United Nations

Reforming the United Nations

Wasn’t the United Nations set up to prevent wars, especially wars of aggression? If that is indeed the case, why then, the UN has…

Why India deserves a permanent UNSC seat

If India is not given a permanent seat in the Security Council, yes, it is some loss to India, but it is a larger…

The Ukrainian crisis and the new cold war

An attack on Ukraine by Russia will be military, diplomatic and economic victory of the United States over Russia. 

Private institutional investments key to 2030 energy goals: Experts at UN’s Ministerial forums on Energy

At stake is whether the world will meet Sustainable Development Goal 7, which aims to ensure access to affordable and clean energy for all…

COVID-19 Pandemic- Limitations of 20th century solutions for a 21st century problem

A take on why the world of today, run by 20th century principles,has come out short when confronted with the Covid-19 pandemic, a 21st…

Why UN losing relevancy? R2P, resolutions & US factor

The primary goal of the UN is to maintain rationality among all the nations and global peace. However, in recent times, things have turned…

अगर चीन सहयोग करता और मसूद अज़हर पर आतंकवादी होने की वैश्विक मोहर लग ही जाती तो क्या हासिल होता?

2008 में हाफ़िज़ सईद को संयुक्त राष्ट्र ने "वैश्विक आतंकवादी" घोषित कर दिया, इंटरपोल ने भी "रेड कार्नर नोटिस" जारी कर दिया, 2009 में…

The hard truth about Masood Azhar, China and UN listing

As per the Chinese Communist Party, the Nobel Peace Laureate, the Dalai Lama is a terrorist but a venom-spouting, jihadist is not, because both…

Looking beyond the document- The SDGs

The Sustainable Development Goals are indeed a bright, new agenda serving as a prelude to an illustrious vision of transforming our world by 2030.

Be bored but don’t ignore such leeches in your newspapers

My baton is with you readers next time when you find such leeches in your newspaper.  I am bored, I say.