CURRENT AFFAIRS
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Dec- 2021 -2 December
WATER SCARCITY
Frequent and thorough hand washing is perhaps the most recognised frontline defence against the spread of COVID-19. Yet, a
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2 December
TALIBAN AND THE WEST
“Kabul has fallen,” reports the Western press. “Kabul has been reclaimed,” claims a Pakistani newspaper. What do you think?
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2 December
NORWAY TODAY
Europe’s northernmost nation is the Kingdom of Norway. It has an economic freedom score of 73.4, making it the world’s 28th freest
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Oct- 2021 -28 October
CATALAN SECESSION
Independence for an individual generally brings euphoria. However, independence as a separate state within national boundaries is a tantalising but deadly
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28 October
HISTORY’S FABLES
“History is written by the victors” – this is attributed to Sir Winston Churchill. So I listen with trepidation to the controlled narrative coming out of Sri Lanka. I’d comment
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28 October
AUSTRIA TODAY
Apple strudel with cream, traditional coffeehouses, wineries, the Vienna State Opera, Mozart’s music, hills that are alive with the sound of waltz music, a rich
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Sep- 2021 -30 September
CLIMATE CHANGE
Most societies today are consumeristic and gobbling up Planet Earth’s resources as if there’s no tomorrow. As the nurse from Ohio
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30 September
CORPORATE SOCIAL JUSTICE
Social unrest and to a lesser extent revolts are rather common around the world. People who’re frustrated by systems and
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30 September
GLOBAL WARMING
The COVID-19 pandemic is a global rehearsal for the larger catastrophe on the horizon: global warming. Scientists are trying to predict
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30 September
IRAN TODAY
If countries were people, the Islamic Republic of Iran would probably be labelled a nonconformist and rebel. Iran is home to the world’s
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