Changing the mindset
A mindset is a set of assumptions that everyone develops throughout their lives and become so established that people or groups continue to adopt or accept prior behaviours, choices, or…
The violence of Mandela
In the hour after hour of coverage given by the BBC and other mainstream news channels to the late Nelson Mandela, we have seen a certain image unrolled before us.…
The game-changer
The Iran nuclear deal is the single most important game-changer in world politics after the cataclysmic events of 9/11. In fact, the world has now started to change in real…
Iran deal: regional view
THE `interim` agreement on Iran`s nuclear programme reached in Geneva two weeks ago was a seminal event in Iran`s relationship with the West and the world. Formidable obstacles remain in…
Congress, Modi and the road ahead
‘I found power lying on the streets of St Petersburg; all I did was pick it up’, said Lenin. This is true modesty considering the total revolution that the Bolsheviks…
Pakistani exceptionalism
AMERICA`S progress since 1945 has undoubtedly been exceptional. However, American `exceptionalism` is the dubious right-wing idea that the forces of history and international rules do not apply to America and…
Ukraine’s EU policies all about money, power
When Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych faces EU leaders at an Eastern Partnership Summit that kicks off in Vilnius Thursday, the prevailing mood will be decidedly sour. Yanukovych has made it…
Iran’s deal
An interim six-month deal between GP5 (representing United Nations Security Council's permanent members namely the US, Britain, France, China and Russia) Plus one (Germany) and Iran was struck in the…
Emerging markets seek savers at home as foreign money drains away
As a decade's worth of easy foreign money starts to ebb away from emerging economies, their governments are renewing efforts to deepen domestic savings pools - even if change is…
A worrisome build-up
Last week, the Vatican released an "apostolic exhortation" authored by His holiness Pope Francis, which faults unfettered capitalism as "a new tyranny", and calls on political leaders everywhere to fight…
