Deciphering the Fine line between freedom of expression and hate speech
The recent incidents of burning copies of the Holy Quran in Sweden and Denmark by the far right elements has forced the two Scandinavian countries, besides several others to introspect their stand on the freedom of expression and hate speeches and crimes. Reportedly the Swedish government is concerned about national security following several incidents involving […]
BRICS Marching Ahead
The 15th BRICS summit comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, was held at Johannesburg, S. Africa. This year’s annual summit was majorly focussed on two issues; first, admitting new members to the 5-nation organisation and boosting trade using the local currency of the member nations.
Reportedly, encouraged by BRICS success on the economic and geopolitical fronts, a growing number of countries in the Global South consider it as an attractive agent of multilateralism. More than forty nations – including Algeria, Egypt, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates, including key G-20 countries such as Argentina, Indonesia, Mexico, and Saudi Arabia – […]
Saudi-Iran Ties on Mend
Iran and Saudi Arab have started a new chapter of cautious and incremental diplomatic exchanges to revive the strained bilateral ties, which broke down in 2016.
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) met Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, last week on 18th August, Riyadh. The meeting was the first in a series of high-level talks since both countries reconciled in March this year, after years of bitter rivalry that destabilised the region, in a peace deal brokered by […]
Challenging the Stereotypes
Unstereotype Alliance; an initiative of the UN Women is an effort to bring together the advertising doyens and corporate world to create campaigns, which are able to change the stereotypical images of women, racial and physical profiles, besides helping in creating a more equal world for She and He. We often hear complaints of objectifying […]
Increased Terror Threat to India
A recent UN report has identified India, as one of the peripheral countries where terrorist organisations like Al Qaeda, ISIS and ISKP are planning to increase their presence.
A recent UN Report on global operations of Al Qaeda and Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) by the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team of the UN Security Council says that Al Qaeda is regrouping in Taliban-led Afghanistan. But what is more worrying is that around 200 fighters of the Al Qaeda in […]
Vladimir Putin Facing Tough Times Ahead
The Russian President’s decision not to attend the BRICS Summit in August at Johannesburg has showed chinks in his armour, which has already suffered many blows during 2023.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been forced to cancel plans to attend BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, next month, due to fears over war crimes arrest. Moscow feared that Putin might be arrested in South Africa for war crimes if he attends the annual event in Johannesburg. The International Criminal Court (ICC) earlier in 2023 had […]
Unravelling the UCC
The UCC as envisaged by the government will affect the Muslim community, so it would be prudent for its leaders to at least once adopt a careful, logical, farsighted and well thoughout strategy to counter the move. On 9th December 2022, Kirodi Lal Meena, a R.S. – M.P. of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) […]
Quran Burning: Is it a Hate Crime or Not?
The recent incident of burning a copy of the Holy Quran in Sweden has led to wider questions, whether such an act could be described as Hate Crime or not and what are the limits of Freedom of Expression, apart from why the culprit a Muslim committed such an act? SalwanMomika, 37, an Iraqi national […]
Partygate Crashes Johnson’s Political Career
Boris Johnsons’ sudden resignation as an MP has resulted in a crisis both for the Conservative Party and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, but the ultimate winner from the resulting chaos might be Johnson himself.
Former British prime minister Boris Johnson stepped down last week as a Tory MP after claiming he was “forced out of Parliament” over Partygate. In an explosive and lengthy statement, he called the Commons Privileges Committee investigating if he misled the Commons over Downing Street lockdown parties, a “kangaroo court” whose purpose “has been to […]
US-Saudi Ties: Stalemate Sustains
The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Saudi Arabia, last week in an attempt to restore the strained relations between the two old allies. Apparently, the relations have not been on the mend since the Saudi de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MbS) took over the reigns of the state. US-Saudi relations, […]
