Trump says no to human rightsUS President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has reinforced global opinion that the current leader of the free world sees little value in dialogue, unless it...
The wind that shakes the barleyLoach and Laverty’s portrayal of the Irish struggle for independence in the 1920s is a risqué portrayal of the gruesome freedom joust that pitted brothers against brothers, all for a noble cause. The...
India’s ladder to ‘super power’ status is missing a few stepsIn the post-Cold War and post 9/11 scenarios, India searched for a shortcut to become a regional hegemon and a major world power by ignoring its longterm relations with countries like Russia and shift...
The making of the 1973 ConstitutionAfter the great tragedy of the fall of Dhaka in December 1971, the remaining Pakistan seemed like a rudderless ship without a Constitution. Another war with India had broken just when a draft of the C...