A few days ago, news broke that the Brazilian rainforest had been burning for three weeks. The precedent has been set by the President of Brazil, who claims that Brazil does not owe the world anything and it is the right of the country to utilize its resources to stimulate the economy. He has stated:…
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Over the past couple of years, the possibility of a nuclear war is becoming more likely, owing to factors like tensions between the US and North Korea, US and Russia and more recently, India and Pakistan given the illegal usurpation of Kashmir by India . As events have unfolded over the last weeks with no…
As of 2018, the trade war between the US and China took root and up until recently, it has taken a turn for the worse. President Donald Trump has taken issue with China's trading policies since before he stepped into the office. In 2017, the US launched an inquiry into China's trade policies to protect…
The UN and UNSC in a Nutshell
The United Nations is an international organization that dates back to 1945. It was established in the wake of World War 2, in an effort to prevent devastation and massacre of that scale ever again. All 193 Member States of the UN participate and engage in dialogue within…
Mumble rap, a term coined by Wiz Khalifa back in 2016, has stirred quite a controversy in the rap world. Also known as Soundcloud rap due to its widespread distribution over the platform of Soundcloud in the 2010s, its birth has been credited to rappers such as Future, Soulja Boy, and Chief Keef. Other prominent…
On August 5, India in a controversial move repealed Article 370 of the Indian Constitution and usurped Jammu and Kashmir's special status.
Article 370 allowed J&K, a Muslim majority state, autonomy over its own affairs. With Article 370, J&K was allowed to have its own constitution. The state even had its own flag. J&K was even…
After Modi’s government decided to revoke Article 370 in Kashmir , the Prime Minister of Pakistan likened the government to a fascist regime. In a joint Pakistan Parliamentary session held to discuss India’s decision to scrap Article 370, he stated, “The BJP's mindset is like the mindset of white supremacists who go on mass shootings…
The subcontinent’s partition of 1947 led to numerous land and water conflicts between India and Pakistan . While the Kashmir conflict has not had a solution yet, the division of shared rivers was set out in The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT). The water distribution treaty was brokered by the World Bank and signed in 1960 in…
“I want to run away from here. I am so tired. I want to just pause everything”
We often find the modern worker voicing similar concerns. These statements are not a dabble at mere histrionics. They are ought to be taken at face value for what they try to convey as there is no other or…
Muhammad Ali was a household name, not just in the United States, but around the world. The same is true for Mike Tyson. There is not a nation around the world where both of these men could walk the streets without being recognised and photographed. These people were international icons who pulled in hundreds of…