Author: Aekam

Try asking an economist, or even an economics teacher or student, “Which is the single most important commodity in the world? A commodity that has an impact on the whole planet?” Their response almost always will be, “Crude Oil.” Normally, when the price of a commodity goes up (whether from shortages in supply or increased […]

In a global economy, trade, and other financial relationships between any two countries are an important measure of their interdependence. The more trade two countries carry out with each other, the more thickened their relationship gets. It also has a larger impact on their other trade partners. In December 2021, the United States of America […]

Fostering, promoting and/or tolerating terrorism are some charges that a country almost always denies. An acceptance of these claims can completely erode trade agreements, international relations, and peace pacts. (Even though the chances are, that these are already remarkably low in such countries). But terrorism isn’t always outward looking and may not fulfill our traditional […]

A journey from the roads of Kashmir to the roads of love. The wind brushing back my hair. Earphones plugged. An orange sky and ivory blue clouds to accompany me as I walked downhill in the valleys of Kashmir. A state and a state of war and love. Perhaps the only place where the two […]

Just a thought It is only when one goes to Kashmir does one realise what the war is all about.

Just a thought If leaders are putting their photographs on the vaccine certificates isn’t it fair to put them on the death certificates as well? If the people getting vaccinated are “your” citizens then the ones dying are too.

Each year a cyclone rages against the Eastern coast of India and each year it causes billions of dollars in damages, displacing millions of people and killing tens of thousands each year. This year was worse; India had to face the rage of mother nature both on the Western and the Eastern fronts. Recently, cyclone […]

Last twenty-four hours. 4.03 lakh new cases. 4092 lives lost. What do we hear from those in power? Silence. A silence filled with moans and cries, Lives lost while counting votes and lies. Trees cut as we gasp for breath, A new house is built with the bricks of death. As mothers hold the bodies […]

AGEISM- stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination against people on the basis of their age. Usually, this is a complaint of the old against the young. This makes other kinds of ageism invisible.
 
It is a word we hear very often in politics, and workspaces, but only to garnish casual conversation. The truth is, the prejudice this […]

एक क़िस्सा सुनाती हूँ मैं आज सन दो-हज़ार पचास का,
वक्त हो चला था इतिहास की क्लास का। आज सिखाना था बच्चों को दो-हज़ार बीस के बारे में, 
आज बताना था बच्चों को तीस मौतों के बारे में। वो वक्त था जब फ़र्क़ था हिंदू-मुस्लिमों के बीच में, जब दंगे छेड़ दिए थे और ना रखा […]