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noreply@blogger.com (Sadiq Baig) — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:30:00 +0000

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Change; every change may not be welcome to most of us but a ‘Change’ comes always unannounced when it becomes due!

noreply@blogger.com (Sadiq Baig) — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:55:00 +0000

I write this short article in response to “A New World Order”, written by Krzysztof Rybinski, a partner in Ernst & Young and assistant professor at the Warsaw School of Economics - The article is (with minor editorial changes) the text of a talk delivered on 25 November 2008 at a seminar on "Reforming International Organisations" in Warsaw, co-organised by the British embassy and the Unia & Polska Foundation . The author require readers to think about the world in 2050, some of pertinent questions he raises are: QUOTE

Asia and Africa will see their population grow by 2.3 billion, US and Europe will hardly change. What would it mean for the world power balance?
Who will decide what is right and what is wrong?
Will financial news begin with what US stocks did or what Chinese and Indian stocks did?
What if Chindia once again accounts for 50% of world GDP, for 50% of world outward investments?
We may still debate our western values, but there is no way, no way we can impose them on Asia, Gulf or Africa in the 21st century. My kids are 7 and 11 and they are learning English, Internet and Chinese, three languages that will be spoken globally in the 21st century.

UNQUOTE

Therefore, historical context must be visited to how the World has reached where it is now, and what could and should be its future?

Louis XV fought many wars, supported the colonists during the American Revolution but nothing could resist the change - 'French Revolution' (1789-1799);

Enlightened through Renaissance and Embolden by French Revolution, the Europeans set out to colonize rest of the World; 1897 "diamond jubilee" of Queen Victoria's sixty years on the British throne saw quarter of the earth's land surface and a quarter of its population under her feet - British Colonies where indigenous population lived like slaves;

Romanized-Christian Europe could not stop Bolshevik Revolution in Russian (1917-18) and ‘Iron Curtain’ was drawn over 1/5 of the Planet earth (USSR) as an antithesis of economic policies then prevailing in Russia;

The great wealth amassed from all over the world lead the Europeans fought with themselves – WW I & II – they neither have inclination or an economic system which could help in equitable redistribution of wealth amongst and with the Colonizers;

Churchill sought help from their erstwhile colony, USA, and signed with Roosevelt Atlantic Charter (1941); “Roosevelt was delighted with the Charter, although he was unaware that Churchill had not the slightest intention of presiding over the demise of the British Empire (The World Challenge, p 146);

A former artillery officer, Truman succeeded as the President of the USA (April 1945), accelerated work on the project ‘Manhatten’, nuked Hiroshima and Nagasaki (August 1945) and thus the USA succeeded as Leader of the Capitalist World;

Tyranny is always limited to strong power but USSR economy and limitation in petroleum technology exposed here to an early demise; CIA started receiving disturbing monitoring reports on USSR’s technological limitations in pumping out Oil and Gas. One lobby in the USA was agreeable to help USSR with technology but the other took it as a golden chance in disintegrating the USSR who at last had to invade Afghanistan (1979) for reaching in warm waters. USA readily found money from Arab Sheikhs and cannon fodder from Afghanistan, thanks to low-priced Muslim Clergy, for fighting USSR, Iron Curtain was raised in 1989 and the USA became Policeman of the world – Sole Superpower!

Yet to come was "War of Terror" through invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq but USA’s necon leadership proved wanting in human values and statesmanship, thus now the world faces the economic meltdown and much worst come soon! Two scenarios look possible:

another Bush-like personality (an agenda implementer and not a statesman) in the next decade might nuke the world – expected targets are Muslim countries on the pretext of so-called ‘terrorism’, or
A new World Order in line with what Krzysztof Rybinski proposes will have to be evolved and enforced, better sooner than later.

The leaders of developed and powerful countries already missed an historical opportunity of chartering the World through cooperation sought in OPEC's Taif Report(1980); instead they engineered demise of USSR, managed decade long war between Iraq-Iran and ultimately invaded afghanistan and Iraq; yet, as a consequence of short-sighted policies evolved by vested interest groups and implemented by men and women breft of human values, the life is much worst even for majority of their own people and life is worst than death for majority in poor countries; many in Muslim countries, which at in fact neo-colonies, there is no dreath of youth who prefer death over an ignominious - la suicide bembers!

The enlightened public, particularly the academia, intelligenstia, writers, thinkers and opionion leaders in the developed countries must effectively forces their so-called democratically leaders to respect human sensibilities and stary the right course. 'Tricckle down,' 'debt theraphy', 'carrot and stick', and 'shock and awe' have not worked so far in benefitting even the majority population in the developed countries and will not work in future, therefore, better alternatives must be sought and adopted in anticipation for 'a change for better'.

Can any OWN a well-earning website without technical knowledge?

noreply@blogger.com (Sadiq Baig) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:40:00 +0000

Pivots of disorder in the world - geo-strategic countries under external control

noreply@blogger.com (Sadiq Baig) — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 05:02:00 +0000

Humans have taken many thousand years in moving from stone-sage to this information era. Many changes, but one thing remains in tact – might is right!

17th and 18th centuries saw colonization of many countries by Europeans but failing to find ways for equitable redistribution of wealth between and in those colonist countries, Europe fought with itself two great wars of human history – WW-I and II.v While at the end of WW-II Europeans were getting defeated by themselves at world stage, new World Leadership emerged – USA who continues on British statecraft technology of ‘Divide-and-Rule’.

World Map was re-arranged by creating new countries by tearing apart large countries/empires; two are most important countries with geo-strategic location and with basis in religious orientation but none of these are governed in religious principals: Israel and Pakistan.

Both are client states of the mighty USA, though former with European background of her majority population keeps a sort of independent outlook for herself.

Pakistan, however, with her institutions with basis oriented safeguarding the best interests of her erstwhile colonial masters remains in full control of USA who engineers change of governments in Pakistan at will.

Current Results:

1. Kashmir Issue has been kept alive so as to make India and Pakistan at loggerhead so that both should buy arms from the USA and EUCs;

2. Pakistan helped the west in early disintegration of USSR – no iron curtain now;

3. Conditions are created in Pakistan so as to coerce it in helping USA in getting strong foothold in Eurasia through Central Asia.

Future Results:

Once the USA is in full command of Eurasia whereby it will have full control of world’s resources for quite sometime and continue amassing most of the world’s wealth for herself, allowing a little for Europe and almost nothing for Asia reducing majority world population to abject poverty being a large consumer marker of American and European goods and white-collar services?

Some danger points:

1- Risk of war between China and USA;

2- Nuclear war between Pakistan and India.

Recent experience shows that wars and destruct ions in Iraq and Afghanistan have not contributed in making life happier in USA and Europe and WoT has resulted in more agonies everywhere – Glasgow is the most recent example.

A real peace and sustainable prosperity in the world is dependent on creating, wide spreading and sharing opportunities all over the world affording the people an enabling situation to let them work to the best of their abilities in making their life prosperous.

This will never happen until true sovereignty in both Israel and Pakistan is enabled so that talented population of these two countries are taken out from the control of international imperialism.

It is the prime duty of world academia, intelligentsia and opinion leaders to help people of these two countries, and also many other under dictatorial rule, to understand, assert and exercise their birth rights of choosing their political leader through genuinely free and fair elections who must stand to the occasion and work towards welfare of their own people and first task of these leaders in developing peaceful relations with their neighbours.

People of Israel must appreciate that:

The state of Israel was borne out of malafide intent of world imperialism – none other independent country in the world has majority population of European immigrants who displaced centuries old inhabitants of the land;

Now they are citizens of this country for six decades, their deportation are undoing of this tiny country is neither practical nor judicious;

They must also understand that the Palestinians who were banished from this country, even though buying their lands, are also humans and have equal right to a dignified life.

Instead of hegemonic design, this tiny country needs good relations with its neighbour so as to co-exist with them peacefully.

USA may not be capable to support them indefinitely, therefore, instead of serving interests of this ‘super-power of fast-decay’, people of Israel must work towards their own interests and wellbeing of her neighbours.

As for Pakistan, her people must understand that:

It was bit British Raj but King Aurangzeb who divided the people in the first place by unleashing hatred dynamics on the basis of religious beliefs; their forefathers tried to get united in 1857 but again their own people helped British Raj in crushing this popular revolt against the colonial power.

However, the British Raj finally succeeded in tearing apart a great country in two sheerly unequals giving them perpetual disputes such as Kashmir to keep people of resultant two countries keep fighting to benefit ‘military-industrial’ complex of Europe and USA.

Now that they have already lost half of their country by fighting India over Kashmir, now wiser counsel must prevail in straightening relations with India so that both countries could think over development instead of remaining in arms-race.

Though people of USA are friendly, governments of USA have been using Pakistan for ulterior motives in the guise of friendship – the demise of USSR effected through active involvement of Pakistan have immensely benefited the people (though a tiny minority of ultra rich) USA and Europe, its reward for the people of Pakistan is terrible consequences.

The foreign powers are holding institutional control over Pakistan through supporting dictatorial power who draw strength from two most important institutions of Pakistan – Civil Bureaucracy and Military who have basis in colonial past and are oriented to ruling over people rather than serving the people.

Every Pakistani must stand up to exercise her/his political right in electing people-friendly representative who, by forming a people-friendly government, must get genuine sovereignty of Pakistan as a really independent country.

They must understand that a soldier, whosoever he is, is always trained to kill or get killed on a given order (agenda), and that no Army General in the world is ever trained on good governance. Remember, the British people rejected Sir Winton Churchill in elections soon after he won for them the World War II, saying, “Churchill, you are good for war but not for peace”!

How come that 160 million Pakistanis cannot find good replacement of General Musharraf? They can, there are many eligible contenders but problem is that USA won’t let them do that! But remember, once USA had full support behind Reza Shah in Iran. Now Iran don’t have any army general at the helm of their affairs but Iranians, though smaller in numbers than Pakistanis, have withstood decade long war with Iraq and USA neo-con leadership has to thinking for thousands times before they can dare to invade Iran.

It is a pity that General Musharraf and his cronies are talking about safeguarding our nuclear arsenals; these assets are suppose to defend Pakistan but instead illegitimate rulers of Pakistan seem worried about safekeeping of nuclear assets.

This reminds me of an historical fact which Justice Yusaf Saraf narrated as an anecdote in his famous and well researched book, “KASHMIRIS FOUGHT FOR FREEDOM”. He wrote:

Mahraja Hari Sing of Kahmir raised two new battalions of his army. Once ready after full training these battalions were ordered to move out to desired locations. An officer of these battalions went to his commanding officer and reported:

Sir, all arrangements are OK except one : Police!

The commanding officer asked, “For what purpose?”

Sir, who will protect us, if not Poilce!

No wonder People of Kashmir are destined to live under the brutal protection of Indian Army for the last six decades!

noreply@blogger.com (Sadiq Baig) — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:56:00 +0000

Despite DotCom bubble, internet economy continues bringing about greater impact on human life: Socio-Business Networks are turning up exclusive Clubs aiming at greater control with the help of Pareto's Principle - The 80-20 Rule; the world must see quite quickly new cartels replacing older one; Power of blog using mostly free space on world wide web has pushed conventional journalism to defensive - pretigeous WSJ has been agreed to be taken over by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp from Dow Jones; Does this change has an impact on Paul Steiger's decision to head ProPublica? ProPublica will have funds from Sandler Foundation, The Atlantic Philanthropies, the JEHT Foundation and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to provide its articles free of charge through its own Web site as well as to leading news organizations; And then there are advocates and practioners of Open Source and Free Space, what they are really up to will be completely unfold in not too distant a future; Money did not create technology most of the inventors and innovators certainly moved from rags to riches with the help of money to vertically and once got strong foothold in upper strata nova riche never mind what is happening downstairs – Bill Gate having become a Philanthropist is doling out money for poor but very selectively but Microsoft continue struggling monopolising computer softwares. The new challenges the world face is at the hands of technology; now many people all over the world make a lot of money quite quickly with minimal capital investment - here talent and time work in unison and quite dramatically! Money is well known for resort to killing where it cannot buy - OBL once blue-eyed is now the worst foe but he remains main character of 'War on Terror" or is it really War OF Terror. Does at stake is his head now priced at $ 50 million or, in fact, crushing the demands of fair-play in politics and equitable re-distribution of wealth. How the paradigm built on Pareto’s 80-20 Rule can be changed unless conditions contributing to survival of this rule are changed. Is the internet economy is up for the best or worst change for majority human population? Or is it that proverbial eBomb? Favour me with you thoughts, please!

striving for a sustainable Prosperity !!!

noreply@blogger.com (Sadiq Baig) — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 20:35:00 +0000

striving for a sustainable Prosperity !!!

noreply@blogger.com (Sadiq Baig) — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 07:36:00 +0000

With due apologies to economist Schumacher and Buddhist economics, and well recognizing the concepts of ‘small is beautiful’ in economic parlance; the role of ‘big’ in economic parlance needs appropriate appreciation.

In the battle lines of modern times of the business world, where proverbial reality of ‘big fish eats small fish’; one has to grow bigger or tend to become irrelevant in socio-economic and political landscape.

To stand up and be counted, one has to grow in economic stature while even democratic governance is more influenced by economics mean rather than other human capabilities; no wonders that now it is the big money – business, which rule the roost. Fights against the economic status quo have been ‘on’ significantly since French Revolution; humanity witnessed two World Wars, rise and fall of communism and now the World face gravest challenges at the hands of so-called ‘terrorism’ while the fact remains that it is human tendency towards hegemony which keeps us human fighting amongst ourselves in order to get control over others by economic means. We know through narrations in a famous oil fiction ‘Seven Sisters’ as to how the biggest seven oil companies have been exercising leverage in making and breaking governments in natural resource-rich third world countries. In not too distant a past, price of one barrel of oil was $ 1.70 when Qaddafi took over government in Libya putting the king-makers in defensive position. The oil embargo of 1973 helped then Shah of Iran increase his oil revenue manifold, OPEC’s Taif Report of 1980 created serious challenges for developed countries but decade long Iraq-Iran war proved instrumental in depleting economic strength of Arab Oil producing countries and demise of USSR created conditions wherein we find current problems of the world – terrorism and its aftermath.

Be it as it is, the change of status quo remains, and will remain unachievable objective and, instead, efforts need to be redirected in economically growing small to big and big to bigger, so as to ameliorate living conditions of majority human population, or at least a major chunk of that. How? One option is that of right-sizing through appropriate resource management at individual and corporate level where growth is possible by exercising practical but tough options. Growth of any business anywhere in the world means more work opportunities.

Conventionally, business means other peoples’ money; businesses and even countries are run on borrowed money but because only money begets money, not every business project can raise necessary capital while international money market is in a glut and IFIs, banks, venture capitalists etc are always on a look out to find eligible borrowers.

Here are options in finding an appropriate solution of your financial problems.

--water, water everwhere not a drop to drink??

Make choice in doing business - benign or harmful?

noreply@blogger.com (Sadiq Baig) — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 15:33:00 +0000

End results of doing many business activities not only cause economic loss to others but also have far-reaching implications of global consequences for Planet Earth as well. Each and every of us need doing something to sustain life and Natural Scheme of things provides for ample resources for that matter. However, being fearful of scarcity we want to control others share of resources and this has necessitated fight among ourselves - today’s international war machine has become the biggest employer and also affords greatest business opportunities. My American friend, Neirah Lothamer writes: (click here to read discusions) Also read "Weapons of mass consequence" by Paul Rogers

Sustainable Prosperity: Peace and Sustainable Prosperity: Me, you and us - Are we better human bing then those lived 10 millions BC?

noreply@blogger.com (Sadiq Baig) — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:44:00 +0000

Sustainable Prosperity: Peace and Sustainable Prosperity: Me, you and us - Are we better human bing then those lived 10 millions BC?

Peace and Sustainable Prosperity: Me, you and us - Are we better human bing then those lived 10 millions BC?

noreply@blogger.com (Sadiq Baig) — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:43:00 +0000

Peace and Sustainable Prosperity: Me, you and us - Are we better human bing then those lived 10 millions BC?

Me, you and us - Are we better human bing then those lived 10 millions BC?

noreply@blogger.com (Sadiq Baig) — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 02:16:00 +0000

We live in an era of human civilization where cut-throat competition is hallmark of survival. This beautiful planet earth had 1 billion humans in 1800; this population increased to 2.5 billion in 1950 and doubled to 5 billion in next 37 years, reaching to 6 billion mark in 1999 while currently the world population is around 6.5 billion. Inventions helped in creating knowledge and material wealth but could not help us gain wisdom; humans of today, despite sheer exploitation of natural resources by them through improved knowledge and technological inventions, have miserably failed in becoming 'humane'. They killed millions of them in two WWs and continue killing the weak all over the world through wars and other sophisticated means to ensure that only the 'fittest' must live a better life. In that quest, we have played havoc with ecology and environment of the earth taking it virtual on the brink of abyss. Surely, this scenario does not qualify us as more civilized and better than our ancestors of pre-historic era and demands on us to rethink about our purpose of life and for a sustainable, peaceful living during the span of every individual life that nature has predetermined. Even the strongest, wealthiest, and the most knowledgeable cannot live for ever and this fact proves that our life span is predetermined! Do we have to re-think whether human can control the nature or they have to make use of technological advancement friendly to nature for living a better life on earth?