Since Dalits are excluded from the four-fold varna system of Hinduism and are seen as “Avarna”, they are examined separately. Dalit (meaning broken, shattered in Sanskrit) is a name for people who used to belong to the lowest jatis (occupational castes) in India. They are called “untouchables” because they are considered impure in the religious…
The term “caste” is of western origin based on the Latin “castus” meaning pure. It was obviously created and introduced during the time when western (Portuguese, Dutch, French, British) seafarers and conquerors came to India and tried to make out and understand the society they found in India. The caste is legitimized by Hinduism social…
Hinduism which is also called Sanatana Dharma (eternal law), refers to the idea that its origins go back beyond time and space, has about one billion followers; they represent about 15% of the world population. After Christianity (31%) and Islam (23%), Hinduism is the third largest religion globally. Other than Islam and Christianity it is…
Globalization that includes the interaction, cohabitation and mixing of people from different ethnicities, cultures, religious backgrounds, values and world views has changed the world consisting of nation states considerably. The growing presence of the “other” in one’s neighbourhood has opened up tensions, questioned identities and resulted in a struggle to hold on to one’s inherited…
BOL NEWS FAISAL AZIZ KHAN : As Salaam Alaikum. I am Faisal Aziz Khan, today I have brought for you an exceptional show on a topic which is bound to please you; your parents will also be happy, in fact every Pakistani will be pleased. Is Pakistan moving towards a direction that will lead to…
A refined version of New Delhi’s foreign relations under the Modi regime has improved the Indian position in world politics where the leaders of different nations have started developing cooperative relations with India. The combination of economic and strategic ties with India has let the international community to consider New Delhi as an important player…
As a developing country Pakistan constantly faces serious dilemmas pertaining to socio-economic and security reasons as well as in the diplomatic field. After a long struggle, Pakistan has been successful enhancing its security and with respect to diplomatic relations restoring parameters acceptable to international norms. However, the gap in the socio-economic field still needs to…
Context Despite a haphazard military pullout and the subsequent despondency evoked by the rapid collapse of the Afghan government, the United States has been compelled to resume talks with the Taliban. The US decision to begin talking to the Taliban again in Qatar starting this week may seem like an undue concession to a group…
“I have a dream: cried Martin Luther King as he visualised a socially-knitted mosaic in the United States in the heydays of racism. So do I, and millions more of my contemporaries! Having eulogised peace and geostrategic cooperation for decades, the dawn of the synopsis of geo-economics is now close to our heart. Powerbrokers at the…
CAMERON Munter, former United States Ambassador to Pakistan, believes that Washington wants to see a redefinition of the bilateral relationship. In an exclusive interview for Defence Journal on the sidelines of Margalla Dialogue-2.0, where he was a guest participant, he remarked that the American tendency to see Pakistan through the lens of Afghanistan has led…
