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How India Should Navigate Uncertainties in a Post-Hasina Bangladesh
For well over a month, large-scale protests have ravaged Bangladesh, resulting in hundreds of casualties and the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The protests originally began as a movement against Bangladesh's quota system, which reserves 56 percent of government…
Indian Election Results Give Hope to Human Rights Organizations
Narendra Modi was sworn in on June 8 as the Prime Minister of India for a third consecutive term, a feat matched only by India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru of the Congress Party. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had…
چھٹے شیڈول میں لدّاخ کی شمولیت کے لیے عوامی تحریک
نئی دہلی میں مرکزی حکومت اور لداخی نمائندوں کے درمیان مذاکرات کے تازہ ترین دور میں ناکامی کے بعد ۶ مارچ کو ماہر ماحولیات سونم وانگچک نے چھٹے شیڈول کے تحت لداخ کے لئے آئینی تحفظات کی حمایت میں شہید میموریل…
India’s Electoral Bond Conundrum
On February 15, 2024, India’s Supreme Court struck down the Electoral Bond Scheme, introduced in 2017 by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), as unconstitutional. While the Union Home Minister Amit Shah claims that this decision will bring black money (illicit…
Looking Homeward: The Case for External Voting for the Indian Diaspora
This year marks a watershed moment for democracy, as over half of the global population gears up to vote. India anticipates over 970 million eligible voters for its 2024 general election, which will be held this summer. However, India's diaspora…
SAV Explainer: People’s Movement to Include Ladakh Under the Sixth Schedule
On March 6, environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk started a 21-day hunger strike at Martyrs Memorial Leh in support of constitutional safeguards for Ladakh under the Sixth Schedule after the latest round of talks between the central government and Ladakhi representatives failed…