Indian republic is based on a consensus-building model
Democracy in the contemporary world is torn between the will of the masses and the hegemonic power of the elite on the one hand, and a growing disregard for representative government on the other. In the last two decades, Latin American countries witnessed such an unresolved situation. In the United States, the unabashed opposition to […]
Read MoreFrom Egypt to the US: Lessons for activists from the Arab Spring
Whether crossing a bridge in Selma, Alabama in 1965, or in Cairo in 2011, or Bangkok Thailand, our struggles for justice share much. By Esam Boraey of Al Jazeera We stood side by side on the steps of the Iowa State Capitol, our bodies moving in unison as I led hundreds of people in Al-Maghrib […]
Read MoreWhy are thousands of Indian farmers protesting?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says recently enacted farm laws will free farmers from bullying middlemen; farmers say they fear big corporations. By Megha Bahree of Al Jazeera Some of India’s farmers are among the country’s poorest people, but government policies have long protected them from the ravages of open market prices. A set of […]
Read MoreChina flexes muscles to US in South China Sea after promising to ‘open fire’
Just days into Joe Biden’s presidency, China has launched a “strike package” in the disputed South China Sea. And this is just the start. Two formations of missile-carrying bombers and fighters surged into Taiwan’s airspace at the weekend. Their “target”, the USS Theodore Roosevelt and her escort, were captured by satellite as they faced off […]
Read MoreRussia on the brink of revolution
Vladimir Putin’s grip on power could be failing, with Russia on the brink of revolution as protesters clash with riot police in the streets. Corruption. Control. Incompetence. Russia’s people have had enough. And a poisoning survivor is riding this wave of resentment in open defiance of Vladimir Putin’s draconian rule. The triumphant return of opposition […]
Read MoreWhat India thinks of US President Joe Biden
Will Joe Biden remain proactive on New Delhi’s border challenge from Beijing? US President Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States at a time when strategic partners New Delhi and Washington are both wrestling with internal issues of their own. For Biden, it is more than just a pledge […]
Read MoreEarth lost 28 trillion tonnes of ice between 1994 and 2017
Earth lost 28 trillion tonnes of ice between 1994 and 2017, proving that the ice sheets are now following the worst-case climate warming scenario. A study conducted by the University of Leeds in England found that ice is disappearing from across the planet at a rapid pace. A first of a kind, the study revolved around […]
Read More2020 has been a disaster for China
2020 has been a disaster for China. Xi Jinping wanted to profit from this pandemic, but his plan boomeranged. Palki Sharma tells you how. https://www.wionews.com/videos/gravitas-how-xi-jinpings-plans-boomeranged-353695
Read MoreThe world doesn’t realise it’s already at war with China
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) was born out of a bloody civil war, won by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). For the CCP, the war to expand its depth and zones of control and influence never ended. It continues to attack resistance to its goals, at home and abroad, using a range of means. […]
Read MoreCoronavirus pandemic will cause global famines of ‘biblical proportions,’ UN warns
By Rob Picheta, CNN Updated 0956 GMT (1756 HKT) April 22, 2020 London (CNN)The world is facing multiple famines of “biblical proportions” in just a matter of months, the UN has said, warning that the coronavirus pandemic will push an additional 130 million people to the brink of starvation. Famines could take hold in “about three dozen […]
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