Global climate chaos
Extreme weather events continue to manifest worldwide in various forms. A few days back, Toronto (Canada) experienced over 100 millimeters (about four inches) of rain, matching the average rainfall for…
Civilization under threat?
Masood Kizilbash’s book ‘Human Conflict with Nature’ published by the Pakistan Scientific and Technological Information Centre Islamabad in 2020 carries an intriguing subtitle – ‘Alarm Bell for the Demise of…
Pakistan’s place in a globalized world
In an increasingly globalised world, we are geographically very beneficially at the crossroads separating South Asia with Central Asia and the Middle East, this must be converted to our geo-political…
A civilization in decline?
In a significant move, the Chinese government has allowed couples to have three children. The permission replaces the two-child policy introduced in 2016. Until then, a one-child policy had remained…
The global deficit
THE world faces many current and looming shortages today of water, energy, land and even clean air. They have less to do with population growth than with the inequitable distribution…
Our failure as a civilization
If the novel coronavirus indeed goes away, and if we survive the virus, we should not remain unaffected. Even if we are able to do so, we should not be…
Global warming on a rampage
Global warming is not waiting around for the signatories to the Paris climate accord ‘15 to go to net zero emissions 2030/50. Sorry, those bold plans are way too little…
Runaway global warming
Global warming is starting to hit hard like there’s no tomorrow, and at current rates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, there may not be a tomorrow, as emissions continue setting…
Rejecting globalisation
When progressive writers formulate terms like ‘design of global cultural hegemony and the writers’ role in the defence of heritage, culture and peace”, as they did recently at a conference…
The psychology of colonialism
Psychology is a neglected discipline in Pakistan as not many people are aware of their psychological issues and tend to downplay their importance. Good psychological advice is hard to come…
