A Strategic Reconnect: India’s Growing Stakes in Central Asia
India seeks to give a fresh push to its engagement with the Central Asian countries as the Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan for four days from…
India Signs Javelin Procurement Deal with U.S., Strengthening Defence Cooperation
In order to strengthen its defence partnership with the United States, India has signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) for the procurement of Javelin anti-tank guided missile systems.…
Rajasthan Fertility Centre Faces Action Over Advertisement Showing a Blue Foetus
Recently a fertility hospital in the Rajasthan’s Jaipur district has come under the government scrutiny infamously after a newspaper advertisement having a blue-coloured foetus was viewed by health authorities as…
Aadhaar App Crosses 50 Million Downloads in India
New Delhi: India’s digital identity ecosystem has reached another major milestone. The Aadhaar App has crossed 50 million downloads, highlighting the growing demand for digital Aadhaar services. The milestone was…
Change in Marriage as an Institution: A Feminist Perspective
Aristotle, the famous philosopher said that the man is a social animal, and perhaps rightly so, because we as humans can’t live alone. We crave the ‘sense of belongingness’ and…
Vande Mataram: National Pride, Constitutional Rights and the Freedom to Dissent
Very few songs in India carry the emotional and historical weight of Vande Mataram. From the freedom struggle to the contemporary India, this song has remained deeply connected with the…
Beyond the Border: Can India and China Turn a Fragile Understanding into Lasting Peace?
The bilateral relations between India and China have always been the complicated mixture of cooperation, competition and mistrust. The two countries share a long and a disputed boundary, but they…
Wearing Hijab Not Established as ‘Essential Religious Practice,’ says Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has given a ruling that wearing a hijab or headscarf has not been established as an essential religious practice in Islam, and it upheld the authority…