The Lok Sabha elections are scheduled to take place in seven phases from April to June 2024, during which 969 million eligible citizens will cast their votes to elect representatives for the 543 seats in the Lower House. The results of the
The Indian Supreme Court’s 476-page verdict upholding the abrogation ofArticle 370 is a saga of historical distortions, selective amnesia and logic-lessinterpretation. Not only does it do injustice to Jammu and Kashmir, it has set aprecedent that threatens Indian democracy itself. It is
In November 2023, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is set to conduct anonsite review of India’s Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-TerrorismFinancing (CTF) measures. This review comes a decade after India’s lastappraisal by FATF in 2013, a period marked by significant global
Post 2014, Indian government dropped all semblance of even handedness in dealingwith minorities and resorted to majoritarianism aka Hindu Rashtra politics. Discriminatory laws and media campaigns dehumanised minorities with impunity.Systematic dehumanising1 pattern is identical to one adopted by majoritarianregimes resulting in worst
India hosted the G20 summit from September 9 to 10 in Delhi. But it was amusing to see the steps it took to make the city more appealing, skilfully hiding its shocking realities.
In South Asia, Pakistan, and India grapple with protecting minority rights. Despite India’s ruling elite being implicated in crimes against humanity, Pakistan’s lower rating on minority rights persists. India faces a more significant crisis with more incidents and fatalities tied to minority
On January 10, 2023, three Myanmar fighter jets accompanied by a gunship helicopter launched an air strike against rebel militant groups in Northern Myanmar and during the same campaign, militant hideouts on the Indian side were also targeted in Farkawn village in
At a time when the world is fast headed for a bipolar world overshadowed by the US and China competition, India and Pakistan seem oblivious to the myriad challenges they face because of internecine disputes. Since both are not on talking terms,
