Stability in Jammu and Kashmir has always been a delicate issue. Geopolitical, social and economic issues have clashed together leaving a trace of uncertainty since the formation of the state. In August 2019, the scales of this unpredictable imbalance were tipped off even more. The scrapping of Article 370 resulted … Continue Reading
Political Killings in Kashmir: A Worrying Precedent
A separatist movement has gripped the region of Jammu and Kashmir since Independence. This movement intensified in 1989 when militants infiltrated the area and became the main opposing force to the Indian administration in the region. Militancy brought with itself a lot of strain in Kashmir’s otherwise neutral Hindu-Muslim relations, … Continue Reading
The Cognizant Citizen: Citizenship Amendment Bill
The Citizenship Amendment Bill, on Thursday, got the President’s assent, making it an Act. Over the last few days, CAB’s presence in the news has been prominent. With protests widespread across the North East, why does it hold the importance it does? Here is a breakdown of the entire issue.… Continue Reading
The Raging Inferno across the Amazon
What went down?
At mid-afternoon of the 20th of August, the skies of São Paulo, a city 1700 miles away from the forest, randomly turned pitch-black. The sun was completely obscured by ash and smoke. As giant plumes of smoke arose from the greenery, a harsh truth slowly took … Continue Reading
Atal Bihari Vajpayee – Of Poetry, Poise and Pragmatism
Politics is considered a dirty game in India and is often marked by the scandalous and nefarious rise to power. Atal Bihari Vajpayee however, as he proclaimed, was a lotus in a muddy pond. A country which had not seen a non-Congress Prime Minister at the centre even after 32 … Continue Reading
Fifth Knock: A Story of the ’84 Sikh Massacre
It was the 17th of December 2018. While most of India moved on with its usual chaotic routine, for some, today was different. Balwinder Singh extended his break for lunch by an hour and switched on the television in his shop in the busy lanes of Delhi. Instead of … Continue Reading
The Cognizant Citizen: From Riches to Rags, The Venezuelan Crisis
Venezuela, known to have the largest oil reserves in the world, is suffering from one of the greatest humanitarian crisis seen in this century. The country has more oil than Saudi Arabia and yet more poverty than Colombia. Having an economy which was once the envy of Latin America, it … Continue Reading
The A to Z: For First Time Voters
Earlier this week, the Election Commission (EC) of India had declared that polling for the 17th Lok Sabha assembly, the world’s largest democratic exercise, would begin in less than a month from now. The EC had stated that polling would take place in seven stages between the 7th of … Continue Reading
The Cognizant Citizen: Gujarat Migrant Exodus
On the 28th of September, 2018, a disgusting act took the state of Gujarat by surprise. An infant, no more than fifteen months old, was raped in the district of Sabarkantha. Ravindra Sahu, a labourer from Bihar was convicted for the felony on the same day. The heinous crime led … Continue Reading