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Double speak on CAA-NRC-NPR
December 27, 2019
Two weeks after the Parliament passed the Citizenship Amendment Act, widespread protests continue against the law as well as plans for nationwide NRC and the nod to NPR. Taken by surprise and on the back foot at least for a week in face of the protests, the ruling party has turne...
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Post-humanism in Indian cinema
December 23, 2019
Indian cinema has always been instrumental in exploring the imaginative and fascinating aspects of fiction. With movies like Robot 2.0 and Go Goa Gone, Bollywood has smoothly journeyed towards post-humanism.
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Taking stock: Disconnect between Indian bourses & economy
December 21, 2019
Sensex continues to scale new all-time highs, while the economy plumbs to long-time lows. The disconnect between the markets and the economy seems total and unprecedented.
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Mistry back at the helm
December 20, 2019
The NCLAT ruling in favour of Cyrus Mistryposes serious questions about the future course of action for India’s oldest and most respected conglomerate as relations between two key shareholders seem to be beyond repair.
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Indian cultural heritage inscribed in UNESCO list
December 20, 2019
The Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage under UNESCO established a list in 2008 to protect and create awareness about intangible cultural practices which define the diversity in heritage of a country and would be lost to the world if n...
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India slackens rules for OCI cardholders
December 19, 2019
The Indian government relaxes certain OCI guidelines for reissue of passport for those below the age of 20 and above the age of 50.
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Shut the **internet** up!
December 18, 2019
The world’s largest democracy is shutting down the internet far more than any other country. It is not only snatching away people’s rights to free speech but is costing the economy at the same time.
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Student power on display
December 18, 2019
After years of relative calm, protests have gripped university campuses across the nation. Does this signal a new phase in Indian politics?
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NZ introduces new visa for spouses from arranged marriages held in India
December 18, 2019
The immigration authority of New Zealand has reworked on its guidelines for spousal visa in regards to arranged marriages conducted outside the country.
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Rapes in India
December 17, 2019
Every subsequent horrific rape in India leads to calls for and often passage of newer laws to deal with the spate of crimes against women. There are enough severe laws against these, but challenges lie in poor implementation as well as a sense of lawlessness that pervades parts o...
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Cop25 failure
December 15, 2019
The Cop25 negotiations in Madrid ended in a failure as global leaders try to kick the climate change can down an inexistant road.
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Citizen Amendment Act
December 15, 2019
With nearly half of India burning after the Citizen Amendment Bill was passed, what will be its impact on the ties between its two friendly neighbours –Bangladesh and Afghanistan?
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