At a time when modern democracy is facing multifaceted challenges globally it was a timely call from the United States to organize the Summit for Democracy. The Summit for Democracy was a virtual summit hosted by the United States “to renew democracy at home and confront autocracies abroad” on December […]
Current Affairs
What is COP26? COP26 refers to the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference. It was the 26th United Nations Climate Change conference. The COP2 was held at the SEC Centre in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, from 31 October to 13 November 2021. The president of the conference was UK cabinet minister Alok Sharma. Delayed for a year due to […]
India’s Harnaaz Sandhu, a Chandigarh based girl who represented India at the 70th Miss Universe 2021, held in Eilat, Israel has won Miss Universe 2021 title. She was crowned Miss Universe 2021 as she beat Paraguay’s Nadia Ferreira and South Africa’s Lalela Mswane. It is an occasion to celebrate because […]
The World Inequality Report 2022 has described India as a “poor and very unequal country with affluent elite.” According to the report the top 10% of Indian population holds 57% of the total national income. Throwing further insight into prevailing inequality in India, the report highlights that while top 1% […]
National Affairs
Kerala High Court asked (March 17) organisations associated with the film industry to take steps to constitute a joint committee to deal with cases of sexual harassment of women, in line with the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act of 2013. This is a timely intervention as […]
Rest of India is mourning the loss of alternative space, while the supporters of the BJP, the winning party, are reveling in joy taking the results of assembly election in five states as a good omen for 2024 Lok Sabha election. The loss of alternative space is not sudden and […]
The BJP won 255 of the 403 seats in Uttar Pradesh, with the Samajwadi Party, its main challenger, a distant second with 111 seats, election results show. The BJP’s consecutive win in Uttar Pradesh is a record – no party has won two elections in a row in nearly […]
International Affairs
After days of uncertainty in Niger, the commander of the country’s presidential guard claimed the leadership of Niger, a West African country. A military coup ousted the elected government of Niger led by democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum on July 29. 2023. The mutinous soldiers cited the precarious security situation […]
Sudan is witnessing street fight and violence between its army and a prominent paramilitary force, compelling people to remain indoors with little supply of essential items including gas and food. Sudan woke up to heavy clashes between the army and a powerful paramilitary force known as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on […]
The latest general elections in Nepal elected the current Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on 25 December 2022. Pre and post election dynamics saw making and unmaking of ideologically untenable coalitions among political parties of Nepal which had different ideologies. The election of Prime Minister passed through several twists and turns, which […]
How did it begin? Although the protest in Iran against mandatory Hizab for women became a matter of global attention after custodial death of Mahsa Amini in September 2022, the movement has a history behind it. The current spate of women protest in Iran began on 16 September after the […]