Incrementalism—the tendency to inch forward rather than to take bold steps—is usually preferred by political and military leaders in warfare, because the introduction of a few forces into action puts fewer personnel
The indecency of the phrase ‘humanitarian pause’ is obvious. There is nothing humanitarian about a brief interlude between bouts of horrendous violence. There is no true ‘pause’, merely the calm before the
MoreTaking responsibility and delivering on promises on climate change is a hot topic at the ongoing 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
MoreDemocracy is incompatible with class-divided economic systems. Masters rule in slavery, lords in feudalism, and employers in capitalism. Whatever forms of government (including representative-electoral) coexist with class-divided economic systems, the hard reality
Moreby Mir Khan Baloch The schools have been turned into carrions, villages into concentration camps. Houses-to-house search operations have become a daily routine. University and college students are harassed and intimidated on
MoreAges back I had written an article that was published by the late lamented Subramanium Sundaram in the magazine of SAAG( South Asian Analysis Group) in which I had tried to portray
MoreEver since the first Global Climate Meet organized in Berlin, Germany in 1995, until the ongoing COP 28 meeting taking place in Dubai under the Presidentship of UAE President, one theme that
MoreWhy should we explore caves and excavate fossils? Why should we seek more information about our origins? And what can the first women and men tell us about the human condition? Reading
MoreThe world is waiting in cautious anticipation amid the four-day pause in hostilities in Gaza, giving Palestinians a brief respite from incessant Israeli airstrikes. Israel did not cease its bombing of the
MoreIn the wake of the unprecedented attacks of the Zionist regime on the defenseless people of Gaza in Palestine, important questions were raised regarding the functions of human rights mechanisms and international
MoreEditorial In the deceptive guise of freedom, an ominous past resurfaces, echoing the chilling repercussions when terror ideologies are permitted to thrive unchecked. The recent observance of “Maveerar Naal” or “Mahweer day”,
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