Frailty is No More the Name of Woman Introduction  In Shakespeare Hamlet, therefore, the phrase, Frailty, thy name is woman, actually got stuck in people’s minds as it was a way of men viewing women as a weak sex. Teachers would quote it endlessly and the notion of women as weak physically, emotionally and intellectually […]

Digital Democracy: Social Media and Political Participation Introduction: Democratization in the Digital EraCommunication technologies have historically kept up with the evolution of democracy the printing press to the mass media. Social media has also become a game changer in the twenty first century as it has transformed the way people participate in politics and democracy.

Globalization and National Economies Introduction: The Era of Globalized Economies The modern world order is marked with the highest rate of economic interdependence ever witnessed. Goods produced in one part of the world are consumed in another part of the world; capital moves across geographical borders in real time; and every policy action that is

Forests Precede Civilizations and Deserts Follow Them Introduction: Ecology as the Mainstream Situation of Human Societal Progress Human civilization did not appear in isolation of the natural world, it was created by the nature and is preconditioned by it. Forest ecosystems were the ecological substrata around which early human societies were created long before there

The Fool Speaks, and the Wise Listens In a world characterized by undying communication, immediate judgments, and inexorable self-disclosure, it has become almost impossible to be silent and even harder to listen. Eloquence and verbosity are two traits that are associated with intelligence and confidence in a modern society. History, philosophy, and the experience of

Best Lessons Are Learnt Through Bitter Experiences The life of a human being is a process of continuous acquisition. Since childhood to old age, people absorb knowledge, values and skills set through education system, socializing and through personal observation. However, experience is the most powerful teacher of all the methods of learning. More exactly, painful

Dynastic Politics is the Worst Mockery of Democracy Introduction Democracy is based on the principle that citizens are equal before the law and the political power should be obtained due to open competition, trust of the population, and proven merits. The democratic pledge is not complicated: any person, no matter what family relations he belongs

Brains, Like Hearts, Go Where They Are Appreciated Introduction Hearts, like brains, fly where they are wanted. Such a simple statement is misleading and it reflects an ultimate truth about human capital. The intellectual talent is not fixed. It moves, shifts and gravitates towards environments who recognise its value. In this respect, the brains denote

Truth Knows No Color Introduction: The Universality of Truth The truth is not dependent on human differences. Race, ethnicity and skin colour can determine identity but the truth is not limited to these. It is uncompromising, objective and universally binding. Mahatma Gandhi noted that there is one truth but numerous ways. This is the observation

Russia–Ukraine War and the Non-Aligned Majority Introduction: The Bipolar Trap and the Rise of the Non-Aligned Majority On 24 February 2022, the Russian invasion of Ukraine marked a breaking point to the post-Cold War order and a new strategic climate of concern reminiscent of a bipolar conflict. Over the last thirty years, researchers and policy-makers