Politics
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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India faces UN scrutiny for forced repatriation of...
May 17, 2025
The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has initiated an inquiry following reports that 40 Rohingya refugees were forced off Indian Navy ships in the Andaman Sea last week. Calling it an “unconscionable, unacceptable act,” the United Nations has st...
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BJP’s u-turn on caste census has Bihar polls in ...
May 14, 2025
In 2024, when general elections were around the corner, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an interview with News18, a television channel, sharply criticised the electoral manifesto of the principal opposition party, the Congress. Taking direct aim at the party’s pitch for conduc...
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India’s ranking in 2025 RSF World Press Freedom ...
May 2, 2025
The 2025 World Press Freedom Index, released on Friday, ranks India at 151, an improvement from 159th in 2024. Despite this shift, the country continues to grapple with substantial challenges to press freedom and media independence. In a press statement, global press freedom acti...
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In rare display of unity, Kashmir shuts down in pr...
April 23, 2025
Less than 24-hours after the worst terror attack in Kashmir in over six years, Pahalgam, that was echoing with laughter and the chatter of tourists, is now eerily silent. The terror attack that claimed 28 lives has transformed not just Pahalgam, but the entire Kashmir valley into...
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