Author: M Barbu

Globalisation of Capitalist Crises

The post pandemic economic recovery looks uncertain and the economic growth projections look gloomy in every stretch of policy paradigm within capitalist imaginations. The strong and existing multilateral cooperation within the Westphalian international system is falling apart and facing its existential threats due to its entrenched Eurocentric bias, democratic deficits and institutional dominance by the erstwhile colonial powers. The world is moving into a long-term crisis within capitalism. The capitalist system has failed to offer any viable alternatives to recover from the crises. It is rather deepening the globalisation of crises and miseries among the masses. The predicaments of hunger, homelessness and unemployment are growing. The idea of accessibility, availability and distribution of essential goods and services are becoming difficult. The markets are shrinking and sinking. Both the producers and consumers are facing the crises in their everyday lives.

Hagia Sophia: From Museum to a Mosque-Times are a Changing

Last three decades have seen a drastic shift in the global political scenario. Earlier decades were marked by national liberation struggles; focus on the issues related to ‘this World’. Many a countries who came out from the grip of colonialism, under different banners gave primacy to industrialisation, education and agricultural growth. India, Vietnam, Cuba being some of those, which despite the remnants of fundamentalists, marched towards the states upholding the concerns of the struggling and deprived people of the countries, away from the stifling grip of politics in the name of religion. Of course there were some of the countries where the rulers allied with the clergy to keep alive the feudal norms, perpetuating the grip of backwardness. These had sectarian approach to their policies. Our two neighbours Pakistan and Myanmar do fall in this category.

Special Analysises

Trapped – Punjab Assembly Bill – For Unity against Unity?

Three decades of sectarianism causing lives of hundreds primarily followers of Shia sects turned Pakistan into a broken state. The Muslim nation with highest degree of potential to lead the entire Islamic Ummah is buried under heavy international debts, never ending political crisis, social instability, slavery of West-Saudi and above all religious discord making Pakistan the nursery for religious terrorism.

This extreme form of massacre under the umbrella of religion never saw a reversion to Muslim unity until last few years. When Takfirist ideology-based terrorism span beyond Shiite and landed into the homes of its own ioneers, the Pakistan army an action plan was seen to eradicate this evil tree. After Peshawar army school attack the army made an intention for cleansing terrorists. Though a good attempt but only addressed to chopping of leaves and stems not addressing its primary root of Takfirist Ideology which was growing stronger every day specifically with Saudi elements visiting Pakistan to keep it warm. The Takfirist Ideology had deep rooted state ponsors and promoters within the system and with heavy influx of funding and moral support from Ale Saud the Takfirist terrorism factor was to be kept alive. The only solution to this terrorism whose basis was sectarianism as to revive the spirit of Islamic Unity across sects. Though certain attempts were made but got politicized whereby unity turned into political alliances contesting elections like Muttahida Majlis e Amal (MMA) and Majlis Wahdat e Muslimeen (MWM). This unity which is power driven would never solve the root cause to eliminate Takfirism from Pakistan. An ideological effort was required where various sects and their leaders whole heartedly ccept that Muslim Unity is not for political purpose but is an Islamic obligation related to faith. Striving for something as precept of faith, religious covenant is totally different from achieving the same goal for olitical objectives.

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Like Bosnia mujahideen, returning ISIS fighters will haunt UK

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace reminded the Commons this week that, despite their territorial defeat, Islamic State remains the greatest terror threat to the United Kingdom by a long way. He added that some 360 members who joined the terrorist group in Iraq and Syria and returned to the UK are deemed ‘low risk.’