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After Hasina: How Bangladesh's February Election Completes India's Encirclement
Image Credits-India Today Introduction Early August 2024 saw a helicopter land at Hindon Air Base in India. Inside sat Sheikh Hasina, once the head of government in Bangladesh, escaping after waves of unrest grew too intense to control. This moment marked the end of a political era, fifteen years shaped by close alignment with Indian interests. The shift came not through election, but upheaval. Power slipped away amid chaos rather than ceremony. Now, five months have passed,


POST COLONIAL LANGUAGE POLITICS:IDENTITY, POWER, AND RESISTANCE
This essay uses case studies and important theorists to examine the dynamics of postcolonial language politics. It seeks to investigate how language policies have affected cultural autonomy, educational access, and national identity. It also explores how language revival movements, literature, and pedagogy have been used by authors, educators, and activists to oppose linguistic imperialism. In the end, this essay makes the case that language in postcolonial nations serves as


The Deal That Could Make or Break Iran’s Dream of Nuclear Power
The JCPOA sought to restrain Iran’s long-held nuclear ambitions in exchange for economic relief and sanctions easing. However, its collapse exposes the fragility of such accords, revealing how shifting political will can erode the integrity and enforceability of international agreements.


Decoding Trump’s Additional Tariffs on India: Reasons, Russia, and U.S. Double Standards
On 15 August this year, when India was celebrating its 79th Independence Day, U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met for a bilateral meeting at Alaska, the first time President Putin met with a western leader after the beginning of the war. During the joint press conference after the meeting, President Putin revealed that during the last few months since the new regime came to power, U.S. Russia bilateral trade had increased by over 20%!


Echoes of The Past: How Indian Horror Cinema Diagnose OurDeepest Anxieties
Indian horror cinema is a cultural diagnostic tool. This article argues that the genre's evolving monsters—from the melancholic chudail to the capitalist curse in Tumbbad—are not mere ghosts but potent metaphors for India's postcolonial anxieties, social injustices, and the psychological toll of rapid modernization.


Factors influencing memory retention- the role of trauma, neurobiology and cognition in shaping remembering and forgetting
Memory retention is essential for cognitive functions like learning and basic life skills like walking. However, external factors such as head injuries, mental health conditions, and diseases like Alzheimer's can impede cognitive abilities. Recent research highlights the significant impact of PTSD on memory formation and retrieval. Lastly, a promising therapeutic approach, memory reconsolidation, aims to alter the emotional impact of distressing memories, offering new hope fo


Power Abroad, Pain at Home: The Dual Face of India’s Russian Oil Strategy
Amidst the shifting landscape of global energy geopolitics, India has emerged as a significant power, asserting strategic sovereignty to safeguard its national interests. Its expanding economy and vast population have driven a steadily rising demand for petroleum products


The Light in a Looming Crisis: The Longstanding Relationship Between India and Cyprus
Image Credits: KNN INdia As the global conundrum takes over with the looming threat of war in the Middle East, India’s diplomatic overture towards Cyprus comes as a form of geopolitical positioning and strategic alignment against the newfound nemesis in Ankara, for its unabashed support for Pakistan during the May 7 Operation Sindoor, a retaliation to the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir on April 22, 2025, and the rapid developments that ensued. The burgeoning Paki


How Mental Accounting Manipulates Consumer Behaviour: Evidence, Mechanisms, and Implications
Classic economic models assume money to be fungible: a rupee is a rupee, independent of its history. Behavioural evidence, however, views it through a different lens. People earmark “vacation money,” treat bonuses as “fun money,” and let yesterday’s trading gains invite today’s risk. This cognitive bookkeeping—mental accounting—has durable consequences for spending levels, intertemporal choices, and portfolio risk.


Propaganda Techniques: An Introduction to Orwell’s Insights in Politics
George Orwell, a prominent English writer, and essayist, is known for his insightful views on the role of language in politics. Born in 1903, Orwell's experiences as a colonial police officer, soldier, and his participation in the Spanish Civil War influenced his views on political power and the use of language.


From Complaints to Consensus: The Evolution of Consumer Arbitration
The landmark case of Emaar MGF v Aftab Singh was seminal concerning the arbitrability of consumer disputes. The Court noted that any measure granting special relief has precedence, meaning that some issues cannot be filed to arbitration. The ruling reinforced that the remedies offered by the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) supersede existing legal restrictions. Consequently, Section 8 of the Arbitration Act cannot be used to deny redress to someone who chooses to submit a compl


“Tribes & Adivasi”: Religion and the Politics of Tribal Identity
This article examines how multiple forces, including Hindutva politics, colonial classification, missionary work, and urbanisation, have reconfigured tribal identities in India. Through a critical examination of the terms Adivasi, Tribe, and Vanvasi, and case studies of the Bhil and Gond communities, it explores how religion-led assimilation and historical movements have encroached upon tribal autonomy, culture, and constitutional protections. The paper also considers resista


CASTE, CLIMATE AND VULNERABILITY : A STUDY OF VILLAGE DYNAMICS
-This study examines the intersection of caste, environment, and vulnerability in rural India. Upper castes' control over resources exacerbates social inequalities. Climate change disproportionately affects lower castes, pushing them to vulnerability. The study highlights the need for inclusive environmental management approaches, informed by perspectives of marginalised communities and social theorists.


STRATEGIC PROTECTIONISM: HOW MAO ZEDONG’S ISOLATIONIST POLICIES PRESERVED CHINA’S ECONOMIC SOVEREIGNTY FOR DENG XIAOPING’S GLOBAL INTEGRATION
This paper examines the historical continuity between Mao Zedong's protectionist economic policies and Deng Xiaoping's approach to controlled globalisation through his Open Door Policy, arguing that modern China’s economic strategy is deeply rooted in the pursuit of economic sovereignty as a cornerstone of national security


Comparative Analysis Between Greek and Hindu Religion & Mythology
French writer and philosopher Voltaire once said, “All religions must be tolerated … for every man must get to heaven his own way.” Whenever religion is talked about in society, we see either extreme devotion towards faith and God or extreme criticism of it. Mythology and religion, often interlinked but not the same, become a heated topic whenever we talk about whether they are real or not.


PRIVACY IN INDIA: UNPACKING THE JURISPRUDENCE BEHIND AND IMPACT AFTER PUTTASWAMY JUDGMENT
In a unified world where everything is getting interrelated, the principle of privacy entails much more than one would envisage because it is fast turning out to be one of the primary pillars of personal freedom and human dignity. In the case of India, which is quickly moving towards digitalisation, the protection of personal data and privacy has become the priority.


Sacred, Silent, Sexual: The Politics of Purity
Why is virginity a taboo even today and where did it emerge from in the first place?
From Mary’s immaculate conception to Queen Maya's dream born Buddha, from Greek goddesses who guarded their virginity to women stoned for failing stained bedsheet tests on their wedding night, the fixation on female purity runs deep.
The Aryan Question:Unveiling Myths and Deconstructing Narratives
The Aryan Question is not merely a relic of academic inquiry and historical curiosity. It was eventually converted into a socio-political construct that eventually became a convenient historical narrative, used time and again to endorse the narrative favoured by its interpreter.


Democracy Enchained: A Contextual Analysis of Criminalisation of Politics in India
This part of the article looks at three key questions.
Why do these criminals enter politics?
Why are they so graciously embraced by political parties?
Why do people vote for them?


Legal Diplomacy at the European Margins: India’s Strategic Engagement with Cyprus and Croatia
India’s noteworthy outreach to Croatia and Cyprus on June 18 and June 25, respectively, marked the first such visit by an Indian Prime Minister in 23 years. At first glance, it may appear to be a gesture of goodwill and an effort to expand ties. However, if examined more closely, it is a calculated form of legal diplomacy
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