Opinion

Slow train is coming, but still a silhouette

Abu Muhammad Zakir Hussain: A slow train is coming BOB Dylan, one of the greatest singer-song writers of all times, who won Nobel prize for literature in 2016, wrote and

A Democratic ray of hope

Shawdesh Desk: BY WITHDRAWING his candidacy from the presidential election, president Biden has played a ‘president’s gambit,’ and he played it with extreme precision. He opened the platform for vice

Youth and sustainable development

IN AN era where sustainability is no longer a choice but a necessity, the role of youth has become pivotal in shaping a future that aligns with the United Nations

Carbon credits and poor countries

While most carbon credit projects are located in poor countries, they are largely controlled by companies based in wealthier North American and European countries, writes Joseph Winters PROPONENTS of the voluntary

Desperate people cannot be pushed too much by either government or IMF

Sri Lanka’s new government after the presidential election will face huge challenges, ranging from economic recovery to dealing with corruption and addressing potential issues of renewed ethnic conflict if the

Venezuela: attempted coup by any other name

Maria Paez Victor : ‘We will coup whoever we want! Deal with it.’ — Elon Musk, July 25, 2020, Twitter ONCE again, as in 2002, Venezuela has been the victim

War clouds in ME

Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry : WITH the targeted assassination of Hamas leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran on July 30 and a Hezbollah commander in Beirut a day before, the Middle East

Israel could set Middle East further aflame

by Phyllis Bennis : The likelihood of an expanding regional war is now exponentially higher –with the danger of a much more direct conflict between Israel and Iran, and the