With a population of about 1.4 billion of which about 80% of Indians are Hindus, 14% Muslim and 2% Christian, 4% follow other religions. Until the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a Hindu nationalist party, assumed power India was among countries with a perception of a high level of tolerance, particularly religious tolerance. Historically India loves…
An independent and impartial international organization for public-private cooperation, the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) primary objective is to improve the state of the world. It is perhaps the only organisation of its kind that does not promote any political, commercial or personal interests and unlike other entities it also does not use the names of…
Dear Readers, Held every year the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Annual Meetings are truly unique, being totally impartial and aiming to drive positive change. Since 1971, politicians, business leaders, academics, journalists and representatives of civil society have been travelling to the Swiss ski resort of Davos, the town immortalized by Thomas Mann in his novel The…
Pakistan recently welcomed the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan on an official visit. This cemented the long standing friendly relations between the two countries and lifted them to a new level. Much of this is due to the efforts of President Erdogan, who for the last 16 years has been central in directing the…
There is a misconception in the world in general and the region in particular about the strength and capabilities of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. As Korea and Vietnam have shown, a land war in Asia depends primarily on the effectiveness of ground troops in their own environment. True, preponderance of Air Force may have a…
Three centuries ago, the area now comprising Bangladesh was renowned as the bread basket of India, multiple increases in population later, Kissinger called Bangladesh an “international basket case” in the 1970s. Starting from the 1942 food famine, this has been a sorry litany of natural and man made disasters, the poor Bangladeshis have been on…
Dear Readers, With its invasion of Afghanistan in Oct 2001 the US has been embroiled in a war that has become America’s longest war after Vietnam. As the war dragged on, it became clear that this would be an unwinnable war having gone on for almost two decades without any prospect of real peace. The…
Dear Readers, One of the most tragic chapters in Pakistan’s history is its dismemberment in 1971 leading to the creation of Bangladesh. While the trauma of partition may now be behind us, stories of 1971 still raise hackles among those who lived through that era. Among many, one factor that led to the separation, not with…
The National Crime Agency leads the UK’s fight to cut serious and organised crime, protecting the public by targeting and pursuing those criminals who pose the greatest risk to the UK. Founded in 2013 with its Headquarters in London, the NCA is fighting crime; human, weapon and drug trafficking; cybercrime; and economic crime, this includes…
During the last couple of years Pakistani judges and lawyers have increasingly drawn the attention of the public to their profession and conduct. Starting from the early days of Pakistan’s existence at a time when the state of Pakistan was young and vulnerable the judiciary has been justifying military take-overs and rulers with the ‘doctrine…
