Kashmir: A battle that has been laid off for far too long
By Amjad Ayub Mirza On October 22, 1947 Pakistan attacked the State of Jammu and Kashmir. It was the beginning of a conflict that would leave thousands dead and maimed and scar the lives of…
Commentary
In soup over labour abuses in Africa, Beijing attacks US for funding anti-China stories
By Shankar Kumar Engaged in a bitter slugfest with the US on economic, technological and strategic fronts, China is taking its fight with the US in the third country, especially Zimbabwe where the alleged expose…
Chinese naval strategy’s covert dimensions
By Asad Mirza Ever since Communist China came into existence in 1949, its belligerence over South China Sea – SCS, has been increasing and some recent events have increased its hostility in the regional sea…
Markets in euphoria, corrections are imminent
By Arun Kejriwal Markets were on a roll and continued to gain strongly in the four-day week which ended on Thursday. BSESENSEX gained 1,246.89 points or 2.08 per cent to close at 61,305.95 points while…
In the light of the population explosion debate
BY NIRENDRA DEV Mizoram has made news — not necessarily for the wrong reasons but certainly for quite unexpected reasons. North-Eastern India generally makes news due to insurgency-related incidents or other instances of violence and…
ICJ ruling on border dispute draw opposing reactions from Kenya, Somalia
Nairobi, Oct 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) A ruling by the United Nations’ top court on the maritime border dispute between Kenya and Somalia has drawn opposing reactions from the two neighbouring countries in East Africa. The International…
Strategy beyond talkathon to deal with China-India border issues
By S.B. Asthana Backdrop The 13th round of Corps Commander level talks between India and China ending at an awkward note, was not a surprise to anyone analysing Chinese activities and signalling prior to the…
Aircraft carrier – a reality check for Indian Navy
By Sumit Kumar Singh Much newsprint was devoted to a naval exercise undertaken between the USA and India. The exercise was designated a two day “passage exercise”, and, inarguably, contributed to strengthening bilateral cooperation and…
Of ‘diminished’ comrades and Congress
BY NIRENDRA DEV India has sought quicker extradition of Kim Peter Davy alias Niels Holck, from Denmark. This happened on the diplomatic stage when Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was in India and holding bilateral…
Religious and racial hatred propelled by AI
By Asad Mirza We are living in a Digital Age in which more and more complex tasks are being entrusted to machines. In addition, we are also worried about the issues of Data Privacy and…
With new highs round the corner, expect markets to remain choppy, volatile
By Arun Kejriwal Markets gained on four of the five trading sessions last week with Wednesday being the sole day of correction. They continued to be volatile and saw benchmark indices making an attempt to…
When someone has a stroke, every second delayed is critical
By Dr Praveen Aggarwal & Dr Manorama Bakshi New Delhi, Oct 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Where does the Indian government stand on its statement made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his speech at the UN Sustainable…
Know your immune response post vaccination
By Nirmal Kumar Ganguly Antibodies are proteins produced by the immune system to fight a disease. On exposure to a foreign body like bacteria or a virus, the body develops what is called the IgM…
How feasible is a EU Army?
By Asad Mirza Proposals for a European Union (EU) army have re-emerged after the Afghan fiasco – but many member states still remain ‘hard to convince, about its feasibility. It seems that the EU has…
Market volatility to continue with some initial surge in markets
By Arun Kejriwal The week began with a bang with new closing highs recorded on both the BSESENSEX and NIFTY on the very first trading day of the week. Alas! The good news ended there…
China’s aggressive expansionism is no balm for Century of Humiliation
BY N.C. BIPINDRA The fourth-largest empire in the world at its time, the Qing dynasty lasted for almost three centuries commencing 1634. It was not only the largest but also the last dynasty in Imperial…
What is modern about ancient Chanakya
BY D.C. PATHAK Something great happening in the past has its use mainly if it can be applied in the present for the betterment of the future. Kautilya’s Arthashashtra, the most famous of the works…
Senate hearings do not explain causes of American shame
BY SAEED NAQVI The US top brass was on one of its frequent visits to the confessional, the Senate Armed Services Committee, revealing just enough to reassure the American people that they have an open…
Chinese chequers in the Middle East – First stop Oman
By Sumit Kumar Singh The Chinese pursuit of its rightful place on the global stage and emergence from a century of humiliation at foreign hands has an intricate design. Sun Tzu’s golden nuggets of winning…
This World Elderly day, give a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine jab to elderly population
By Praveen Aggrwal & Dr Manorama Bakshi World over October 1 is celebrated as World Elderly Day. The main purpose of celebrating these days is to make people aware of the socio, economic, health and…
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