Despite many favourable developments, what transgenders face is systemic oppression, phobia, fear, bias and distrust. This keeps transgenders from living their simple lives as ordinary citizens
Evolution is driven by the desire to reproduce. Thus, sex desire is the most powerful desire in a living being
The UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has operations in more than 130 countries. In places where people are already displaced, Agniveers could help them prepare for and adapt to climate change
India is a nation where, under current laws, only 3 percent of the citizens need to file an income tax return, and only 1 percent is actually found to annually have earned a taxable income. The majority of Indians, who are engaged in agriculture, are not required to pay income tax at all
The political instability in a large and industrialized state like Maharashtra is not helping. Instability means inaction or even paralysis in decision making, since policy makers are distracted in tackling the political situation
Despite many favourable developments, what transgenders face is systemic oppression, phobia, fear, bias and distrust. This keeps transgenders from living their simple lives as ordinary citizens
Can we rally support around South Asia and get friends and fans to raise their #WhiteCards for peace at the ICC event even as they root for their favourite teams
There is this accusation that Sri Lanka is governed like a family concern by the Rajapaksas. This impression should be removed
Though India and Pakistan showed great restraint to prevent any escalation, the missile episode has raised eyebrows among those who consider South Asia to be a 'nuclear flashpoint'
The research relied upon by the petitioners, which was unceremoniously sidelined as being unauthentic and without proper credentials of the researchers, showed that head coverings are commonplace for most Hindu, Muslim and Sikh women outside their homes
It is, however, apparent that Imran Khan and his aides have forgotten the norms of political battles a long ago
Sara’s name is on Sapan’s Founding Charter calling on South Asian nations to institute soft borders and a visa-free South Asia
Unless the national programme for TB is made strong, we may end up well short of the desired impact
The BJP government has done better in preparing lists of those officers who are inefficient or corrupt
Within the Congress also, the entire blame cannot be put at the door of the Gandhis
Tibetans wonder why the world is largely indifferent to their plight at the hands of the Chinese government and has not responded the way it sympathizes with the plight of Ukrainians
Neutral alliances of smaller countries are again becoming important in the tug of war between the major superpowers in the region
Women in civil service in India are still a small minority. Yet they have achieved so much and broken glass ceilings in their individual journeys
If credibility is to come to corporate governance, the pool of directors must be widened to include people from a variety of fields
The US has started to consider Bangladesh as an important security partner in the region