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Tahir Qureshi

Boldfit products, a firsthand review

With Christmas, New Year and wedding season around the corner, it was even more imperative that these products be evaluated as they make for some great gifting options.

Keep WTO relevant

It is high time for member-states to unite and adopt corrective measures and halt the WTO from losing its relevance. The member-states should immediately strike a deal on the vital issues of the dispute settlement mechanism, thereby averting the acute danger of the WTO falling apart. Failure of the WTO would be a severe shock not only to the multilateral trading system but also to the global economy as a whole.

Regional jingoism

Jammu and Kashmir is above all a major security issue, and not just a military issue. History has recorded the glaring absence of mainstreaming, accepting and/or rejecting the democratic inclusion, as was done in all other disturbed areas. An honest discourse on local issues and perceptions, such as they exist, and without the other eye on the rest of the country, would be a major step forward from the current deadlock. In this background, efforts to 'voice' and mainstream concerns as done by a Shah Faesal or Mehbooba Mufti need to be accepted.