Are people behaving arrogantly dealing with Coronavirus
Majority of the people are arrogant. Arrogant people like the ignorant ones always perish
Aaqib Rashid The status of the COVID-19 outbreak and its impact on the world looks drastically different today than it did at the end of February—just one month ago. The whole world has come to a pretty pass due to COVID 19 pandemic. The so-called super power countries like China, America, Italy and others have […]
Coronavirus is killing people, economies alike
From an economic perspective, the key issue is not just the number of cases of COVID-19, but the level of disruption to economies from containment measures.
Adnan Shafi The coronavirus outbreak, which originated in China, has infected lakhs of people around the globe. Its spread has left businesses around the world counting costs. Big shifts in stock markets, where shares in companies are bought and sold, can affect many investments in pensions or individual savings accounts. Investors fear the spread of […]
National integration, an unending saga
The existence of state, which is predominantly a political entity, has by far preceded that of a nation
Syed Mustafa Ahmad The concept of a nation or a geographical unit with its inhabitants sharing certain basic commonalities, is a modern one. It can be said to have evolved in the 19th century, when national consciousness became a potential force, cutting across regional divides. The existence of state, which is predominantly a political entity, […]
An unexpected turning point
Post lockdown, India’s economy should not lapse into ‘permit raj’
Kaushik Basu It is early to speculate what the world will look like when we emerge from the COVID-19 tunnel. As yet, we cannot see the light at the end of the tunnel. We do not know whether a suitable vaccine will be found that will allow us to work and live alongside COVID with […]
The other side of Covid-19
What this outbreak has shown us is that nobody can fight fate- what is destined to happen will happen
Ismat Fathima The mere mention of the terms ‘Halo’ or ‘Crown’ creates an aura of wonder and a sense of delight in the human mind. However, the name ‘Corona’ derived from ancient Greek referring to the characteristic appearance of the particles of the eponymous virus reminiscent of a crown or wreath, has struck fear and […]
Why dosen’t our future matter to anyone?
Educational institutions across the country are arranging interactive online classes, but here it is still a dream
Aqib Mushtaq Commonly known as coronavirus, Covid-19 is a family of viruses that has put the world on hold. So far into the 21st century, it is amongst the most significant medical challenges that our world has to face. It has put a halt to the learning system of over 250 million students in schools […]
Transforming coronavirus into a communal one
I thought COVID-19 would unite polarized India, but it proved otherwise
Mudasir Nazir Indian media again lost an opportunity to create united India rather than to divide India on Communal lines even in this critical junction when not only India but whole world is suffering due to the epedimic of COVID-19. Usually any disaster of any magnitude would bring together everyone despite all forms and kinds […]
Muslim countries have become less friendly for India
The new contrast is emerging portraying a different story
Christophe Jaffrelot , Haider Abbas Rizvi A few weeks ago, India’s minister of foreign affairs, S Jaishankar, responding to a question from a journalist who asked whether India was losing friends because of some of its policies said: “Maybe weʼre getting to know who our friends really are”. This response applies particularly well vis-à-vis the […]
COVID-19: Symptoms and our immune system
(Dr. Sheikh Arshid/ Azad Amin) Today nearly whole world is suffering from the one of the worst pandemic COVID-19 disease and due to this more than one-third of the world is under strict lockdown as governments urge social distancing to stymie the virus’ spread. The disease is caused by deadly viruses and was first […]
Sense and sensibility
(Eijaz Mir) It is a common proverb by a famous socialist Rosseau that, “power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” On one hand the whole globe is combating covid19, leaving no stone unturned to fight this deadly virus, a complete war against it has started in the four corners of the world. And on the […]
