What Is the Purpose of Democracy?
In September 2015, all 193 Member States of the United Nations (UN) adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It…
UN Appoints Human Rights Experts to Monitor North Korea
The UN High Commissioner for human rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has designated two independent human rights experts, Ms. Sonja…
ICICI Bank – Bureaucratic Hassles
ICICI Bank – Bureaucratic Hassles UPDATE: September 15, 2016 I received the following e-mail from the ICICI Bank on Wednesday,…
Is India Planning for a War with Pakistan?
Pakistan is mobilizing international support in its favour and has recently sought United Nations’ (UN) intervention to get the Kashmir…
UN Human Rights Chief Says Beware of the Demagogues
UN Human Rights Chief Says Beware of the Demagogues The United Nations (UN) human rights chief has warned against the…
How to Achieve the World Education Goals
There is an urgent need for greater headway in education without which, on current trends, the world will be half…