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January'20

Delhi Elections, Muslims And The NRC

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 164 total views Five of 70 assembly segments in Delhi have a Muslim population of 40% or more The lead-up to the Delhi assembly elections is slowly building up. The manner, in which the ruling BJP has made it a prestige issue to win, is a pointer towards its naked lust for power and to control […]

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February'20

Education and Budget 2020

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 154 total views,  1 views today The SJM, a frequent critic of the Modi government, has been pushing back against foreign-owned companies Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presenting the Union Budget 2020 has suggested a new education policy, besides several measures that will bring in a paradigm shift in the educational system and creation of employment. According to […]

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February'20

A New Dawn for Indo-UK Trade?

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 165 total views The exit of Britain from the EU on India will have a significant effect, as it is the largest export market for India The UK officially became a non-member of the European Union (EU) from Friday January 31st night, a certainty welcomed by Indian businesses operating in the UK as well as British businesses keen […]

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February'20

Rule of the Law still prevails

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 146 total views,  1 views today It is this idea of the Indian Constitution that has come to the vanguard during the recent protests against the CAA+NRC+NPR trio Three events of the last week, related to jurists and the courts have restored one’s belief in the institutions and actors, who are supposed to be the guardian angels […]

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February'20

Trump India Visit: Minimum Result, Maximum Rhetoric

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 166 total views,  1 views today Trump’s visit right from the time of its announcement was not supposed to be a net gainer for either the US or India US President Donald Trump became the seventh American president to visit India, with his maiden two-day visit to the country on 24, 25 February 2020. The government which […]

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March'20

Afghan Accord: Watchful Joy

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 170 total views,  1 views today The deal on the table in Afghanistan is the culmination of peace talks that began in September 2018 The United States signed a peace deal with the Taliban, of Afghanistan on 29 February at Doha, Qatar. The accord follows a weeklong truce and 18 months of stop-and-go negotiations. It sets the terms for […]

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March'20

International Condemnation of CAA, Delhi Carnage Continues

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 180 total views,  1 views today Protests against the violence have also been reported from Afghanistan, a country traditionally billed as India’s friend   The condemnation by the international community of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 (CAA) and the violence perpetrated against Muslims protesting against it continues unabated. Iran has become the latest country to join […]