ARTICLE

Soleimani Murder Set to Spiral Out of Control, US Expected to Pressure India Under LEMOA

BHARAT KARNAD

The assassination by a killer drone of Iran's Pas Daran (Revolutionary Guards) chief, Major General Qassem Soleimani, on the express orders of the US President Donald J. Trump is the sort of historical blunder that will rank with President George W Bush's initiation of war against Iraq in 2001 to takeout President Saddam Hussein on the blatantly false charge of Baghdad readying nuclear weapons.

The Bush decision set fire to West Asia, and completely destabilized an already volatile region

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ARTICLE

Looking at Cuba's Revolution 61 Years On

Harshvardhan

In the popular imagination, the Cuban revolution that took place 61 years ago was as a heroic act of a group of guerrilla fighters led by the charismatic Fidel Castro and Che Guevara. This perception does not do full justice to the many internal complexities of the revolution. It is also perceived as the overthrow of a dictator by a group of young adventurers, inspired by the rich tradition of armed struggle against Spanish colonialism in the19th century. Therefore, this revolution is often cate

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OPINION

Sri Lanka: The Challenge of Development Amidst Devolution of Power

Jehan Perera

The new government under President Gotabaya Rajapaksa can be seen to be doing many new things. These can contribute to the betterment of the country and the people. Most recently the president paid a surprise visit to the Department of Motor Vehicles. This is a government agency where delays and corrupt practices can occur as indeed they do in other government institutions. During the course of his visit the president stressed on the need to provide prompt and accurate service to the public. He

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ARTICLE

"Enough is Enough": Secular India Revolts Against a " Majoritarian State"

Sanjay Kumar

An image - sometimes more powerful than words - defines the mood and momentum of a nation in crisis. The pictures of a group of intrepid female students, defiantly standing up to aggressive policemen seen thrashing their male friend for being part of a demonstration in a viral video, have become a symbol of a resistance being witnessed in India over the past few weeks.

The acts of bravery demonstrated by the students of Jamia Milia Islamia (JMI) not only scared the baton-wielding uniforme

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JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS: RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT

Our Constitution has taken up the charge of transforming a hierarchical society into a modern equalitarian democracy. In a Parliamentary democracy based on a written Constitution, it is the role of the Judiciary (predominantly the Supreme Court) to interpret it. The court itself has supposed the role of the guardian and interpreter of the Constitution of India. For the purpose of interpretation, the independence of the Judiciary from any external source, including the political executive needs t...

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Issue in foreign Policy

CURRENT STRATEGIC RELATIONS OF CHINA AND PAKISTAN

Parthu Venkatesh P

Since 1951, Pakistan is the only country in South Asia after India to have diplomatic relations with People's Republic of China (PRC). The two states have time-tested relations and are known as the all-weather friends. China had provided tactical support to Pakistan during the 1965 war with India in which it was defeated. China had also helped Pakistan in the Wake of Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in. However, in February 2006, while addressing the Pakistan-China Business Forum, former President...

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Issue in foreign Policy

Are America's International Commitments trustworthy?

Nayan Anand

Since the inception of his term as the 45th President of the United States of America, Donald Trump has been a favourite of the media. Be his kooky Tweets that take the internet by storm or his determined approach towards putting America first, Trump sure knows how to catch the eyeballs of both world leaders and the public alike. In the past few months, Trump went a step ahead to shake the world by his strong messages of 'America First' policy. In the same regard, the global power landscape saw ...

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Gender

Right to Freedom of Choice, Right to Abortion: Ireland's new Abortion Referendum

Nayan Anand

Introduction

The recent time can be attributed to both progress and protests alike. Caught up in the progressive third wave of feminism, there are women all over the world now coming out on the streets to fight and demand basic rights that have been denied to them. Be it the abrogation of the infamous Triple Talaq rule or the dynamic demand for changes in the abortion laws of Ireland, positive changes in the gender scenario are now foreseeable. Speaking about one such vic...

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