Sex selection in India
Soutik Biswas A strong socio-cultural preference for boys in conservative Asian societies is blamed for most of the sex selection. In overwhelmingly patriarchal India, dowry makes daughters expensive. China’s one-child policy is thought to be a trigger as women abort girls to have a single boy. But the story of sex selection in Asia is [...]
Is Pakistan on the verge of failure?
Nand Tandan The discovery and killing of Osama Bin Laden in Abbotbad, Pakistan, has revived the talk among political pundits of the failure or the impending failure of the Pakistani state. Those talking about the existential threat facing Pakistan have different theories about such threats and the source of the threat depends upon who is [...]
It’s Muslim kids, not parents, who are embracing a politicized Islam
NATASHA FATAH This summer, thousands of people will become new Canadian citizens. Many of them will be Muslims. They have come to Canada from every corner of the globe and, like my parents did 24 years ago, they will make this peaceful, progressive nation their home. My parents left behind Pakistan and chose Canada for [...]
Staggering challenges of India
By Haroon Siddiqui India’s economic growth is rocketing along at 9 per cent a year, doubling incomes every nine years, pulling millions out of poverty every month and making millionaires by the week. But staggering challenges remain. For example, half the population of 1.2 billion is under 25. India must create 20 million jobs a [...]