Desh Deshantar – Politics behind death sentences, Rajya Sabha TV

Maldives’ Rigged Presidential Election: India Needs a New Approach

The Quint SUHAS CHAKMA The Maldives is all set to hold another deeply-rigged Presidential election on 23 September to ensure the return of President Abdullah Yameen to power for another term. The European Union and the United Nations have decided not to send election observers as Maldives has failed to “create the necessary atmosphere and […]

Hurting Indians without papers, Daily News & Analysis

The National Register of Citizens (NRC) of Assam published on August 31 has excluded over 19 lakh people. Though the details are yet unknown, about one lakh Nepalis, an equal number of Scheduled Tribes, who are the original inhabitants of Assam, and over 10 lakh Bengali Hindus have been excluded from the NRC. The remaining […]

Why does violence continue to plague Assam?, Aljazeera

Aljazeera As India boosts security in the northeastern state we ask what has kept tensions alive in the region for decades.  Dozens have been killed and tens of thousands more displaced as violence breaks out in India’s northeastern Assam state. Indian security forces are patrolling the streets in the state after days of rioting, […]