It has been reported that all over the world, recession has set in after the COVID 19 disaster
BIMSTEC’s Strategic Challenge to Pakistan: Geopolitical Recasting or Regional Fracture?
Pakistan’s absence is not without costs. Diplomatic exclusion is only one facet of the spectre that looms over the country: limited transit access, reduced prospects for integration into Bay-centric supply networks and weakened soft-power influences across the Indian Ocean littoral.
Proxy Village Governance: The Pradhan Pati Problem in India's Democracy
It has been formally recognised in the Report of the Advisory Committee on Women Pradhans, Transforming Women’s Representation and Role in Panchayati Raj Institutions: Efforts to Eliminate Proxy Participation, which recorded that elected women representatives are often “represented by their husbands or male relatives” and recommended the imposition of stringent and exemplary penalties to curb such practices.
Students Must Study; But They Must Also Ask Questions and not Ignore Injustice
When the university community itself has not succeeded in resolving many serious problems confronting higher education, on what moral basis should students simply be asked to remain silent and trust the system?
The Ganga Water Treaty Needs More Than Renewal: It Needs Reinvention
The treaty that once symbolized diplomatic success should now become a model for climate-resilient hydro-diplomacy. The river has changed, the climate has changed, and the needs of both nations have changed. The treaty must change with them.
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Newspapers are facing an uphill task to maintain their readership as India is in a complete lockdown till the middle of April because of the COVID-19 pandemic
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You may have noticed that some people have responded very differently to new rules on lockdown and social distancing. Some seem appalled. Other reassured. What might account for these differences?
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As we remain closeted in our room
Lockdown not enough, says WHO chief
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Koel dear, sing us a song of hope
O’ Koel why do you sing today?
FAQs about coronavirus: All you wanted to know
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has come up with an easy frequently asked questions (FAQ) to dispel myths and bring out facts about the coronavirus
Why data is critical in the fight against COVID-19
Epidemiologist and data scientist, Dr Kalinda Griffiths at UNSW, Australia explains how accurate and timely “data is power” for aboriginal and native communities, that offers critical lessons to South Asian governments to understand the impacts of COVID-19 on their own marginalised, remote and indigenous communities
Coronavirus spotlights the link between clean water and health
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