The history of Human Rights Day and its central message
By: Dr Firdoos Ahmad Wani “It is absolutely clear that we need to regain the universality of human rights, the indivisibility of human rights, and we need to find a new energy that motivates young people around the world.” This year’s Human Rights Day slogan is ‘Dignity, Freedom, and Justice for All’ and the call […]
Gun violence and human rights in the USA
Should the US concentrate on fixing the situation in its own country first rather than offering counsel or advise to others?
Sufian Siddique The United States is regarded as the oldest democracy or fully democratic nation in the world. The question of whether the United States believes it is its “right” to warn other nations of the world about kidnappings, killings, or violations of human rights may follow from this introduction. However, a number of publications […]
Is food fortification the new panacea for nutritional deficiencies?
By: Dr. Satyawan Saurabh Food fortification refers to the intentional addition of one or more micronutrients to foods to correct or prevent deficiencies in these nutrients and to provide utmost health benefits to consumers. There may be an increase in the concentration of the element (eg iodization of salt) or there may be a whole […]
India, Bangladesh bolstering ties through Silchar-Sylhet Festival
BY: Mashrur Siddique Bhuiyan The three-day ‘Sylhet-Silchar festival’ started on Friday in the town of Silchar in the northeastern Indian state of Assam. Through this festival, Sylhet and Bangladesh have opened new doors of relations. As a result, both Bangladesh and India will benefit. The festival began on the afternoon of December 2 at the […]
The Indian Era: The mammoth Challenge of setting a trend in a polarized world.
By: Dr. Rahul Bharatbhushan Kamble We have been taught that there exist only two Superpowers on the planet- one in the West and another up in the east. But as things have unfolded over past two decades, the whole of world’s attention has come to a stall around Delhi, which has adopted and committed to […]
W20 – Call to Action for an equal and equitable society emphasizing on Women Led Development
By: Dr. Sandhya Purecha, Dharitri Patnaik The Women 20 (W20) is an official G20 engagement group established during the Turkish presidency in 2015. The objective is to ensure that the gender considerations are mainstreamed into G20 discussions and translate into the G20 Leaders Declaration as policies and commitments that foster gender equality and women’s economic […]
Fatima Al-Fihri- The Woman Who Founded World’s First University
By: M Ahmad When thinking of the oldest universities in the world, probably the first ones that come to most people’s minds are Oxford and Bologna, but according to UNESCO and the Guinness World Records, Al-Qarawiyyin University (also written as Al-Karaouine) is the “oldest existing, and continually operating educational institution in the world.” Founded in […]
Today, India commences its G20 Presidency.
The previous 17 Presidencies of the G20 delivered significant results – for ensuring macro-economic stability, rationalising international taxation, relieving debt-burden on countries, among many other outcomes. We will benefit from these achievements, and build further upon them. However, as India assumes this important mantle, I ask myself – can the G20 go further still? Can […]
COP27: The COP of Implementation
By: Bhupender Yadav The 27th Conference of Parties (COP27) drew to a close last week and despite the many challenges and divergence of views, member countries rose to the occasion. With COP27 being branded as the COP for Implementation, significant breakthroughs were achieved on key issues, the primary being the agreement on Loss and Damage […]
How far the ASEAN Summit will bring changes to Myanmar crisis?
By: Nazifa Nawar The 40th and 41st ASEAN summits, as well as related summits, were held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, from November 8 to 13, 2022. Myanmar’s crisis hits the top of the agenda. Myanmar’s chair sat empty at November 11’s meeting. The move is a bold decision for the ASEAN to exclude the Myanmar […]
