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The Right Over Our Own Bodies: Fundamental to Realising Human Rights

by Suchitra Pandey16 November 202117 November 2021 3 min read

In simple terms, every individual must have awareness, access and freedom to take control of their sexual and reproductive systems. Any sexual relationship should be devoid of coercion in any form.

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Our Police Force Needs Winds of Change

by Dr Meeran Chadha Borwankar, IPS23 September 202123 September 2021 3 min read

Had the seven reforms of the 2006 Supreme Court judgment been implemented seriously, citizens’ fear of the police would have reduced considerably.

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A Bit of Creativity Can Reform the Police

by Dr Arvind Verma (ex-IPS)22 September 202123 September 2021 5 min read

Indeed, the hallmark of a modern professional police force is that the police go to the citizens, not citizens pursuing a police officer.

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“An armed revolution is not by choice but the only option”

by Gauri Noolkar-Oak15 September 202115 September 2021 5 min read

Last week, Myanmar’s underground government raised an open, nationwide call, urging citizens to resist against and overthrow the military rule. Would it take the country towards a fresh wave of unrest, or does it mean that change is on the cards?

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Turkey’s Betrayal of Uyghur Muslims

by Mark Kinra & Lokmaanya Connect29 July 202129 July 2021 < 1 min read

Turkey has ethnic and historical relations with Uyghurs, and yet it actively helps the Chinese government in their genocide. It uses Uyghur refugees and their families as canon fodder in Syria and then deports them to China for “deradicalisation”

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The Covid-19 Pandemic Has Amplified Women’s Menstruation Woes

by Suchitra Pandey17 July 202117 July 2021 4 min read

The situation has been worse for women migrants who usually lack access to basic amenities, and who suffered greatly during their journey back home either on foot or in cramped trucks.

Taliban, US, Afghanistan, Pakistan, China, India
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With US Exit, Afghanistan in a Quagmire

by Anoushka Bhardwaj15 July 202115 July 2021 4 min read

As scenarios unravel in Afghanistan, multiple players in the neighbourhood with stakes in the Afghan situation watch and assess it from the point of view of their own strategic objectives.

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Brand Dalai Lama vs Brand CCP

by Amogh Oak6 July 202129 July 2021 5 min read

Today on 6th July 2021, as the Dalai Lama turns 86 years old on the heels of the CCP’s 100th anniversary, I am tempted to do a classic comparison of these two vastly different brands – the CCP and HH the Dalai Lama.

Israel Palestine Conflict
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India’s Reaction to the Israel-Palestine Conflict

by Amogh Oak & Lokmaanya Connect17 June 202117 June 2021 < 1 min read

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still from "parched" movie.
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A Man’s Issue?

by Zeba Ali11 April 202112 April 2021 6 min read

The violence, abuse, hatred, and toxicity of patriarchy is alive and kicking in India, paving its way through decades.

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