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Religion, tolerance, secularism and democracy
An issue of profound significance for religion and state relationship may be summed up by two questions: First: can a person whether Muslim, Christian, Jew, Hindu, Sikh, or of any other religious…
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The US should change gun ownership laws to save innocent lives
Ishrat Aziz Laws must be judged on the basis of results. The consequences of existing lax gun laws in the US are there for all to see. According to the Switzerland-based Small…
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The universe follows cause and effect principle; debating what follows what and what does not
Ishrat Aziz Chance is a more appropriate word because it is neutral. Luck means good luck unless one qualifies it with the adjective bad. Chance can be defined as an event that…
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Economy and diplomacy: The writer defends Jaishankar’s ‘Common Sense’ statement on China
Ishrat Aziz India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said in an interview a few days ago: “Look they (China) are a bigger economy. What am I going to do? As a smaller…
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Mikhail S. Gorbachev 1931 – 2022, a tragic hero
Soviet Union collapsed under Gorbachev’s watch but he was not responsible for it. To blame him is like blaming a doctor because he could not save a terminally ill cancer patient when…
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Entrepreneurial diplomacy—Requirement of 21st Century—Part two and final
By Ishrat Aziz Because of industrialization the world has globalized. Without industrialization and consequently globalization, 8 billion people on this globe cannot survive even for one day. They will be without food,…
