A key issue with which the world community has had to grapple since the end of the Second World War is that of "development", especially from the angle of national and international measures to ensure responsiveness to the rights and needs of the peoples of the land, without discrimination and violence, and to overcome historical and other injustices.
A pervasive irony is that while some of the authorities prefer to highlight the economic side, such as the "right to food", others prefer to underline political rights, such as freedom of expression exemplified by the "right to comment" on the quality of the food. The ensuing polarisation has been tantamount to a yoyo-ing football of international relations. Is there thus scope to converge on a more placid playing field?
