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I’m sorry, but the toxic G-7 ‘rich club’ is past its sell-by date

YET ANOTHER G-7 meeting has passed with yet another embarrassing show of insecurity by a group that is well past its sell-by date. The G-7 is such an anachronism, a relic of the past clinging on to a crumbling façade of make-believe power in a rapidly changing world. The images and the narrative all speak…

May 25, 20230Comments ByChandran Nair

Opinion

China-bashing is off the charts, becoming mass hysteria

The campaign to demonize China has become extreme, even hysterical Yet the international media seems united in the presenting a false narrative The position that it is okay to stop a developing nation's rise is clearly unethical The world must tone down the Western media to let other voices be heard A KEY…

February 22, 20230Comments ByChandran Nair

News

Goodbye ‘human rights’: political scientists in plea for change

(Caption: concepts of 'human rights' and 'democracy' must be revisited to be more inclusive. Image: Brooke Cagle) GOODBYE, “HUMAN RIGHTS” AND “DEMOCRACY”. Hello, common values. It has become obvious that so-called "universal" concepts are not universal at all and must be urgently revisited, a panel of top international political scientists said today. The…

October 13, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

I’m sorry, but the toxic G-7 ‘rich club’ is past its sell-by date

China-bashing is off the charts, becoming mass hysteria

Goodbye ‘human rights’: political scientists in plea for change

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