Constitution Day, celebrated on November 26, holds immense significance in India and beyond not only because it marks the historical event of the adoption of the country’s Constitution but also because the text of the “highest law of the land” resonates with our quotidian aspiration and further encourages continuous negotiation in the public sphere for reshaping India’s governance framework.
Bangladesh’s economic downgrade by credit rating agency Moody’s from B1 to B2 signals a troubling convergence of political instability and economic fragility.
The conviction of two individuals involved in a human smuggling operation that led to the deaths of an Indian family at the US-Canada border in January 2022 underscores the devastating toll of illegal migration networks.
According to the 2010 Global Burden of Diseases (GBD), published by the WHO, indoor air pollution is the second largest killer in India after blood pressure, claiming two lives every minute.
From Iraq to Afghanistan to the US, basic freedoms for women are being eroded as governments start rolling back existing laws. Just a few months ago a ban on Afghan women speaking in public was the latest measure introduced by the Taliban, who took back control of the country in 2021.
China protested, as was expected, but never acted offensively. Display of offensive manoeuvres is visible only when US delegations visit Taiwan in military aircraft.
There have been reported challenges concerning the ECCC ranging from funding to some difficult processes with the ways the mix-court works.
There is still no clarity, or perhaps it is more appropriate to say there is deliberate ambiguity, on whether Washington is treaty-bound to come to Taipei’s aid if it is attacked by Beijing.
The comity of nations must now hope that hunger and starvation will eventually be addressed amidst the clash of shields and wartime rhetoric.
When there is not enough portable water for a given necessity, the threat of a water crisis is realised. Water is not confined to political borders.
