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Feb 22

John Perkins argues in his book that the international financial institutions like IMF are controlled by the USA 🇺🇸 and its allies, and that they use their power to advance their own interests at the expense of the developing world.

Here are ten key takeaways from the book:

Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" is a book written by John Perkins, a former American intelligence agent and consultant for private companies, who claims to have played a role in the exploitation of developing countries in the name of economic growth.

1/10 Perkins claims that he was recruited by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the private consulting firm, Main, to work as an economic hit man (EHM) to promote the interests of the United States and its multinational corporations in developing countries.

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Feb 20

Russia’s war against Ukraine has reinvigorated the Middle Corridor.

Time taken to transport cargo from China to Europe via three corridors is:

Northern: 10,000 Km (15-20 days)

Middle: 7,000 Km (10-15days)

Southern: 20,000Km (45-60days)

It passes through 8 countries and

It passes through 8 countries (China, Kazakhstan, kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Europe).

Middle Corridor has least hot spots as compared with Northern (Ukraine War) and Southern (choke points of strait of Malaka, & Indo Pacific)

Turkey 🇹🇷 due to its geo-strategic location sits at the center of this corridor. It’s location affects Russia, CAR, Caucasus, Middle East, & Europe). Turkey has lot to gain from all this. Already numerous Chinese companies are working on multiple infrastructure projects.

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Feb 20

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Besides book reading, I am a regular reader of @dawn_com . Here are ten quick brief tips on how to read any newspaper?

1/10 First know how many sections, then skim through those, including local, national, & international news, as well as opinion, editorial & special features.

2/10 Look for articles and stories that interest you or that cover topics you want to learn more about.

3/10Pay attention to the bylines to see who wrote the article and what their expertise is.

4/10 Read critically and be aware of any potential biases or agendas in the reporting.

5/ 10 Take note of any unfamiliar words or phrases and look them up in a dictionary or online to expand your vocabulary.

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Feb 19

Most of us will keep scrolling through twitter feed here; even if our country defaults. This is most scary downfall, I foresee, we have almost reached, and reached to point of no return. I know, there is no hope left. But, at such situations, we don’t have to run out options and

We must play whatever little role we can in re-building this great nation of ours. Indeed, Pakistanis are the most skilled, talented, dedicated and passionate citizens in whole world. There is only 1% super elite capture of state institutions and resources,causing this decay. But

But we can come out of this crisis also. And we will be. We just have to think beyond ourselves, think of others, poor masses and our future generations. This all seems bookish and pointless, I know, so let me still reiterate that history is full of examples where

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Feb 19

“The 1983 Nellie Massacre” happened on 18 February, 1983, in that, killing of over 8-000-10,000 (official figures only 2,000) Bengali Muslims in six hours by Hindu extremists.

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Nellie is a cluster of approximately sixteen villages in Morigaon in Assam. On February 18, 1983, Hindu Assamese and indigenous tribal neighbors attacked Nellie killing almost 2,000 people in just a span of a few hours.

The attacked residents were Muslim community whose predecessors had migrated from former East Bengal, now Bangladesh, from as early as the 1930s. The attack happened at the peak of the Assam Agitation, a movement that had sought to oust infiltrators from neighboring Bangladesh.

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Feb 18

Law # 25,"Re-Create Yourself” 1/5

The 48 Laws of Power is a book written by Robert Greene that discusses strategies for gaining and maintaining power. Here's how Law 25, "Re-Create Yourself," relates to the idea of making yourself indispensable and achieving great power in life

How to Re-Create Yourself?

▫️In order to gain power, it's important to constantly reinvent yourself.

▫️If you remain stagnant and unchanging, you become vulnerable to others who are constantly adapting & improving.

▫️People will respect & admire those who r able to constantly grow and improve themselves.

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