In September 2020, the US sanctioned the then International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, as also restricted the issuing of visas for ‘certain ICC officials’ solely because they were involved in the ICC’s efforts to investigate US personnel in Afghanistan.
The $300 billion annual climate finance agreement adopted at COP29 in Baku is a symbolic milestone, but its inadequacies highlight the persistent gaps in addressing the climate crisis.
The nomination process for key positions in any US administration is always a window into its priorities and governing style. In the case of Presidentelect Donald Trump’s second term, the saga surrounding his choice for Attorney General has offered a particularly vivid glimpse into how loyalty and controversy intersect in his political orbit.
The government’s schemes with too many restrictions to make them truly inclusive by focusing only on the target groups often become utterly counterproductive.
Dollar imperialism is the force that backs Uncle Sam’s role as the world’s policeman, ensuring that the U.S. maintains its influence over global trade, finance, and geopolitics."
The Vibrant Villages programme announced by the government in this year’s Union Budget to re-populate border villages and promote reverse migration to them in the states of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Arunachal Pradesh has been a widely lauded initiative.
The West Bengal government has played to the party gallery by announcing yet another change in the matrix for the appointment of Chancellors of universities and Visitors for private entities that have mushroomed on certain campuses, notably technological institutions, over the past few years.
As per the mid-2021 data available with UNHCR, there are 84 million forcibly displaced people worldwide. It includes 48 million internally displaced people. A total of 26.6 million are refugees and 4.4 million are asylum-seekers.
Sri Lanka’s Executive Presidency, introduced by President Jayewardene in 1978, sounded a death knell for the democracy which Sri Lanka enjoyed for three decades, since its Independence in 1948.
Government control resulted in the recruitment of CPI-M cadres in the schools, who, in turn, became the backbone of the party's support base.
