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Economy is the victim

Economic stability is dependent upon political and social stability. While only economic stability is the major element that can give to any society, social sturdiness. No economy can be stable…

Ukraine crisis

THERE is absolutely nothing that can justify Russia’s attack on Ukraine on Feb 24. History is relevant always but history certainly does not justify this wrong. One can only hope…

After the deluge

A PICTURE is worth a thousand words; an Indian missile falling in a Pakistani backyard spawns 240 million anxieties. On March 9, a BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was fired from…

Trump cards or flawed thinking

It’s the economy stupid, so stated James Carville, Bill Clinton’s strategist during the 1992 successful presidential campaign against the incumbent George Bush with two other key messages to campaign workers:…

Divided on America

In terms of a Cold War… you have the vast majority of the rest of the world in total opposition to what [Putin] is doing… It’s going to be a…

The brink of disaster

Women’s rights – in reality, these are a nuisance to many US conservatives, but purporting to protect these rights on the other side of the world is a great excuse…

Pakistan stands a chance

In the midst of boycott of Beijing Olympics by the US and its allies, Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan showed up at the games to demonstrate Pakistan’s solidarity with…

The real pandemic – fake news

As the COVID-19 pandemic rages, lets inject a dose of reality into it. So far, only 1 lakh deaths. Last year, there were 1.5 million deaths in the USA through…