On January 16, 2023, United Nations Security Council’s(UNSC) 1267 Sanctions Committee, designated Abdul Rahman Makki as a global terrorist after China lifted its “technical hold” on the India-US proposal to designate Makki as a global terrorist. The designation of Makki as a global terrorist is an important step, in India’s fight against terrorism. This zero-tolerance […]
“Still broken”: The appalling practice of caste system in India
Caste is not a physical object like a wall of bricks or a line of barbed wire which prevents the Hindus from co-mingling and which has, therefore, to be pulled down. Caste is a notion; it is a state of the mind. […]
A tale of two nations: The partition of India
Religious extremism in India: Hereto and the aftermath I stood theoros to your most rational actions of abstraction and civilization. Your civilization destroyed me, destroys everything, including itself. I couldn’t help but breathe the stench of blood when you further groped the entirety of my existence with your bloodied hands. Your filthy gaze reduced me to terra nullius. […]
The Economy of Pakistan: Simple Reasons Why Things Are Not Looking Good For the Country
The economy of Pakistan has been on a roller coaster ride and news of Shahbaz Sharif government’s failure to secure a bailout package has further pushed the future towards uncertainty. But what lead to this unprecedented situation? A nation once boasting solid economic growth despite being an Islamic nation is now facing power cuts and fuel shortages. […]
How will food security in India be impacted by the country’s G20 presidency?
Food security in India has always been a critical issue throughout the years. With India stepping into the Presidency of G20, will the issue be resolved? Lets find out in this blog. The economy of a country largely depends on its people, in fact, people make the economy. The human resource of a country determines […]
Curious Case of Caste Based Census in India: Should We Go For it?
Caste based census is often touted as the need of the hour for India. However, such a move comes with its pros and cons. In this blog lets try to find out the answer to “Whether India needs a caste based census?” Caste has always been a matter of extensive debate throughout the political history […]
Kimberle Crenshaw: Celebrating Black Feminism
Kimberle W. Crenshaw is a pioneering scholar and writer on civil rights, critical race theory, Black feminist legal theory, and race, racism, and the law.[i] She is a professor at Columbia Law School, along with being a Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of California, Los Angeles, and specializes and gender rights and social […]
How India is faring on unity in diversity in the wake of recent communal unrest?
While diving into the subject of communal unrest we must delve into all the fundamental reasons behind such a sectarian conflict that has been in existence since the independence of the Indian state in the year 1947. The answer is quite evident, the colonial legacies of ‘divide and rule’ the colonising imperials throughout the 200 […]
The Wire controversy: Impact of internet gatekeeping on freedom of speech
The Wire controversy ….. In early October, the India-based news reporting site The Wire and Social Metaverse company Meta was involved in an internet battle that grabbed serious media headlines. It all started with stories that the Wire put up against Meta, alleging the latter of giving the IT head of the ruling Bharatiya Janta […]
Global Constitutionalism : Some critical remarks
About the author …. Jaakko Husa is a Professor of Comparative Law and Constitutional Law at the University of Lapland (Finland). He was a visiting professor in the Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong, in the fall semester 2016–2017. This article is based on a lecture delivered by Professor Husa at the invitation of […]
