BY SHRUTIKA CHAVAN On April 1, 2020, India- China marked the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. The two emerging and most populous superpowers share a complex and dynamic relationship. The year 2020 has been particularly turbulent. Let's have a quick look at all the recent advancements. Past developments in India-china Relations: 1)In... Continue Reading →
Democrats getting a taste of something they’re too familiar with?
BY AASHISH KUMAR SHRIVASTAVA Recently an armed and angry mob of Trump’s supporters stormed Capitol Hill. The US Capitol Hill was under siege by the Trump supporters. The supporters started attacking the police and destroying the barricades. Capitol was under sieged after Trump’s ‘Save America Rally’. Protests and the Left The history of Protests and... Continue Reading →
Farmers’ Protest : The Way Out
BY SHRUTIKA CHAVAN Introduction Three recent bills, The Farmer's Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilities) Bill, 2020, The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020, and Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020, have seen India's farmers protesting for over two months now. Farmers are demanding complete rollback of the... Continue Reading →
BJP Vs Trinamool Congress : A Fight for Survival
BY AASHISH KUMAR SHRIVASTAVA Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) challenges Trinamool Congress’s (TMC) Chief Mamata Banerjee to organize a 10,000 farmer rally in Kolkata and if she succeeds then BJP will organize a 50,000 farmer rally in Kolkata to show that farmers are with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The elections in Bengal will approximately be held... Continue Reading →
Bernie Sanders and Ocasio Cortez : Where does the future of the left lie ?
BY AASHISH KUMAR SHRIVASTAVA With the confirmation by the Electoral College, Joe Biden is all set to be the 46th President of the United States. Along with Biden his Democratic Party is also set to return to power after the tenure they had when Obama was the President of United States. Some leaders whom we... Continue Reading →
Donald Trump : A Danger to the History of Peaceful Transition of Power
BY SHRUTIKA CHAVAN Post- Biden victory, Trump remained in an exceedingly fighting mode that has left the rest of the world in a state of delusion, wondering whether America is progressing towards a constitutional crisis. Donald Trump refused to concede, citing unproven claims of fraud in the mail-in ballot votes in the US Presidential... Continue Reading →
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on 2020 US Elections
BY ANANYA AHLUWALIA Covid pandemic hasn't stopped US citizens from showing up to vote in large numbers and long queues, ahead of the election scheduled on November 3. Early voting, in person or by post, is a common practice in the US; it is higher this year than the previous elections of 2016. As of... Continue Reading →
Jacinda Ardern : New Zealand’s Path-Breaking Leader is Back for a Second Term
BY SHIVANSHI BHADOURIA Jacinda Ardern has managed to secure a second term as Prime Minister of New Zealand in a landslide victory where her center-left Labour Party won 49% of the votes against the National Party which secured only 27%. While the statistics themselves are overwhelming proof of her popularity as a leader, Ms. Ardern’s... Continue Reading →
The Great Indian Media Circus
BY KARNIKA BEHL Every time I turn on the news, all I see is news about black magic, Bollywood mafia, a starlet’s house being bulldozed, an A-list celebrity caught in a drug scandal and the list goes on. Apart from such eccentric news, I don’t find any valuable piece of information that has anything to... Continue Reading →
Parallels between Indian casteism and American racism
BY NIDHI SINGH Casteism in India is no new revelation and has continued to exist and at times even strengthen itself despite constitutional limitations. This shows how deep-rooted the entire caste system is , at the same time when we look at the other part of the world we see a similar problem there, the... Continue Reading →