June 2021

PERSIAN GULF A symbol of peace and friendship  The historical, geographical and commercial position of the Persian Gulf, a place for all living civilizations to live and interact, makes it special to celebrate a day for; a day for all the Iranians to have a short opportunity to defend the historical and authentic truth of the Persian Gulf. This day …

A Tribute to Maulana Wahiduddin Khan on the evening of April 21, 2021, the world not only lost an eminent thinker, scholar and a guide but one of the most ardent advocates of peace and peaceful coexistence. Maulana Wahiduddin Khan was an intellectual giant and an erudite scholar who devoted his life to pursuance of principles of peace. Always clad …

HOPE The Key to Unlocking the Doors of Magic Hope structures our ways of negotiating the ongoing circumstances. Having a mighty hope also awards unending positivity regarding a successful future and optimistic vision which, in turn, seeds a resilient and versatile nature that assures one that one will pass through the tough time. It creates an aura around the individuals …

The Cilimate Pledge of the World’s top Emitters Under the Paris climate agreement, nearly every country is to drastically reduce their carbon emissions, and they were supposed to submit renewed plans to do so by the end of 2020. The first raft of “nationally determined contributions” (NDCs) submitted in 2015 would put Earth on course to be at least 3 …

Sports for Development and Peace-II Sports are present in almost every society. Their popularity transcends political, national and ideological boundaries and their use for development and peace continues around the world. When 34 countries were invited by the Sports for Development and Peace International Working Group and asked to provide information on the steps they were taking towards the sport …

The Quad Summit The leaders of the Australia-India-Japan-United States alliance, the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (or Quad) met on March 12 in a virtual summit as the Biden administration seeks to make good on its commitment to multilateralism, as well as sending China a signal of unity among the regional powers. The Quad summit and the joint statement issued at its …

World in Focus (APR-MAY 2021) National & International With MCQs April 16: German-Australian author Walter Kaufmann, who played a prominent role in the literary scene of Communist East Germany, died at the age of 97. April 16: Cyprus hosted a meeting of top diplomats from Israel and the UAE, as well as Greece. April 16: Iran announced the start of …

Urban Centres in Post-Covid-19 World Building resilient, sustainable and secure cities Around 55 percent of the world’s population currently lives in cities and this ratio is expected to surge to 68 percent by 2050, with most concentrations occurring in developing countries. On the other hand, cities around the world generate more than 80 percent of global GDP. However, the Covid-19 …

The Age of Soft Power A ccording to power theory of international relations (IR), there are two types of power; one is ‘hard power’ which denotes ‘military might’, and the other is ‘soft power’ which indicates ‘natural resources’ which contribute to a nation’s economy. Many countries have acquired hard power through several means. Although it may be enough to win …

Recipe for Success in the Competitive Examination-II Brainstorming It is defined as group discussions to produce ideas on a given topic and solve any specific problem. It is said that more heads are better than one. However, in case of non-availability of other group members, the same thinking process can be done alone. For this, minimizing distractions is very important. …