Indian State Elections 2022: The Hindutva Sensation Sweeping the Indian Nation
India\’s BJP turns out victorious in Uttar Pradesh\’s state elections 2022. What are the key take-aways from this victory? How does it set the tone for the upcoming general elections in India? How far and in what ways India\’s \’democracy\’ has changed?
India’s ‘Accidental’ Missile Launch into Pakistan: Threat to Region?
As the international community has long been concerned over nuclear technology and nuclear missiles falling into the hands of rogue elements – Isn\’t this specific incident of India\’s accidental missile firing into Pakistan indicate rogue-actors-like handling of the weapon system by a nuclear state?
The Times They Are A-Changin’
Russia has invaded Ukraine. The whole world is experiencing the tremors. How is the World Order changing? Where will this current flux lead the world?
The QUAD II
What seemed like an extraordinary alliance under the name of QUAD began to fade away by 2007 until its revival in 2017. Since then maritime affairs and security have become a prime focus and all QUAD members are aligning their maritime disputes through this platform.
UP Elections 2022: Key Players in Indian Largest State
As the results of seven-phase polling in UP, Indian are underway, based on exit polls, BJP’s incumbent CM Yogi Adityanath\’s return to power as CM UP for the second consecutive term in 37 years appears likely, which is definitely an achievement that will signify the continuing rise of Godse’s Hindutva in Gandhi’s India!
Where Is Karnataka’s Hijab Controversy Headed?
Karnataka’s Hijab controversy is not over yet. Instead, it takes new forms and spreads to other communities as well, as demonstrated by the news of a Sikh girl student who was asked to remove turban to enter her college. All the new developments from Karnataka hint at the potential of this conflict to spread all across India and fuel to unprecedented levels.
Three Years to Operation Swift Retort
Balakot airstrikes and the retaliating Operation Swift Retort by Pakistan’s Air Force provide a bigger foreground for understanding the potential of escalation in the South Asian Region and offer important insights into the deterrence paradox.
South Asia: In the Midst of a European Conflict
The implications of the ongoing crisis are not only limited to Europe. The Russian intervention will produce indispensable ramifications for South Asia as well. As gas and oil prices will face a surge amid the crisis in Europe, this will likely cause a severe recession for South Asian economies and will hamper the manufacturing capacities.
Kashmir: A Night that Never Ends!
For more than 70 years, Indian state-sponsored atrocities have caused human rights violations in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOK). The barbaric incident that happened in the twin villages of Kunan and Poshpora, in Kupwara District of Kashmir can never be forgotten.
Rights Violations in India’s Karnataka
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Female Muslim students barred from entering their classrooms for wearing a hijab walk outside their college in Udupi, Karnataka, India, violating their basic right.