Communist Party of China and President Xi’s track record of human rights violations and unabated expansionism have riled the world Amritpal Kaur / New Delhi Winter Olympics and Paralympics this year being held in China beginning next week were to be showcased as President Xi Jingping’s acumen and dexterity with which he engaged the world. … Continue reading Winter Olympics: China heading for isolation
Growth, Growth & more Growth should be the mantra!
Work opportunities for seekers & carving out more job-givers be the focus, emphasis on big picture will drive economic expansion K.A.Badarinath / New Delhi When finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman rises to present her fourth budget in continuum on February 1, the dedicated app, tablet or bahri katha will in all likelihood croon ‘naya bharat’ – … Continue reading Growth, Growth & more Growth should be the mantra!
Unleash Unicorns, Support Start-Ups
Let India home to one million start-ups, 1000 unicorns in four years. Extend tax incentives, holidays; slash patents, trademark fees further K.A.Badarinath / New Delhi When Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal proposed creating 75 unicorns during seventy fifth year of India’s Independence, cynics sneered and questioned the entire start up ecosystem that evolved … Continue reading Unleash Unicorns, Support Start-Ups
War Room to Fight Cyber Wars, Secure Economy
A comprehensive policy must be put together to ring fence cyber fraudsters, mafia and hackers to insulate Indian financial markets K.A.Badarinath / New Delhi Even as RBI readies its plans to launch digital rupee later this year, government and banking regulator’s big focus will have to be on insulating Indian economy from cyber frauds, graft … Continue reading War Room to Fight Cyber Wars, Secure Economy
Biden’s Summit for Democracy and Human Rights around the World
Prachi Mishra / New Delhi The United States of America under the leadership of President Biden launched the first Summit for Democracy, held virtually on 9th and 10th of December 2021. This Summit lays the foundation for deliberation and discussion on the preservation of democracy and human rights in the coming decade. Source - REUTERS/Leah … Continue reading Biden’s Summit for Democracy and Human Rights around the World
Ban Crypto Currencies, No Exceptions
Without ‘ifs or buts’, crypto-money fueling speculation, online frauds, financing drug trade and terror through dark web be shut K.A.Badarinath / New Delhi India is not one of those Baltic republics where economic governance structures are either weak or non-existent. Neither is India run on exotic market instruments as is the case with a few … Continue reading Ban Crypto Currencies, No Exceptions
Child Sexual Abuse: French Clergy Priests Turn Predators
Prachi Mishra / New Delhi Analysis of the Summary of the Final Report on Sexual Violence in the Catholic Church France 1950-2020, issued by the Independent Commission on Sexual Abuse by the Catholic Church (CIASE The report presents an overview of sexual violence committed against children and other vulnerable persons systematically by the Catholic Church … Continue reading Child Sexual Abuse: French Clergy Priests Turn Predators
Bangladesh: Violence against Hindus, Buddhist & Other Minorities
The terrible story of the Hindus in Bangladesh began with the 1947 genocide. It reached a pinnacle during the Bangladesh Liberation War when about three million Hindus had been slaughtered in one of the century's largest genocides, which continues to this day. Image - Associated Press Over the years, thousands of Hindu shops have been … Continue reading Bangladesh: Violence against Hindus, Buddhist & Other Minorities
Situation Analysis: Coal Capacities in India
Prachi Mishra / New Delhi India is the second largest producer of coal and the fifth largest in terms of coal deposits in the world. India’s coal profile comprises of domestic production of coal and import from other countries. Although, India has reserves that can last up to one hundred years, coal production is inadequate … Continue reading Situation Analysis: Coal Capacities in India
Kashmiri Community in Fear and Insecurity
Decades ago, when terrorism engulfed the valley, Kashmiri Hindus, an indigenous ethnic-religious group in Kashmir-now a minority, were forced to leave their ancestral home. The growing Islamic extremism transformed rapidly into terrorism. Much of the weapons and trained terrorists poured in by neighbouring Islamic republic of Pakistan. They, along with other Kashmiri Muslims sympathisers called … Continue reading Kashmiri Community in Fear and Insecurity










