Month: Mar 2022

Foreign Contribution Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2020 And Examining The Role Of NGOs.

“There are NGOs, often funded from USA & the Scandinavian Countries, which are not fully appreciative of the development challenges that our country faces. But we are a democracy. We are not like China. You know for example, what’s happening in Kundakulum [In Southern India, where local NGO-led protest have stalled commissioning of two 1000-Megawatt … Continue reading Foreign Contribution Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2020 And Examining The Role Of NGOs. →

Gone with the wind: The Curious Case of Foreign Minister Wang Yi

Amrit Pal Kaur / New Delhi Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi was on a diplomatic visit to South Asia from 21st March to 27th March 2022. His visit to the region is significant for many reasons, including but not limited to the Russia-Ukraine crisis. As the trip advanced, it became clearer that … Continue reading Gone with the wind: The Curious Case of Foreign Minister Wang Yi →

India’s Right to Pursue Lucrative Russian Oil Deals

NATO must revisit their unrealistic expectation for New Delhi to cut off ties with Moscow. Local currency oil deals should be the future K.A.Badarinath / New Delhi There’s raging debate over India’s crude purchase from Russia that has invaded Ukraine thereby pitching Moscow against combined might of European Union, UK, the US and other NATO … Continue reading India’s Right to Pursue Lucrative Russian Oil Deals →

Brief: Seven Exoduses and the Ethnic Cleansing of Kashmiri Hindus

In the late 1980s and early 90s, the Kashmir Valley was engulfed by terrorism aided and funded in the name of 'Islam' by Pakistan as part of its neferious K2 (Kashmir and Khalistan) policy by initiating 'Operation Tupac', which aspired to foster successionist movements in India. As a result, several radical Islamist factions, Pakistan-based terrorist … Continue reading Brief: Seven Exoduses and the Ethnic Cleansing of Kashmiri Hindus →

Indian Students Evacuated Amidst War Torn Ukraine

Operation Ganga, largest evacuation exercise since world war two demonstrates the country’s strength, compassion and reach globally Rohan Giri / New Delhi Millions of students and professionals from different countries were stuck in Ukraine during special military operation launched by Russia two weeks back that included massive air raids, rolling out columns of tanks and … Continue reading Indian Students Evacuated Amidst War Torn Ukraine →

‘Swastika’, Symbol of Well-Being Misrepresented

Hindus symbol of peace cannot be confused with Hitler’s mark of Hatred. Hindu Swastika has nothing to do with Third Reich or Nazis! Neha Dahiya / New Delhi On February 2, 2022, Canada’s New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jagmeet Singh tweeted that it's time, "to ban hate symbols because we have a responsibility to keep … Continue reading ‘Swastika’, Symbol of Well-Being Misrepresented →

Exploring the Metaverse

Prachi Mishra / New Delhi Whether in virtual reality or augmented reality, the promise of the metaverse allows a greater overlap of our digital and physical lives. As Zuckerberg has claimed in his keynote address this year, Metavsere will alter conventional reality. The way people make wealth, view productivity, shop, and seek entertainment will all … Continue reading Exploring the Metaverse →