The scenario on the Line of Control (LoC) and in Kashmir is a very scary. Tension between India and Pakistan is escalating. It has been tense for some time but with the beheading of two Indian soldiers the scenario…
Book: Indian Lobbying and its Influence in US Decision Making: Post-Cold War Author: Ashok Sharma Publisher: Sage Price: Rs. 895 Lobbying is a reality of modern world. Lobbying does take place from micro to macro level. Lobbying is done…
Militants have stepped up attacks in Indian-ruled Kashmir and police warned officers not to go home, amid a spike in violence in the contested region, after the army allegedly tied a man to the front of a jeep as…
The 19-year-old became a global symbol of the fight for girls’ education after being shot in Pakistan’s Swat valley in 2012 for opposing Taliban restrictions on female education. Malala Yousafszai with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Credit: United Nations/Eskinder Debebe…
Freedom of information is more generally understood as freedom of expression in any medium. It allows the public access to all information held by governmental institutions, which should only be withheld for reasons including security and privacy. The…
On the last two days of the UNHRC session, India voted in 15 resolutions and made a statement on Myanmar, the only resolution that did not go to a vote. View of the UN Human Rights Council. Credit: Flickr Commons New…
“Politics of division and the rhetoric of intolerance are targeting racial, ethnic, linguistic and religious minorities, and migrants and refugees. Words of fear and loathing can, and do, have real consequences,” the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid…
The following statement is issued by the Peoples’ Alliance for Right to Land (PARL) in support to the land rights struggle of villagers from Pulakkudiyiruppu in the Mullaitheevu district. Farmer and fisher families of Pulakkudiyiruppu have commenced a public…
No city or country is safe for the journalists. This is the sad reality. This reality becomes visible if we analyse various reports of how journalists suffered globally last year. Even the New Year began with a murder of…
International Migrants Day Modern era is full of ever-increasing opportunities and challenges around the globe. Human beings migrate from one country to the other for a better life. December 18 is celebrated as International Migrants Day all over the…