbell in Nature: Liver cancer is the third leading cause of cancer deaths globally — and although rates of death from most types of cancer are decreasing, liver cancer is
How Substack Might Replace The New York Times
Tomas Pueyo in Uncharted Territories: The New York Times is obsessed with Substack. A few months ago, it published Why We’re Freaking Out About Substack. Recently, they published Substack’s Growth Spurt Brings
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The World Can Stop Capital Flight Now
By Jomo Kwame Sundaram: Capital flight is widespread, with resource-rich countries more vulnerable. ‘Mis-invoicing’ exports and embezzling export earnings of state-owned mineral companies have been central to such wealth appropriation.
The Internet Is Not What You Think It Is
Trevor Quirk at Bookforum on Justin E. H. Smith’s Philosophical History Of The Internet: The first four nodes of ARPANET—the Department of Defense’s primeval internet—were connected in 1969, the very
A Guide To Putin’s Inner Circle, According to The Onion
The Onion (“America’s Finest News Source”) publishes satirical articles on international, national, and local news. Most (if not all) its latest news, stories, photos, videos have some toppings on them
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How Hypersonic Missiles Work and the Unique Threats They Pose
Hypersonic missiles threaten to upend the relative stability of the current era of nuclear weapons. They are not as fast as intercontinental ballistic missiles, but are able to vary their
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Arundhati Roy on Religious Nationalism, Dissent, and the Battle Between Myth and History
Arundhati Roy’s Lecture at the University of Texas: Before I begin, I would like to say a few words about the war in Ukraine. I unequivocally condemn Russia’s invasion of
Too Little Too Late and Hamesha in Urdu (Video)
انگریزی کا جملہ ” ٹو لٹل ٹو لیٹ ” اور اُرْدُو کا جملہ ہمیشہ دییر کر دیتا ہوں میں ہمیشہ کوانگریزی میں ” آلویز” کہتے ہیں Irshad Salim, Islamabad (ارشاد
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Ilhan Omar Meets With Imran Khan, Visits LoC in Kashmir
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar called on ousted Pakistani PM Imran Khan (Chairman PTI) at his Bani Gala residence in capital Islamabad. The two discussed Islamophobia and related issues. @Ilhan (who was
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Journey From India To The Two Cambridges And Berkeley And Beyond
by Pranab Bardhan: Gérard Roland came to Berkeley only around the turn of this century. He grew up in Belgium, was a radical student, and after the student movements of
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An Opinion Piece on PTI
By Dr. Ali Minai: I think PTI has played both positive and negative roles, which I will explain below. Unfortunately, after the recent events, their negative role has completely swamped