NDTV Published on Oct 20, 2018 A large number of people moving to live and work in other places often leads to a flashpoint. We saw an example of this recently in Gujarat, where thousands of migrants had to flee fearing mob violence, and in Assam over the National Register of Citizens. On this episode […]
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No relief for ‘Urban Naxals’, Big blow to ‘lobby’ | India Upfront With Rahul Shivshankar
TIMES NOW Published on Sep 28, 2018 For weeks now activists had organised themselves into a virtual lobby, opposing the arrest of suspected ‘Urban Naxals’. This lobby had mounting a campaign suggesting that the State of Maharashtra and elements of the media had manufactured evidence to discredit intellectuals and smother dissent. They had even managed […]
Stinging Rebuttal To ‘Activists’, 21 Page Justification Accessed, Times Now
Times Now The Newshour Debate Published on Sep 5, 2018 The state spells out its case, A stinging rebuttal to ‘activists’, 21-page justification accessed. Did ‘doubters’ jump the gun?
India shocked over new cases of child abuse, PressTV
Munawar Zaman Press TV, New Delhi Reports of Child abuse at state-run children shelter homes have shaken India. As munawar zaman reports from New Delhi authorities have ordered an inquiry, but critics have questioned the government’s inability to prevent children saying the culture of sexual abuse is persistent in India.
The Big Picture – Prison Reforms, Rajya Sabha TV
Rajya Sabha TV Published on Aug 9, 2018 The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would constitute a committee under the chairmanship of its retired judge to look in to the problems in jails including overcrowding and suggest measures to tackle it . This is not the first time that the issue of prison reforms […]
Jakarta fails yet again to counter Islamic State threats
On 2nd August 2018, Indonesia banned the Islamic State-aligned terrorist group Jemaah Ansharut Daulah as part of ramping up its counter terror measures ahead of the Asian Games to be held in Jakarta and Palembang in mid August and the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Bali in mid-October. Since May of […]
Assam List: Uniting Opposition Or Exposing Mamata Banerjee’s ‘U-Turn’?, NDTV Debate
NDTV PUBLISHED ON: AUGUST 1, 2018 The controversial National Register for Citizens resulted in frenzied protests in Parliament from the Opposition. We look at how the issue of citizenship, key to the lives of the 40 lakh people in Assam, may, in fact, be political fodder not just for the government, but also the Opposition. […]
Assam’s NRC: Who Is A Citizen?, NDTV
NDTV English PUBLISHED ON: JULY 30, 2018 The big fight over Assam’s draft citizen’s list – 40 lakh people don’t find a place on it and could face being deported. Is this about targeting Muslim immigrants? Or all so-called outsiders?
Israel’s Palestinian Massacre: The implications for national security and counter-terror in Asia
On 14 May, the international media broadcast astonishing split screen images from Palestine and Israel. In one half of the screen were celebratory images of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump opening the American Jerusalem embassy and posing for selfies, in the other were the images of Israel Defence Forces (IDF) massacring Palestinian protesters. At least […]
Suhas Chakma on “New States for New India”
ALL BODO STUDENTS UNION Published on Mar 18, 2018 A Consultative Seminar on “New States for New India” Venue: Hansraj College Auditorium Mahatma Hansraj Marg, Malkaganj, Delhi, India 18th March 2018, Time: 2:00 PM Organized by: National Federation for New States (NFNS) Vidarbha & Bodoland initiative.