USA shouldn’t remain a passive spectator on the issue of expulsion of French Ambassador being considered by the National Assembly of Pakistan (ii)- For the victory of ‘liberal Western democracy' the proper handling of TLP controversy by the USA is extremely important.

US President Joe Biden has announced plans to pull out all United States troops from Afghanistan by September 11, ending the longest war in American history. In Kabul, many fear that Afghan security forces won’t be able to defend the country or even big cities if the Taliban choose to march

Contemporary Muslims have already harmed Islam immensely and Pakistan can do the course correction (ii)- Jinnah recommended State policy (tantamount to secularism) in his August 11, 1947 address to Constituent Assembly of Pakistan

‘Qudrat’ (power of nature) has its own way o

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Benjamin Franklin, a signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence from Britain, and a man responsible for negotiating a treaty between the colonies and France, asked, “When will mankind be convinced and agree to settle their difficulties by arbitration?” 

Perhaps the

Sub:- Religion is supposed to be the custodian of the values of the society but Christianity has failed the weaker sections of the society in the USA.

An African American Daunte Wright was shot dead on April 11 by a police officer during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center in the State of

Should not a medicine (Remdesivir) that has shown lifesaving effect in certain cases of Covid-19 be made available to all those who need it without delay? Even if Big Pharma has a patent, there are provisions in the global trade treaties that allow governments to issue compulsory licenses to such

The Hebrew word thirsty means ‘desire’ for a physical or worldly thing. It also means awareness of God. Thirst is a desire: thirst for water, thirst for wealth, thirst for bodily desires and thirst for knowledge and awareness of God.

Jesus Christ uttered this word when he wa

It is evident that because Muslim’s practice theocracy all over the world in Muslim majority countries and also because India was partitioned on the basis of religion hence Muslims are working under some conspiracy to destroy secularism in India too. The Muslims are deliberately pushing Ind

“Everyone is trying to apply the human rights lens. But unfortunately on key matters of equity, a lot many communities right now are in the rear-view mirror and not being observed through the lens of equity and human rights. This pandemic is uneven around the world and uneven in its impact.

One of the darkest chapters of Indian judicial partiality was left hanging half closed and banging in the wind when Major Avtar Singh, the killer of internationally known human rights activist and Chairman of Kashmir Commission of Jurists, Advocate Jalil Andrabi, was found dead after he killed hi

Once again, the United States Department of State, 2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, issued on March 30, 2021 has reproached India on her human rights record

The country report contains graphic documentation of human rights violations being committed by the Indian military

The Asian Peasant Coalition (APC)'s observance of 29 March as "Land of the Landless: Land to the Tillers", reminds us of the words of Mahatma Gandhi: "In reality, the toilers is the owner of what he produces. If the toilers intelligently combine, they will become an irresistibl

In this fight to finisher war of ‘Liberal Western Democracy’ against ‘Authoritarian Chinese Democracy’ the Biden-administration will have to say the same to India namely “either you are with us or against us” as Prez Bush said to Pakistan post 9/11

Go

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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on TB diagnosis and mortality in 2020 has been frightening, to say the least. Recently released WHO data shows that 1.4 million fewer people got TB care in 2020 as compared to 2019- a 21% decrease. Also over 0.5 million people died from TB in 2020 due to lack o

Though March 19 Jhansi incidence was not about conversion but Indian Christianity can’t get relief if continues to be apologetic about conversion / religious-freedom 

On March 19, 2021 when four Christian girls (2 nuns and 2 postulants) were harassed by Hindu mob and taken do

This refers to a letter of March 20, 2021 written by ‘Former Commissioner Police of Mumbai (FCPM) Param Bir Singh (transferred on March 17, 2021) to Maharashtra Chief Minister (CM) Uddhav Thackrey as reported at https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/param-bir-singh-letter-maharashtra-cm-udd

It should be a matter of concern for the leaders of corporate sector in India that due their negligence & derelictions about the fundamental issue of corporate governance and responsibilities towards secular democratic modern Indian State, an unfortunate situation has arisen where a car with

Tobacco kills over 8 million people every year worldwide, with over 235,000 deaths occurring in Indonesia alone. Each of these untimely deaths could have been averted because we have evidence-backed measures to not only control tobacco use, but also to accelerate progress towards ending the tobac

The Kashmir question is one of the oldest unresolved international problems in the world. The experience of nearly seven decades has shown that it will not go away and that an effort is urgently required to resolve it on a durable basis. ‘Durable’, in this context is synonymous with &

Subject: - (i)- If US-Christianity doesn’t take interest then the ‘Liberal Western Democracy’ led by the USA will lose to ‘Authoritarian Chinese Democracy’ in developing world (ii)- Christian - Langars (like Sikh - Langars) at Dharna sites for agitating farmers will

Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, which was the official name of the Taliban regime before being deposed by the United States in late 2001. The Taliban has always insisted on calling itself the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. In June 2013, when its de-facto embassy in Doha, Qatar was founded, the T

It is the worst situation overall in Pakistan. It is great grief about poor minorities. It is heartbreaking news and stories of humble and poor minorities’ families of Pakistan. Humanity has been ashamed by watching cruelty, injustice with minorities through inhuman attitudes in the name of

The Khalsa (to be pure, to be clear, to be free from) tradition was initiated in 1699 by the Tenth Guru of Sikhism, Guru Gobind Singh Ji. Its formation was a key event in the history of Sikhism. The founding of Khalsa is celebrated by Sikhs during the festival of Vaisakhi . The Khalsa is created

There are two following burning problems (farmer’s agitation in India and mini-SAARC problem) in Indian subcontinent which need urgent solution and which the Sikh community can easily help to resolve :-

(1)- Farmer’s agitation in India:-

(i)- Out of about 1360 mill

Ten years after the Arab Spring in Egypt and the welcomed removal of the late Hosni Mubarak, a simple question can be asked. What have Egyptians gained from the bloodshed of the January 2011 uprising? The answer is nothing – the Sharia second amendment of the constitution remains, a militar

The USA is still living in it's make believe world (and is not realizing the gravity of the formidable challenge being posed by authoritarian Chinese democracy to the liberal Western democracy led by the USA) which is evident from ‘Interim National Security Strategic Guidance’ (IN

India was already in politically disturbed condition after Prime Minister Modi came to power in 2014 due to his anti-Muslim bias [reflected in his approach towards Babri-Masjid matters, elimination of special status of J&K and converting the State of J&K into two Union Territories despite

Thailand was among the countries globally that promised last year to reduce the maximum speed limit to 30 kilometre per hour (30 kph) to reduce road traffic crashes, and thus, save lives. More importantly, the government of Thailand played a major role last year as part of the International Advis

The Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said in a public address at Tamilnadu that the 'Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh' (RSS) has destroyed the institutional balance in the country by systematically attacking elected institutions, judiciary and free press for the last  six years as

More than a year ago, the world began its battle with an invisible enemy — the novel Covid-19 virus. The fight resulted in a crisis in health care, the economy, the family and much more. While controversy over its magnitude and even its existence rages on and exploitation of the numbers con

The promise was that by 2020, no child will be born with HIV or newly infected with HIV during breastfeeding across the world. Even before the Covid-19 pandemic posed an unprecedented challenge to health systems, the progress towards the HIV-related 2020 goalpost, despite some commendable gains,

China has humiliated India through the February, 11 agreement about North & South of Pangong Lake in Eastern Ladakh. One can understand that the territory in the joint possession of China & India (between finger 4 & finger 8) was earlier patrolled by both India & China and now bot

There are two approaches to realize the objectives of the movements like on-going farmer’s agitation especially when about two third Indians (farmers + farm laborers who are fully or partly dependent on agriculture in which hundreds of thousands of farmers have committed suicide due to nonr

“…It is really difficult for me to distinguish between a Hindu Kashmiri and a Muslim Kashmiri. You people speak one language and have one culture. While the rest of the country burns in communal fire, I see a ray of hope in Kashmir only…” Mahatma Gandhi, August 1947.&nbs

'Dumb dolls' may soon be adorning board meetings of Japan's ruling party. As per a news report, in response to criticisms that its board is dominated by men, Japan's ruling conservative Liberal

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The people were surprised that how come the leadership of Indian Muslims has so far not tried to communally exploit the situation born out of on-going farmer’s agitation which is increasingly becoming a national agitation (from the localized agitation at Delhi border by the farmers mainly f

Among the first responders in times of emergencies or crises is often expected to be the police. This was no different when Covid-19 pandemic brought the world to a grinding halt. The public health emergency arising due to the pandemic, as well as cascading humanitarian crises in several countrie

Not just motorised vehicle riders but every person has a human right for safe commuting. But over 50 million people get injured and 1.35 million die every year due to road traffic crashes worldwide. More alarming is the fact that 90 per cent of these injuries and deaths occur in developing countr

In view of the on-going farmer’s agitation which has started converting itself from the centralized agitation (mainly by Punjab, Haryana and Western U.P at the borders of India’s capital Delhi by keeping repeal of three farm laws in forefront and legally enforceable ‘Minimum Sup

On the basis of a report in international media the defense magazines in India have published that the SADAT Paramilitary Mercenaries of Turkey are preparing to Attack India’s Kashmir (as reported at (https://idrw.org/erdogans-sadat-paramilitary-mercenaries-prepare-to-attack-indias-kashmir-

Description automatically generated with low confidence[watch the recording, endorse the joint statement condemning the Coup d'état in Burma] Growing number of civil society networks for peace, health and human rights from around the world are unifying their call for federal democracy

Nearly five years ago now, I wrote about a courageous Coptic Christian woman and a brave Coptic Bishop who stood with her and her son in the “Bedouin arbitration” court after she fell victim to a heinous crime. *As justice is never served through the “Bedouin” process of a

“When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.” Winston S. Churchill. The disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir stands apart as the most cantankerous of conflicts, with the catastrophic possibility of nuclear devastation. After all India and Pakistan have fough

In present century the USA has been coming close to India in military matters starting from 2008 when ‘United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act’ was signed and keeping the containment of China (in Indo-Pacific region) by the West led by the

HIV science has advanced but policies and programmes have been slow to respond towards ending AIDS, said Mitchell Warren, co-chair of the global conference on HIV Research for Prevention (HIVR4P) and Executive Director of AVAC (Global Advocacy for HIV Prevention).

Scientific advances ha

Agriculture crisis highlighted by farmer’s agitation is a blessing in disguise to usher India into unprecedented economic progress (ii)- Problems of two thirds of India, neglected for decades, can’t be solved by traditional methods

-- In India the small & marginal land h

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Sub: - The USA still does not understand the formidable threat of ‘authoritarian Chinese democracy’ to ‘liberal Western democracy’ especially in the developing World. 

-- In the end of September after UNGA 2020 when the entire world was struggling due to Cor

 When the Saudi crown prince, together with the UAE ruler, Mohammed bin Zayed, moved against Qatar in late 2017, the charge sheet against the tiny Gulf state was long. They, along with Bahrain and Egypt, accused their neighbour of backing Iran’s ambitions, and supporting Islamist group

While the currently available HIV prevention and treatment tools have helped reduce new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths by 23% and 39% respectively since 2010, we still have a long way to go before ending this epidemic. With 1.7 million new HIV infections and 690,000 AIDS-related deaths in

In order to resolve the serious problems created by the encircling of  India’s capital Delhi by hundreds of thousand of protesting farmers, the body of their 40 trade unions ‘the Samyukta Kisan Morcha’ (SKM)  should have  taken three measures (as mentioned at 

Though other elements are not the same when Ukraine lost Crimea to Russia in a blood-less military operation in 2014 despite Budapest Memorandum 1994 [which placed responsibility mainly on Russia, UK and USA (along with China & France which gave some sort of assurance) for the territorial int

You guessed it right. I am talking about the dapivirine vaginal ring (DPV-VR), which is one of the top advances happening in the field of microbicides. It is the first long acting prevention product whose Phase-3 randomised controlled studies have shown that using the dapivirine vaginal ring redu

The US-president Joe Biden must be knowing that Chinese democracy (as Chinese Prez Xi calls it) has posed a serious threat to Western democracy especially in the developing world (by way of example) because despite being an Asian country China has achieved spectacular economic progress through th

“Kashmiris are not enemies of India or hold any grudge against its inhabitants. We are desirous of a strong India and Pakistan and it is only possible when Kashmir issue is resolved to pave the way for peace, prosperity and development in the region.” Syed Ali Geelani, Veteran charism

Energy security has long been a concern for India, a global giant in oil consumption. The fuel demands are growing fast in proportion to its rapid economic development. Oil and natural gas are expected to remain India’s main source of energy in the coming two to three decades at least. Due

The message from all scientists is very loud and clear that vaccines alone will not be able to stem the tide of the COVID-19 pandemic. Even after getting vaccinated, we will have to continue to wear masks, maintain physical distancing, wash hands frequently and avoid congregated settings, to brea

As per US-prominent media, the WSJ - “Mr. Trump has mused to associates that he is interested in starting a new political party, which he has said he wants to call the Patriot Party” (as reported at https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-faces-uncertain-future-as-he-leaves-white-house-116

Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was a great philosopher, educator, social reformer and politician. He was expert in Arabic, Persian, English, Mathematic and Holly Quran. He had opened his eyes 17th oct 1817.

When he was born at that time the sub-continent was under control of Mughal's they were

The two most important developments have taken place in the last one week in the Supreme Court of India (SCI) which have changed the entire complexion of the agitation by the farmers (who in hundred of thousand have encircled India’s capital Delhi since November 26, 2020 and some farmers wh

The Supreme Court of India (SCI) on January 12 (after staying the implementation of controversial 3 farm laws) constituted a four members committee for the purpose of listening to the grievances (relating to these farm laws) of farmers and views of the government and to make recommendations as re

“United Nations support for the right to self-determination — while slower than it was at its historic peak in the twentieth century — remains both a source of pride for the Organization and a crucial pillar of its work going forward,” António Guterres, Secretary Ge

Absurd to decide criminal matters by vote (ii)- Trump should lead peaceful protest after January 20 to achieve fresh free & fair elections in place of fraudulent 2020 US - elections (iii)- Should be proper investigation against concerned authorities which did not take adequate measures to sto

Multiple explosions rocked the Aden International airport shortly after an aircraft landed carrying the newly formed cabinet of the country's Saudi-backed government. Dozens of casualties were reported and the Yemeni government blamed Houthi rebels for this attack. Recently a power-sharing go

To, The Non-Resident-Indians: When India and China became independent / communist in late forties, India was ahead of China in every way, even economically. Since then the way an authoritarian communist country China has made spectacular economic progress and as a result has increased its clout a

Kashmir is fabled for its glorious mountains, stunning scenery, remarkable landscape, and pleasing climate. It is known as an oasis of lakes, rivers, streams, and a romantic tapestry of gardens, flowers, and fruits. It is the stuff of picture postcards and a destination dreamed in fantasy like Co