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Just look at the statements that greeted former Chilean president and torture victim Michelle Bachelet upon her appointment as High Commissioner for Human Rights. But Bachelet, one of the widely respected political figures of the times, who...

Photo: Chatham House/Wikimedia Imran Khan has won perhaps the biggest prize of his life with a victory in 2018 elections that has come after more than two decades of political strife. That win, however, comes at...

Tom Cruise’s latest film Mission: Impossible – Fallout may have hit screens around thee world as a blockbuster but India is unhappy with the mention of occupied Kashmir – a UN-recognized disputed territory. Kashmir is one...

Photo Credit: Fabio Lanari/Wikimedia Commons Sharing information and data have long been considered key to mitigating losses from natural disasters but e-governance has stepped up the pace of response and safety precautions to deal with calamities....

The 25th Annual Parents’ Day Alliance of Virginia honored Bishop & Mrs. Tyrone & Valarie Allen (Herndon) and Mr. & Mrs. Ravi & Shashi Chopra (Fairfax Station) as “Virginia Parents’ of the Year, 2018. Mr. &...

8th Ave Chinatown in Brooklyn Photo: Eric R. Bechtold/Wikimedia Commons What is the first thing that springs to mind at the mention of Asians-Americans? Chinese workers and small business owners, Korean business and tech experts, countless...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres backs human rights commission’s proposal for international investigation into atrocities being committed in Indian-controlled  Kashmir. The world’s highest diplomat is also calling upon nuclear rivals India and Pakistan to find a political...

Afghanistan may currently be the elephant in the world newsrooms when it comes to ongoing discussions on the U.S.-Pakistan relations. But running alongside the immediate American interest in stabilizing Afghanistan on Pakistan’s western border is the...

The United Nations has appointed Major General Jose Eladio Alcain of Uruguay as Chief Military Observer and Head of Mission for the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan to monitor ceasefire in disputed Jammu and Kashmir...

The Lodg, the venue of Sonoma Valley Authors Festival Photo: SVAF/Twitter Image In early May, Zeenat and I had the privilege of traveling to Sonoma, California to speak as part of the inaugural Sonoma Valley Authors...