by sqshareef | Aug 21, 2023 | 2023, News International Pakistan
In recent years much has been written about the deep political divisions that exist in the US. Suspected causes range from changing demographics to proliferation of social media and along with it the rapid spread of opinions, some not backed up by facts, and lack of...
by sqshareef | Aug 21, 2023 | 2023, News International Pakistan
The next American presidential elections are more than 15 months away, but political activities are already picking up. President Biden has announced his candidacy for reelection. On the Republican Party side there are at least 14 candidates in the field. The front...
by sqshareef | Aug 21, 2023 | 2023, News International Pakistan
The Nato member summit has just concluded in Vilnius, Lithuania. This was the first meeting since Finland was admitted to the alliance. After blocking the entry of Sweden, Turkey finally relented, and Sweden is expected to join later this year, bringing the total...
by sqshareef | Aug 21, 2023 | 2023, News International Pakistan
Towards the end of his recent visit to the US, Indian Prime Minister Modi and President Joe Biden held a joint press conference. Two reporters were invited to ask questions, among them Sabrina Siddiqui, who covers the Biden presidency for the Wall Street Journal. A...
by sqshareef | Aug 21, 2023 | 2023, News International Pakistan
On June 13, Donald Trump appeared in federal court and pleaded not guilty to all 37 charges leveled against him for putting national security secrets at risk and obstructing investigations. A few days earlier, a grand jury had indicted him for the above crimes. The...
by sqshareef | Aug 21, 2023 | 2023, News International Pakistan
Late last month Henry Kissinger celebrated his 100th birthday. Kissinger of course served as US national security adviser and secretary of state under presidents Nixon and Ford.It is said nobody alive has more experience of international affairs. He played key roles...
by sqshareef | Aug 21, 2023 | 2023, News International Pakistan
On May 14, the Turkish nation voted for their president as well as for their parliament. This was the most closely watched Turkish election in living memory. Sitting at the juncture of the Middle East, Asia and Europe, Turkey has taken on a pivotal role in...
by sqshareef | Aug 21, 2023 | 2023, News International Pakistan
In recent years the world has started to see a reversal of the trend towards democratization. While the contrast between democracies and dictatorships has always been there and is fairly clear, a new trend has started to now emerge. Several countries are now being...
by sqshareef | Aug 21, 2023 | 2023, News International Pakistan
In the spring of 2020, with the onset of a global pandemic, the US economy suffered a severe shock along with the economies of much of the industrial West. The stock market experienced a rapid collapse and tens of millions of jobs were lost within months. The US...
by sqshareef | Aug 21, 2023 | 2023, News International Pakistan
“The whole world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” This is a quote ascribed to Saint Augustine, the fourth century Christian saint of North African origin. I recently went on a weeklong trip to Egypt along with two friends, and what an...
by sqshareef | Aug 21, 2023 | 2023, News International Pakistan
I recently listened to a New York Times podcast titled ‘First Person’ in which journalist Lulu Garcia-Navarro recounts her years of reporting from Baghdad following the US invasion of Iraq in 2003 Twenty years on, the US and much of the world have moved on. The Iraq...
by sqshareef | Jun 15, 2023 | 2023
On January 24, Twitter took down links to a two-part BBC documentary titled ‘India: the Modi Question’, at the behest of the Indian government. The documentary presented the role Narendra Modi – the then chief minister of Gujrat – played in the 2002 massacres in his...
