Tag: Asad Mirza
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Compensation for Destruction Caused By Climate Change
Asad Mirza Various reports highlight the fact that Climate Change has been caused by the rich nations and thus poor countries have started demanding compensation for the climate changes, which have adversely impacted them. The forthcoming COP27, UN climate talks due to be held in Egypt in November, may highlight the compensation system for poorer…
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Putin’s Political Chess
Russia has demanded for a new security arrangement in Europe, and threatened war if the United States and its NATO allies fail to comply.
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Pakistan may become a problem for Pakistan
Pakistani government at the moment seems to be in a quandary. The manner in which it wanted to exploit the Taliban victory in Afghanistan has rebounded threatening to reinforce religious fundamentalists inclinations in Pakistan itself. US President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw American forces from Afghanistan was due to the realisation that religious fundamentalism might…
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Autumn’s Shadow on the Arab Spring
For Tunisia watchers the development came as no surprise, as Tunisians have changed ten governments in the last ten years and are moving along the path, which may lead the country towards anarchy.
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Afghanistan’s Future
Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan has once again put a big question mark on its future, but it has also offered a glimmer of hope for the redevelopment of this war-ravaged country utilising its natural resources. The Taliban have once again captured the power in Afghanistan. In one of the swiftest operations the Taliban took control of all major cities including Kabul within…
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The Worrisome Chinese Space Programme
A Pentagon report in 2020 stated that the PRC continues to strengthen its military space capabilities, despite its public stance against the weaponisation of space…. the PRC is developing electronic warfare capabilities such as satellite jammers…. and China probably intends to pursue additional anti-satellite weapons capable of destroying satellites.
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Adieu 2020, Welcome 2021
Year 2020 set many new paradigms, which may be the norm in the coming years, too.
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People’s Power
People’s power always wins. Arab Spring and Shaheen Bagh sit-out and the recent farmers protests emerge as examples of popular and strong people movements in the recent history. Asad Mirza The past week marked the tenth and first anniversary of two different events, both starting off as a protest against the ruling regime and in…
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Changing perceptions and ideals of the young Arabs
A recent survey of Arabs has brought out some revealing changes and ideas endorsed by the young Arab population. A recent 2019-2020 Arab Opinion survey conducted by Doha-based Arab Centre for Research and Policy Studies has bought out some revealing perceptions of the Arab citizens. The survey in its seventh year collated responses from 28,288…
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Corporatisation of the Indian Agricultural Sector
The new agricultural laws allow the entry of corporate sector in the vast unorganised agricultural sector, through the back door. The farmers agitation has spilled on to the highways in some north Indian states. Agitating farmers from Punjab and Haryana may soon be joined byfarmers from Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. Opposition parties across…