On the eve of the first anniversary of the violent overthrow of the proto-fascist Hasina regime on August 5th, 2024, post-Hasina Bangladesh is far from being a haven for democracy, human rights… ...

As India prepares to mark yet another Independence Day on August 15 the state of the nation today would have brought no cheer to two great champions of the country’s underprivileged masses.

In July 2025, the Massachusetts legislature’s Judiciary Committee heard testimony on a bill to make it the 38th state to follow the federal government, 45 other countries (almost all of them in ...

I’ve had two posts in a row about the phenomenon of Life, so it is perhaps fitting to round things out with a post on death. Despite the fact that one cannot enjoy life without the accompaniment ...

Before the third week of July, when mass-starvation alarms finally started sounding, only a tiny minority of Americans were focused on the crimes against humanity that Israel was committing in Gaza.

Criticism of early ceasefire reached to end India-Pakistan hostilities is highly unfortunate and must be avoided ...

Around a mile to two miles from my house where there is just an untampered with small, healthy and pristine forest and a few single family homes scattered here and there throughout it… ...

In the middle of the controversy over the higher tariffs announced by Trump, on August 2 the Prime Minister of India gave a call for promoting the spirit of the swadeshi movement seen during the… ...

On a rain-drenched morning in Oslo, I had once wandered again through the gates of Vår Frelsers Gravlund, the Cemetery of Our Saviour. Gravel whispered beneath my shoes as I passed the names of ...

In “The Big Fix: Rebuilding Australia’s National Security” military and defence strategy expert Professor Albert Palazzo argues that Australia should urgently adopt a science- and reason ...

Teachers are often hailed as the backbone of a nation’s education system. They are the builders of future generations, working diligently to shape minds and instill knowledge.

In a landmark ruling the world’s highest court, the International Court of Justice in The Hague, has ruled that all of the world’s countries have a legal obligation to protect the Earth’s ...