ZARA

  In the society I was brought up in, one finds no respect for writers, and they are most of the time considered as unpaid servants and persons with no skills. Here, writing is not a skill to anybody but a bizarre field one chooses to go with. First of all, new writers don’t get the chance to ink their words on sheets for any publication until and unless they have strong references. Already the publication houses are less in number, and they always prefer ones with strong backgrounds. Secondly, they don’t get paid for what they write as they are always told by the digital and print media “there are a lot who are requesting for the chances and even ready to write without payment, if you are able to get this chance, consider yourself lucky enough otherwise, there are numerous who can replace you”, then here comes the third point, most of the editors are slackers, they don’t accept if a piece has even little bit of grammatical and concept related issues, they need something perfect so...

  War on Peace—written by an acclaimed journalist and former diplomat of the United States of America, Ronan Farrow—deals with the neoliberal world order, created soon after the end of the Cold War Era with the emergence of the USA as the hegemon or the sole superpower of the world. The grandfather of the global order introduced us to the life of a unipolar world where one power rules and others obey. This captivating book goes beyond the general and philosophical ways and throws light on the militarisation of US foreign policy, which has spoilt its influence for decades. The use of hard power over soft power is what led the US foreign policy towards decline. The once conventional diplomatic methods became obsolete with time. Moreover, the earlier public diplomacy or the economic one got replaced by the unconventional diplomatic means to achieve the standards of interests for the state. Besides, diplomacy died after decades of political cowardice by US officials. Its lust to undert...