A Member’s draft Bill recently introduced by ACT MP Dr Parmjeet Parmar—The Education and Training (Equal Treatment) Amendment Bill—has sparked robust debate across Aotearoa New Zealand. The draft bill aims to prohibit universities from offering any public resources, services, or opportunities based on race or ethnicity. Universities would still be permitted to manage funds or … Continue reading Equity or Equality? Rethinking Support in Our Universities
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Leadership or Legacy? The Crisis in Our Communities
In the realm of community leadership, a quiet crisis has taken root. This is a crisis not of resources or external threats, but of vision and succession. Across many cultural, religious, and civic communities, we see leaders clinging to positions for decades, often unchallenged, unaccountable, and uninterested in grooming the next wave. They sit atop … Continue reading Leadership or Legacy? The Crisis in Our Communities
“Operation Kabaddi”
"Operation Kabaddi" has been revealed only recently. Was it really a post Kargil 1999 plan? Kargil incursions were proposed many times before, especially during the regime of Zia ul-Haq. Hassan Abbas discloses that a Kargil operation was suggested to Zia twice, to be rejected on both occasions, while Zia asked convincing counter questions about the … Continue reading “Operation Kabaddi”