Heralding a new era in China on November 6, 2017In the span of the 68 years following the Chinese Communist Revolution, China has been transformed into a prosperous nation. China is uninterruptedly committed to its socialist ideology — the strong basis of it’s revolution. Peace and prosperity exist side by side in modern China. Now the world’s largest socialist democracy has entered into a […]
Long live China’s revolutionary zeal on November 4, 2017Sixty-eight years on and China is still reaping the rewards of mass revolution. Today, the Middle Kingdom stands proud as awealthy nation. Indeed, it has never broken from its commitment to socialist ideology – the very premise of its revolution that lead to the founding of the People’s Republic of China back in October 1949.Presently, […]
Belt and Road Initiative deconstructed on November 1, 2017At the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) held in Beijing from 18 to 24 October, crucial decisions were made about the domestic system and global policy matters. The Congress decided to enshrine the thoughts and ideas of President Xi Jinping as an integral part of CPC’s constitution, which elevated him […]
The flagging Chinese leverage on N Korea on October 11, 2017“How the Hermit Kingdom Can Be Changed” President Donald Trump has ordered the US army to ‘stand ready’ for the fight against North Korea. Harsh words were exchanged between Trump and Kim Jong Un during the UN General Assembly session and later Trump promised to ‘totally destroy’ North Korea by taking military action. Kim Jong […]
All that glitters is not democracy on October 5, 2017Democracy is not a perfect order or an ideal form of governance. It is the least corrupt system available as an alternate to governance and people’s rule in human societies. Rectification to adopt a perfect democratic system is on the way since 1669 in United Kingdom, America since 1788, and Japan since 1868. Yet the […]
Normalising Sino-Japanese ties on September 29, 2017Today marks the 45th anniversary of normalisation of Sino-Japanese ties. This was achieved when then Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka undertook his country’s maiden voyage to the People’s Republic of China just two months after assuming the premiership back in July 1972. Thus Tanaka is credited with being the pioneer of dialogue with the Middle […]
Rohingya genocide on September 18, 2017A crime against humanity is taking place. Rohingya, an ethnic Muslim minority, mostly habited for centuries in the Rakhine State of Myanmar (formerly Burma) faces systematic prosecution at the hands of the Myanmar army and Buddhist monks. In recent violence, over 2,600 houses of the poor Rohingya minority were set on fire, forcing them to […]
BRICS Declaration and Indian media on September 10, 2017 A three-day BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Summit of five big emerging economies was held in the south-eastern Chinese city of Xiamen, in Fujian Province on 3-5 September, marking the completion of the first ten years of its inception. Through outreach programme, leaders from Mexico, Egypt, Tajikistan, Guinea, and Thailand were […]
Disengaging from Afghanistan on September 1, 2017President Donald Trump’s statement that Pakistan has been harbouring terrorists on its soil, created much nationalistic hype in Pakistan. Diplomatic contacts have reached their lowest ebb in recent years. Pakistan’s Foreign Office cancelled the scheduled visit of the Acting Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Alice Wells’ trip, at the eleventh hour on 27 August; […]
Trumps outburst on August 24, 2017President Donald Trump’s recent statement on Pakistan depicts the huge failure and deep flaws in the US policy towards Afghanistan since 9/11. America has gained nothing out of cash spending and taking body bags of its soldiers buried with anguish and pain in American graveyards. According to one estimate, as of October 18th, 2016, there […]