Bolivia will soon pass The Law of Mother Earth, the world’s first law giving all nature equal rights to humans, which will hopefully reduce carbon and control industrial pollution. Bolivia has taken a strong stance on demanding steep carbon emission cuts and challenges other world powers to do the same. Bolivia is feeling the effects of climate change with rising ... Read More »
An agreement with Tehran is crucial, but it should not be made in haste The international community’s attempt to begin the process of ending Iran’s global isolation is certainly one to be commended, but it is important not to rush into any agreement that does not serve the interests of all parties affected by Tehran’s policies, whether directly or indirectly. ... Read More »
In January every year, the elite almost from every walk of life – politics, business, academia, multilateral institutions, and philanthropy – gather in the Swiss village Davos for deliberations on global issues. This year’s annual meeting of the World Economic Forum took place on January 22-25. Two important reports were released on the eve of this meeting. The first, ‘Global ... Read More »
There is no priesthood in Islam because the Quran rejects the concept of any intermediary in the communion between God and man. But despite this, clerics have emerged as the dominant force in Muslim thought and have crafted an ideology that is remote from the tenets of the religion. Like ink spilt on blotting paper, their false narrative has spread ... Read More »
As Pakistan continues to stumble down the path of its experiment with democracy, let us acknowledge that, unsure and erratic as our steps may be, we have, in fact, been stumbling in the right direction. A remarkably uneventful transition of power. An emerging but uneasy tussle for balance between institutions. Treasury and opposition benches at each other’s throats but mostly ... Read More »
A transitional governemnt without Al Assad on board The lacklustre Geneva 2 talks in Montreux did nothing for the suffering people of Syria. They made no substantial political progress, and did nothing to stop the fighting. The diplomats were locked in their procedural disputes, while Syrians continued dying in their hundreds in the real world. All that happened was that ... Read More »
There have been critical reports of the British royal family’s spending in the past. But such criticism was forgotten and details soon evaporated out of memory The royal family of Britain is one of the most recognised institutions around the world. Its happenings are arduously followed from the Bahamas in the west to Australia and New Zealand in the east ... Read More »
World Insights Bringing You best of world at one place