On 2nd February 2021, Alexei Navalny was sentenced to a penal colony for two years and eight months by a Moscow court. [1] On 5th February, he was again summoned to court, where he was charged for insulting a war veteran. [2] However, the 2nd February verdict was enough for the
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JADAV PAYENG: A CLIMATE WARRIOR
Amitav Ghosh in his book The Great Derangement writes, “no other word comes close to expressing the strangeness of what is unfolding around us. For those changes are not merely strange in the sense of being unknown or alien; their uncanniness lies precisely in the fact that in these encounters
BOSNIA MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS 2020: FIRST LOCAL VOTE IN 12 YEARS
After 12 years, Municipal elections in Mostar, Bosnia have taken place whereby nationalists parties is believed will win a landslide victory. The city embodies hatred of the conflict that led to widespread mass killing. The leaders of today from these parties are campaigning on the lines of bread and butter
ITALIAN POLITICS: FALLOUT OF ITALY’S GOVERNMENT
After months of instability in Italian politics, Italy’s government finally collapsed on 13th January 2021. Former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi withdrew his small party Italia Viva’s support. This move has put the country in a difficult political situation as the government is now short of a parliamentary majority. However, the
INDIA’S FOREIGN POLICY REPORT — EDITION #9
The joy of stepping into a new decade was soon quashed, as nations struggled to maintain political stability and carry on parliamentary work. The past week has been filled with geopolitical drama. Whether it be the United Kingdom officially leaving the European Union, which I am sure would have brought
US-IRAN: INCEPTION OF CORDIAL RELATIONS?
During the past year, while many of us have been confined to our homes, our attention has been transfixed on the COVID-19 pandemic. While this is extremely important owing to the existential threat that the crisis poses, we have turned Nelson’s eye to several geopolitical events. Events that have the
KEEPING UP WITH K-ECONOMY: HOW K-POP BOOSTS KOREAN ECONOMY
K-pop, the popular music that originated in South Korea is taking over the whole world with the raging popularity of K-pop groups like BTS, Black Pink, GOT7, Monsta X, and many more. The whole K-pop idea was introduced as a distinct traineeship modal in the South Korean music industry which
WOMEN AND BOLLYWOOD: PORTRAYAL OF FEMALE CHARACTERS IN INDIAN CINEMA
In India, we live and breathe cinema aka Bollywood. The immense influence of films can be seen in how they dictate our sartorial choices, culinary choices and even our culture and perspective. In our country, culture and films are co-related and they evolve and alter with respect to each other.
A BRIGHT FUTURE: THE INTERNATIONAL SOLAR ALLIANCE
The globe is facing a climate crisis and although still far behind, the states are coming up with various policies and initiatives as a sustainable way to move forward in order to fight climate change. One of the major concerns is the emission of Green House Gases (GHGs). There is
INDIA’S FOREIGN POLICY REPORT — EDITION #8
The year 2020 has finally come to an end, and with this, we bid farewell to one of the most horrific years in the history of humankind. However, our fight against the COVID 19 pandemic hasn’t come to an end, through the report we see that while countries around the