Share Saurav Kumar: We have always been advocating peace and stability. Diplomatic talks forged around building trust and confidence, which are considered to be the harbringer of peace in a region, have not always worked. Therefore, an obvious question strikes our mind — What should be, then done, in order to reinstate peace or better say, [...]
Share Liu Siyu: Laozi said “I have three treasured objects: kindness, thrift and daring not to precede the world. Although this adage is spoken highly of, as a matter of fact, it is no more than an amulet. Daring not to precede the world is daring not to explore and strive for originality, which is a big enemy [...]
Share Thasomini Palaniyandy: Prioritization is the essential skill that countries need to develop in order to avoid the crises’ that are being raised. Living in a developing country like Sri Lanka, challenges that people face are many. Though there are many issues that need to be considered soon, peace and conflict is the most pertinent issue which [...]
Share Thasomini Palaniyandy: The concept of “beauty” is defined differently in various cultures. A particular kind of appearance is acceptable as beauty for a particular ethnic group, whereas sometimes it may not be suitable in another culture. Thus, norms of beauty can vary in a particular country since countries have different ethnic groups or communities. Sri Lanka, [...]
Share Sahiba Singh: If you have been reading Times of India, then you must have noticed their new Indo-Pak peace initiative, with the Jang Group. New year new initiative, this time they have Aman Ki Asha , destination peace. TOI has launched successful campaigns like Lead India and Teach India in the past. Both of them got great [...]
Share Arun Sharma: Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 have been one of the darkest incidents in the history of People’s Republic of China. During that period, the democracy was being proposed by the leaders and the public all over the world and that subsequently led to the fall of the mighty USSR. The communist government in China [...]
Share Sivapathan Silojah: “Racism is man’s gravest threat to man – the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.” – Abraham J. Heschel Based on someone’s ‘race’ or color or motherland, racism takes different forms from abusive language to genocide. It destroys a community’s cohesion and develops diversions in a society. It is totally opposite to the [...]
Share Sivapathan Silojah: In third world nations, humans are in global connectivity whereas their ancestors sought for help to fulfill even basic needs. Now, individuals are more connected to each other. Availability of goods and services is increasing everywhere. International communication has developed and people interact with others easily and more quickly than ever. This worldwide network [...]
Share Sivapathan Silojah: Human trafficking is a modern phenomenon propelled in the 1990s. People who are seeking for opportunities to improve the quality of their lives, poor people and war victims have been affected by trafficking- a booming business involving coercion, abduction, fraud, deception and abuse of power. Taking advantage of transparent borders, political and economic upheaval, [...]
Share Jyothi Nair: Bangladesh, one of the poorest and least-developed economies in Asia, has set the target to become a middle income country by 2020. In 2008, the country was ranked as the 48th largest economy in the world, with a GDP of US$224.889 billion. In the fiscal year 2009, its per capita income increased to US$621, with [...]
