Dear Friend,
The horrific chemical attack on the village of Khan Sheikhun in Idlib province in Syria is to be condemned in no uncertain terms. However, any knee-jerk reaction from the Trump administration, as signals coming from Washington suggest, will lead world into chaos. It's time that sane headed people came together. We must unanimously condemn the use of chemical weapons and demand an enquiry led by UN into the Idlib attack.
As most of India is going through a heatwave, Kashmir is receiving unseasonal rains leading to flooding and snow. Two people went missing when a vehicle fell into a flooded river. It's high time that India woke up to the dangers of climate change.
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Trump, Syria, And Chemical Weapons: What We Know, What We Don’t, And The Dangers Ahead
by Phyllis Bennis
In the meantime we know another truth: that a US military escalation against Syria (because we must not forget that US Special Forces and US bombers are already fighting there) will not help the victims of this heinous chemical attack, it will not bring the devastating war in Syria to a quicker end, it will not bring back the dead children. It will not defeat ISIS or end terrorism, it will create more terrorists. It will almost certainly cause more casualties, more injuries, and more dead. Maybe dead children. There is still no military solution. This is what we know
Unseasonal Rain And Snow Wreak Havoc In Kashmir
by Mir Suhail
Due to continuous rain and snow, two passengers went missing after a cab plunged into river in Dandipora Kokernag area of Islamabad district of Jammu & Kashmir on Thursday afternoon. Reports said that the massive rainfall is still continuing leading to surged discharge in all the rivulets and the streams. The major tributories of Jhelum in south Kashmir are witnessing massive water levels and it has already added up to the overall water level of Jhelum.
Angry, Desperate, Rejected
by Kathy Kelly
Today, the 100th anniversary of the US entry into World War I, billed as “the war to end all wars,” wars rage and conflict-fueled hunger crises have culminated in potential famines hitting almost simultaneously in Yemen, Nigeria, Somalia and South Sudan.
President Trump Welcomes Egyptian Dictator, The Butcher Of Cairo
by Abdus Sattar Ghazali
President Donald Trump Monday, April 3, 2017, welcomed the Egyptian military dictator, General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who assumed the title of Field Marshal after arresting and deposing the democratically elected President Mohamed Mursi in July 2013.
Normalization In The Name Of Peace: How Israel Understands The Arab Peace Initiative
by Dr Ramzy Baroud
Once more, the Arab Peace Initiative of 2002 is taking center stage. Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas insisted during his speech before the recently-concluded Arab League Summit in Jordan, that the Initiative is the only solution on the table; asserting that it will not be changed or even tweaked.
Ice And Busts: The Lost War On Drugs In Australia
by Dr Binoy Kampmark
It was hard to tell whether Australia’s Federal Police authorities, along with their Victorian colleagues, were gloating at their latest effort. Thrilled at the unearthing of a stash of methamphetamine, a form of it colloquially known as ice, trumpeted as the “biggest seizure” in Australian history, there was a sense of achievement. They had gotten one up on the drugs gangs, inflicting a blow to the narcotics trade. Celebrate! Such celebrations, however, are misplaced.
Decolonisation Of “Modern Medical System: The Need To March Towards People Oriented Holistic System
by Dr KS Sharma
Text of a Speech circulated on Dec24, 2016, at XL Indian Social Science Congress Organized by Indian Social Sciences Academy(ISSA) , held from 19th Dec. 2016 and 24th Dec. 2016, in collaboration with University of Mysore, Mysuru, Karnataka. We are publishing this on the occasion on World Health Day, April 7
What Should Actually Make The Doctors Angry
by Prof Shah Alam Khan
The recent strike of doctors across Maharashtra (and other parts of the country) against violence unleashed on them by disgruntled relatives of patients have thrown up uncomfortable questions. It is essential that the medical community should do an introspection and try and find the flaws within; flaws which need to be rectified to avoid ugly situations at work. Unfortunately, the medical fraternity either fails or turns a blind eye to realize that we live in a society which institutionalizes violence
Inter-Sectoral And Well-Coordinated Battle To #endTB Is Imperative To Deliver On Agenda 2030
by Bobby Ramakant
Growing political commitment of governments globally to #endTB is indeed welcoming but governments need to walk the talk too to #endTB and deliver on promises of integrated sustainable development by 2030.
Tapping Into The Creativity Of The Poor
by Moin Qazi
As Verghese Kurien, the father of India’s Milk Revolution repeatedly emphasized: “India’s place in the sun would come from the partnership between wisdom of its rural people and skill of its professionals”
Open Letter To President Of India On UID/Aadhaar
by Gopal Krishna
We solemnly and earnestly appeal to you to save the present and future citizens from unlimited government as a consequence of an unlimited database of Indians and anonymous financing of political parties under the Aadhaar Act, 2016 and amended Companies Act, 2013 by seeking Hon’ble Supreme Court’s opinion under Article 143(2) of the Constitution of India on the constitutionality of biometric UID/Aadhaar in supreme national interest. This Article has not been used so far but extraordinary situations create compelling logic for extraordinary patriotic steps which can set a healthy precedent for all times to come.
The Hindu Rashtra And Kashmir!
by Mohammad Ashraf
With the unprecedented victory of BJP in the U.P. elections giving rise to militant Hindutva proclaiming India to be a Hindu Rashtra, the relationship of Kashmir to India loses the very basic premise of accession!
Kashmir’s Stone Pelters Are Fighting For A Cause: Farooq Abdullah
by Mir Suhail
Former Chief Minister and Supremo of National Conference (NC) Dr Farooq Abdullah, on Wednesday come out in support of stone pelters in Kashmir and lashed out at the Modi government.
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