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