The Quint SUHAS CHAKMA The Maldives is all set to hold another deeply-rigged Presidential election on 23 September to ensure the return of President Abdullah Yameen to power for another term. The European Union and the United Nations have decided not to send election observers as Maldives has failed to “create the necessary atmosphere and […]
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Is The Maoist Crackdown Motivated? | The Clash, Times Now
Times Now The Newshour Debate Published on Aug 28, 2018 The governments crackdown, a multi-city crackdown on Maoist sympathisers that has perhaps never been seen before. Is the Maoist crackdown motivated?
Has Sidhu Jumped The Gun In Trusting Imran Khan? | The Newshour Debate
Times Now The Newshour Debate Published on Aug 18, 2018
Dhaka’s war against democracy, The Bangkok Post
The students’ protests in Bangladesh since July 29 against appalling road safety that attracted international attention have dissipated and the government of Bangladesh began its familiar course of action. The police have filed at least 29 cases against unknown students many of whom were in school and college uniforms while leaving out the Awami League […]
Are The Forces Above Scrutiny? | Epicentre | CNN News18
CNN-News18 Published on Aug 14, 2018
Article 35A of Indian Constitution: An instrument for violation of universal human rights standards of the West Pakistani refugees & their descendants in J&K
New Delhi: The Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) on the eve of the hearing on the constitutional validity of Article 35A of the Constitution of India relating to special rights and privileges of permanent residents of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) today i.e. 6th August 2018 by the Supreme Court stated that Article 35A of […]
What Next For The 40 Lakh Left Out In Assam Citizen’s List?, NDTV
NDTV PUBLISHED ON: AUGUST 4, 2018 The final draft of the National Register of Citizens released in Assam has left 40 lakh people in limbo about the status of their citizenship. This week, the NRC also dominated the discourse in parliament with BJP president Amit Shah asking all parties to clarify their stand on illegal […]
Citizenship Test In Assam | NRC Assam | India Development Debate, ET NOW
ET NOW Published on Jul 31, 2018 The citizenship drive in Assam is fast becoming a national crisis. Parliament came to a standstill on July 31st, as the Opposition parties dared the govt to drive out the 40 lakh odd people, who failed to make it to the NRC list. Leading the BJP’s counter-attack, party […]
रणनीति : असम में ‘घर के’ बनाम घुसपैठिये?, NDTV Hindi
NDTV Hindi प्रकाशित: जुलाई 30, 2018 08:00 PM IST असम में 40 लाख लोग आज NRC की फाइनल लिस्ट के बाद गैरकानूनी हो गए. राष्ट्रीय नागरिक रजिस्टर के दूसरे और अंतिम मसौदे को आज कड़ी सुरक्षा के बीच जारी कर दिया गया. 2 करोड़ 89 लाख लोग असम के नागरिक हैं, 40 लाख लोगों का […]
National Register of Citizens – the biggest disenfranchisement exercise in human history
NEW DELHI: About 40 lakh people have been left out from the Final List of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) published today i.e. 30.07.2018 by the Government of Assam to identify the alleged illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. While the legal status of those excluded remains in limbo, the Ministry of Home Affairs stated that neither any reference case will […]