Joseph Kayira interviews Oxfam Malawi country director, Lingalireni Mihowa LILONGWE, Malawi | 9 March 2025 (IDN) — The persistent challenge in increasing women’s participation in politics, decision-making, and the broader economy in Malawi stems from deeply entrenched patriarchal structures that have not been effectively dismantled, despite the existence of progressive policies and legal frameworks, said […]
IN LIGHTER VEIN — At the UN: from the Sublime to the Hilarious
By Thalif Deen* UNITED NATIONS | 8 March 2025 (IDN) — The primary mandate of the United Nations is to maintain international peace and security, but the world body is also a rich source of political anecdotes — from the sublime to the hilarious. The debates and resolutions in the 15-member Security Council, the UN’s most […]
India: Buddhist Administration of Mahabodhi Temple Will Lend Credence to ‘Buddhist’ Diplomacy
Viewpoint by Bhikkhu Sanghasena* LEH, Ladakh, India | 8 March 2025 (IDN) — The ongoing debates surrounding the management of the most sacred place for the Buddhist world, the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, underscore a deeper issue of religious representation and governance in multi-religious India, as the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi promotes […]
National Youth Council of Pakistan: By the Youth, for the Youth
By Bisma Qamar* NEW YORK | ISLAMABAD | 8 March 2025 (IDN) — “The world belongs to those bold enough to shape it. No matter how uncertain the path, progress lies in perseverance. There is a thin line between doing wonders and remaining stagnant, it’s the courage to dream that turns possibilities into reality. Youth […]
Kosovo Faces Unprecedented Challenges Under Trump
By Dr. Alon Ben-Meir* NEW YORK | 7 March 2025 (IDN) — Kosovo should expect to face many new, daunting challenges during the next four years. A strong and visionary leader will be needed to tackle the shifting political landscape in the European theater and the alarming implications of Trump’s return to the presidency. Not […]
Wanted Diplomacy That Brings Collective Security to Europe, Ukraine, and Russia
By Jeffrey D. Sachs* This article was published in Common Dreams and is being republished with the author’s permission. NEW YORK | 7 March 2025 (IDN) — There should be little doubt about how a lasting peace can be established in Ukraine. In April 2022, Russia and Ukraine were on the verge of signing a […]
Graves Displace Decorations During Ramadan in Gaza
By Dalia Abu Ramadan, TRUTHOUT This article is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), and you are free to share and republish under the terms of the license. GAZA | 7 March 2025 (IDN) — During Ramadan, joy usually sweeps through Gaza as the streets come alive with dazzling decorations and the warm glow of […]
Africa Has Plenty of Lessons for Zelenskyy in Ukraine
By Azu Ishiekwene The writer is Editor-In-Chief of LEADERSHIP and author of the new book Writing for Media and Monetising It. ABUJA, Nigeria | 6 Mach 2025 (IDN) — The live drama staged in the Oval Office on February 28 between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was such that Zelenskyy might never […]
Development From Within – Indian University Redefines Development Communication
By Kalinga Seneviratne SHANTINIKETAN, India | 6 March 2025 (IDN) — In the immediate aftermath of the decolonisation process in the 1960s and 1970s, led by Western scholars, development communication was seen as a top-down process where communication could be used to educate the peasants to wean them away from subsistence farming and other livelihoods […]
Third Way and its Regressive Politics Should Have No Place in the Democratic Party
By Sam Rosenthal* WASHINGTON DC | 5 March 2025 (IDN) — Over the weekend, Politico reported that, in early February, a group of Democratic “consultants, campaign staffers, elected officials and party leaders” had convened in Virginia to chart a course forward for the party. The so-called “Comeback Retreat” was organized by the corporate centrist think […]