Rajya Sabha TV Published on Aug 9, 2018 The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would constitute a committee under the chairmanship of its retired judge to look in to the problems in jails including overcrowding and suggest measures to tackle it . This is not the first time that the issue of prison reforms […]
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Jakarta fails yet again to counter Islamic State threats
On 2nd August 2018, Indonesia banned the Islamic State-aligned terrorist group Jemaah Ansharut Daulah as part of ramping up its counter terror measures ahead of the Asian Games to be held in Jakarta and Palembang in mid August and the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Bali in mid-October. Since May of […]
Assam List: Uniting Opposition Or Exposing Mamata Banerjee’s ‘U-Turn’?, NDTV Debate
NDTV PUBLISHED ON: AUGUST 1, 2018 The controversial National Register for Citizens resulted in frenzied protests in Parliament from the Opposition. We look at how the issue of citizenship, key to the lives of the 40 lakh people in Assam, may, in fact, be political fodder not just for the government, but also the Opposition. […]
Assam’s NRC: Who Is A Citizen?, NDTV
NDTV English PUBLISHED ON: JULY 30, 2018 The big fight over Assam’s draft citizen’s list – 40 lakh people don’t find a place on it and could face being deported. Is this about targeting Muslim immigrants? Or all so-called outsiders?
Israel’s Palestinian Massacre: The implications for national security and counter-terror in Asia
On 14 May, the international media broadcast astonishing split screen images from Palestine and Israel. In one half of the screen were celebratory images of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump opening the American Jerusalem embassy and posing for selfies, in the other were the images of Israel Defence Forces (IDF) massacring Palestinian protesters. At least […]
Suhas Chakma on “New States for New India”
ALL BODO STUDENTS UNION Published on Mar 18, 2018 A Consultative Seminar on “New States for New India” Venue: Hansraj College Auditorium Mahatma Hansraj Marg, Malkaganj, Delhi, India 18th March 2018, Time: 2:00 PM Organized by: National Federation for New States (NFNS) Vidarbha & Bodoland initiative.
Northeast Election Results: The Impact On 2019, NDTV
NDTV On Left, Right and Centre, as the BJP looks all set to form or be part of governments in all three northeastern states that went to polls last month, unlikely allies Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party forge an arrangement for the UP bypolls and Chief Ministers KCR of Telangana and Mamata Banerjee of […]
BJP Wins Tripura, Ahead In Nagaland; Meghalaya Hung, NDTV
NDTV The BJP expanded its Northeast footprint today with a spectacular win in Tripura, ending the two-decade run of the CPM’s Manik Sarkar as chief minister. In Nagaland, the BJP looks set to form government along with its new regional partner Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party, if the alliance holds on to current leads. In Meghalaya, […]
Naga peace ball in Muivah’s court, The Tribune
The most critical demand of the NSCN (IM) has been Naga ‘sovereignty’ or at least Greater Nagaland or Nagalim. If Muivah does not develop alternatives to it, it is unlikely that he would ink the Peace Agreement. No Government of India can divide Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur to resolve the Naga issue. Please visit […]