The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was passed on 11th December 2019. This act amended the Citizenship Act of 1955 by providing citizenship to all illegal migrants of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Parsi, Jain and Christian religious minorities who had fled persecution from islamic countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan before December 2014. It was the first... Continue Reading →
Why was Trump under investigation? The impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump, the incumbent President of the United States, was initiated by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on September 24, 2019 after a whistleblower alleged that Donald Trump may have abused the power of his presidency. Trump was accused of withholding military aid as a means of... Continue Reading →
The Citizenship Amendment Act: Prey to Propaganda? In this short piece, we want to focus on the tsunami of lies and propaganda that has engulfed this piece of legislation and the actual concern that needs to be addressed. Firstly, it is important to debunk the central assumption of these protests- that the act is an... Continue Reading →
Over the past couple of weeks, we have witnessed a wide range of opinions, strikes and bans over the Citizenship Amendment Act of 2019. The bill passed the Lok Sabha on December 4, 2019, and was passed by the Parliament on 11th December 2019, officially making it a law. What is the Citizenship Amendment Act... Continue Reading →
On 31st August,2019 the updated NRC was released and it sought to identify all illegal immigrants in Assam today. This action has left almost 19 lakh citizens of Assam almost stateless, described as illegal immigrants. The NRC is the register which contains the names (or their descendants) of Indian Citizens. The first NRC was published in... Continue Reading →
With the US President Donald Trump declaring at a press conference after a Bi-Lateral meeting with Prime Minister Modi that the PM has got Kashmir under control, and agreeing that any discussion on Kashmir is meant to be purely between India and Pakistan, India’s decision to reorganize Kashmir and repeal Article 370 now has the... Continue Reading →
In the past few months, since the 17th Lok Sabha elections concluded, Indian politics has had quite a few interesting developments. Beginning with the formation of the new Cabinet, the resignation of Rahul Gandhi as Congress President, and also the new Union Budget. Although things seem a bit sorted at the Central level, the most... Continue Reading →
Against: Religion and Equality The Sabarimala shrine is dedicated to the deity Lord Ayyappa in his ‘Naishtik Brahmachari’, that is, the form of a celibate, which is just one out of the many forms he takes. In Kerala alone, there exist more than 1000 places of worship for Lord Ayyappa not restricting anyone’s entry. Yet... Continue Reading →
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