Jeff Bezos and Mukesh Ambani, two of the world’s richest men, face a turning point in a battle for preeminence in India’s booming, nearly trillion-dollar retail market. The outcome of…
In the last couple of days, much has happened in the United States of America. A politically charged mob, reported to be instigated by President Donald Trump, attacked the Capitol…
After a decade-long hiatus, Russia is relaunching an ambitious bid for dominion over the world’s budding space tourism industry, jostling with zealous billionaires, the United States, and rising China. Russia…
The next giant leap forward in the computing world is expected to be quantum computing, which will have a profound effect on society. One major reason is the computational capability…
The targeted death of a top Iranian commander in a US airstrike in Baghdad has the potential to throw into a tailspin an already volatile region. At the same time,…
The terrorist attack in New Zealand, which killed 50 people, has highlighted the changing landscape of terrorism in Europe, Australia and the US. This attack once again challenges the dominant…
A recent study showed that two-thirds of terrorist attacks in the US are carried out by far-right individuals and groups. Research by the Southern Poverty Law Center, meanwhile, shows that…
As a history teacher, there are times when the past reasserts itself with such force that you have to put aside your plans and address the moment. Charlottesville is one…
How politicking leads to side-lining of devising workable strategies for confronting the challenges a country faces is portrayed in an incomparable manner by Pakistan's political leadership. An example thereof is…
The economic challenges the post-election regime will face are massive, but no politician talks about how his/her party will address them. All they do is to label those who ask…
