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Operation of International Criminal Law in MH17 downing

International Criminal Law is a category of Public International Law that concerns itself with a group of actions and atrocities that are involved in crimes against humanity, human rights violations, and the violation of International Humanitarian Law. These acts include crimes of aggression, war crimes, as well as genocide. These crimes are considered so gruesome…
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US’ China Problem: Expansion of G7 to strengthen the front against BRI and SCO

This article explores the US’s move to expand the Group of Seven to strengthen its ‘front’ against China. It provides insights into both states’ efforts to maximise foreign support while sharpening their retort against each other. Understanding how alliances are formed by states with multiple and often hidden motives helps to identify and keep up…
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The Normative Unconscious Nature of Islamophobia

The article touches upon how Islam is increasingly considered to be a barbaric, irrational, primitive, sexist and violent religion. The unconscious internalization of a reductionist and monolithic image of “us” and of “them” leads to the exclusion of Muslims from mainstream society and making anti-Muslim hostility seem natural and normal.
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Economics for Storytelling

This book is just a lead to my idea of economics being made accessible. Author Tim Harford says in the book, “Economics is about people – something that economists have done a very bad job at explaining.”
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The Failure of the Reservation System: Missing its Principal Objective

he article provides a refreshing perspective on the issue of reservations. Reservations in government institutions has been an integral part of our democracy; however, it has failed to make a significant impact on reducing social inequality and uplifting backward communities to realise their full potential.
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US’s China Problem: Link between the New Hong Kong Law and US Delisting of Chinese Companies

This article explores the New Security Law proposed by China for Hong Kong and investigates its link with the news of US Delisting of Chinese Companies. It provides insights into the ongoing power tussle between the two nations over Hong Kong.
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UNDERSTANDING THE (UN)EMPLOYMENT SCENARIO ACROSS EMERGING ECONOMIES (PART 2)

This article looks to further analyse the employment landscape on a global scale with a focus on the unorganised sector, the gap between education and employability, and the prevalent gender bias.
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CHINA’S GAME OF SHATRANJ

Foreign Direct Investment or FDI is a symbiotic relationship between foreign investors and local corporations. Most startups are not capital intensive and hence foreign investors fuel their growth in the competitive markets. The investors buy a dominant proportion of stocks in these corporations and expand their market by quickly acquiring upcoming strategies, equipment, technology, capital,…
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The Ideological Dominance of Capitalism Against Fighting Climate Change

Climate change poses the most daunting threat to humanity’s existence. I provide an analysis of climate change and its root causes by using the theory of ideological dominance. Over the past century, capitalism has established economic growth as the ultimate aim of countries and human lives for its own benefit, and the planet has had…
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Violent Spaces

The COVID 19 crisis has impacted the lives and livelihood of many. The economy crashed to an all-time low, and unemployment was at its highest. Amidst this pandemic, Prime Minister Modi initiated a strict lockdown with only 4 hours of notice. This lockdown was meant to slow the spread of the virus. However, it failed…
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“Its Indira Gandhi all the way”

On January 7th 1980, most English newspapers in India had the following headline- “It’s Indira Gandhi all the way”. There was intense euphoria that swept the nation as they welcomed a new Congress government after the Janata Dal had failed spectacularly at maintaining their power. The proportions of the 1980 election fooled many experts around…
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Future Tenses; Present Pretences

Future Tenses by Nitisha Kaul My raison d’etre for choosing this book was to delve deep into the dispute and to get a perspective of the life of people currently living in Indian Occupied Kashmir.
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