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 simple answer to that is th

Thanksgiving Day is going to be celebrated in Canada in 2015 on the 12th of October. Traditionally the Day is celebrated in the company of friends and members of family with roast turkey and the produce of the season that includes pumpkin, corn-ears and pecan nuts. It is a public holiday when most

A day after 193 member states of the United Nations adopted the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, the CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness (CPDE) together with grassroots activists, faith-based groups and NGOs organized a side event at the margins of the UN summit to discuss pressing iss

There may be many examples like Super 30 of Patna where children of daily wage earners are being trained to make it to elite higher educational institutions of India. These centres are mostly run by very qualified people. But in Kanpur Mahesh Pandey, who completed his Intermediate education and drop

It is abundantly clear that the United Nations (UN) is anything but being united and similarly it is clear that religious persecution doesn’t enter into the equation to any major degree. After all, many nations in the UN violate the most basic freedoms in relation to religion. Similarly, certain eth

The government of Saudi Arabia is being targeted by Anonymous because of the genuine threat against the life of Ali Mohammed al-Nimr. Anonymous, a network of highly intelligent and dedicated hackers, is taking up the case of al-Nimr. Of course, the factors behind the decision by Anonymous to highlig

Recently tobacco control representatives from 6 countries-- Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam and Nepal - met in Bali, Indonesia, to take part in a workshop on 'Enforcement and Monitoring of Pictorial Health Warnings' organized by International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Di

In part I of this series the writer explained that the term “autistic” comes from the former US ambassador to Moscow Jack Matlock who used that word to characterize US foreign policy. “Autism is characterized by impaired social interaction, verbal and non-verbal communications and restricted and rep

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to set up a joint team of both the countries as Moscow ramps up its military support for Syrian President Bashar Al Assad, who is losing ground to Islamist militants in country’s bloody civil war. Israel has set up

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE was awarded to President Obama in 2009. According to media reports, former secretary of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee Mr. Geir Lundestad “notes in his new book that the body didn’t achieve what it had hoped for when it gave Barack Obama the benefit of the doubt and conferred the

Many people may be tempted to laugh at anyone who says that Arab-spring is heading for success given (after onset of Arab-spring) the immense gory political turmoil presently going-on in NAME region especially in Syria and the statement of Russian President Putin in UNGA speech that - “I cannot help

In the Northeastern part of India lies the state of Manipur – characterized by its lush terrain, flowing rivers, and diverse flora and fauna – a fertile ground for large-scale corporate-backed ‘development projects’ that exacerbate human rights violations and unbridled exploitation of natural resour

The recent reports of two Nepalese maids, raped and illegally confined by Saudi Arabian Diplomat Majed Hassan Ashoor, clamour for justice and protection of migrant workers in India that are often subject to abuse and fraud.
The plight of Nepalese Migrant Workers
Punctuated with debilitating econ

So said Mr Shanta Bahadur Shrestha, Secretary, Ministry of Health and Population, Nepal, in a recent interview given to CNS (Citizen News Service), during a workshop on 'Enforcement and Monitoring of Pictorial Health Warnings’ organized by the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseas

Nepal crisis has less parallel with Sri Lanka and more with pre - 1971 Pakistan (ii)- If mishandled by world-community the Nepal crisis is bound to lead to confrontation between 2 (India & China) or may be even 3 nuclear countries (also Pakistan) (iii)- World-community should also think about the f