The film ‘Fruitvale Station’ talks about the tragic story of 22-year-old Oscar Grant, a black man living in Oakland, California. On January 1, 2009, he was brutally shot in the back by a Bay Area Rapid Transport (BART) police officer and pronounced dead the next day. The movie portrays the raw and intimate details of […]
The 2027 Census: Recalibrating India’s Economic Future
1. Introduction: Beyond the Headcount – Why the 2027 Census is a Pivotal Economic Event Since its last decennial census in 2011, India has been maneuvering its complex path toward becoming a developed nation using demographic maps that are now 16 years out of date. In that time, the country has undergone a seismic transformation: […]
Silencing a Political Giant: The Awami League Ban and Its Geopolitical Impact
The Evolution of the Awami League: A Historical Perspective One of the most well-known and historically important political parties in Bangladesh is the Awami League. Under Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s leadership, it separated from Pakistan’s Muslim League and became the East Pakistan Awami Muslim League in June 1949. The Awami League proved instrumental in Bangladesh’s independence, […]
The Tariff-War! Whats in there for India?
Reciprocal Tariff Policies A tax or trade restriction imposed by one nation on another in retaliation for comparable actions by that nation is known as a reciprocal tariff. Equilibrium commerce between countries is the goal of reciprocal tariffs. In response to a country’s increase in tariffs on goods from another, the affected nation may impose […]
The Great Replacement Theory: A Dangerous Myth or a Powerful Political Force?
On the first day of his second term, the 47th U.S. President Donald Trump signed ten executive orders and proclamations aimed at reshaping U.S. immigration policies riding on the wave of rhetoric of ‘Making America Great Again’. These changes ranging from immigration to citizenship impacted almost every aspect of the country’s intricate immigration system. The […]
India, Bangladesh, and Illegal Migration: Finding a Balanced Recipe for Security and Humanitarian Responsibilities
“Good Fences make Great Neighbors.” In the geopolitical context, neighborhood plays a significant role in providing “Development” a holistic meaning. The partition of the Indian Subcontinent in 1947 saw the emergence of Pakistan as a new Islamic Republic. However, linguistic differences, superiority complex of the Leaders of Pakistan over their Eastern Bloc saw the liberation […]
Violence Against Women in Politics in Kenya is An Attack on Democracy
[responsivevoice_button] The Problem “I didn’t know Beatrice Elachi was this empty. On behalf of the Luhya Community, we disown her,” lamented Otwoma the Brand via X. As much as I would love to dwell on the fact that this post has been up for close to two years, the sentiment directed at Dagoretti North Member […]
Politics of Rape in India: An Altercation Between Justice and Power
Meenakshi Ganguly, South Asia Director at Human Rights Watch, has spoken out on what she claims are politicized cases and this leads to a clash between public support and the need for justice in India. Ganguly asserts that rape cases are influenced or controlled by politics in India, where police officers occasionally decline to take […]
Pakistan faces condemnation for banning Pashtun Tahafuz Movement
The News Pakistan’s recent decision to ban the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) has drawn widespread condemnation both domestically and internationally. The PTM, which advocates for the rights of the Pashtun community, has been a peaceful movement calling for justice regarding issues like enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and the marginalization of Pashtuns, particularly in the aftermath […]
‘Vice and Virtue’: Continued Codification of Women Right’s Violations in Afghanistan
‘Nowhere else in the world has there been an attack as widespread, systematic and all- encompassing on the rights of women and girls as in Afghanistan’.– The United Nations. Introduction: Taliban Laws on Vice and Virtue On 15th August 2021, the Taliban completed a successful resurgence of de facto authority in Afghanistan, thereby filling the […]
