Politics
India’s political arena: A playground for the ri...
July 2, 2025
India is often described as the world’s largest democracy, where people from all backgrounds have the right to vote and run for office. With a population of over 1.5 billion, the Indian democratic system is vast and highly diverse. However, there is growing concern about the in...
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Unsafe sewer cleaning persists despite legal prohi...
June 30, 2025
Officially, on paper, manual scavenging, or the practice of cleaning deep sewers and septic tanks, is banned in India, but in reality, it is still widely practiced. Despite the legal prohibition and repeated judicial directives, manual scavenging continues in Delhi and other citi...
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Amidst high expectations BJP government in Delhi f...
June 27, 2025
The 2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections marked a watershed moment, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) reclaiming power after 27 years, securing 48 of 70 seats, while the incumbent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) suffered a dramatic reversal, with several prominent leaders includin...
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FATF urges stronger action against illicit finance...
June 26, 2025
In its latest assessment, published as part of the sixth targetted update, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has stated that existing efforts remain insufficient, calling for stronger global action to tackle illicit finance risks associated with virtual assets (VAs) and virt...
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Kashmiris call out Modi for his disconnect from pe...
June 23, 2025
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi curtailed his visit to Saudi Arabia and returned to India hours after the terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22, that killed 26 tourists, there were widespread expectations that he would immediately rush to Pahalgam in show of solidarity not only...
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EU must immediately terminate Pakistan’s GSP tra...
June 20, 2025
The massacre of 26 unarmed civilians on April 22 at Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir and the subsequent conflict between India and Pakistan has once again put the spotlight on Pakistan’s continued involvement in cross boarder terrorism. And in this context, EU’s reluctance to te...
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UNESCO GEM report flags gender gap in education le...
June 4, 2025
A report by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisaton (UNESCO) has found a persistent gender gap in education leadership, despite women forming the majority of the teaching workforce. In a press statement, UNESCO says that the report, Gender Report, Wome...
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Paris Peace Forum to host conference on two-state ...
May 31, 2025
Aiming to promote peace and security in the Middle East, Paris Peace Forum, a French non-profit organisation, will organise a civil society conference on the two-state solution for Israel and Palestine on June 13 at the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE) in Paris. ...
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Jyoti Malhotra’s detention tests India’s human...
May 26, 2025
The arrest of Jyoti Malhotra, a 33-year-old YouTuber from Haryana in India, has ignited a national debate on the limits of state power, the boundaries of free expression, and the state of human rights in India. Despite police officials confirming there is no evidence linking Malh...
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Bihar polls: Opposition accuses BJP of politicisin...
May 25, 2025
That the terror attack in Pahalgam, which claimed 26 lives, would dominate India’s political ecosystem became clear when Prime Minister Narendra Modi decided to head to Bihar, instead of Jammu & Kashmir, upon his hastened return from Saudi Arabia on the following day. It wa...
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