Japan, an island country situated in East Asia, is known worldwide for its remarkable Japanese culture, which is perhaps one of the most unique and vibrant cultures to have ever prospered in the world. Often called the Land of the Rising Sun, the country is heavily associated with cherry blossom
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SITUATION IN LEBANON: THE BLAST AND THE PAST
On 4th August 2020, a dual explosion at the Beirut Port, the largest port in Lebanon, led to the death of 158 people, injury of more than 6000 people and led to several people being declared missing (21 as of now). The initial blast took place around 1800 hours (local
EUROPE: EAST, WEST AND THE GULF BETWEEN
The eastern and western half of Europe have a huge gap in the socio-economic sphere. East European countries are plagued by the lack of a social security contract leading to high social inequalities, strong social disintegration, egotistic individualism and extensive destitution and poverty. There has been minuscule progress in addressing
INDIA AND MALDIVES: A NATURAL RELATIONSHIP
The relationship between India and Maldives isn’t something which takes India to a much stronger position internationally, but it is as natural as it comes and does help India develop in the region. To give a little background, India and Maldives share a cordial relationship which is owed to the
SELF ESTEEM: THE FALSE ANTIDOTE
In 2020, besides the Pandemic the other news that has captured the attention of both the media houses and the hearts of people is that of suicide. Many believe that low self-esteem is the root cause of all such self-harmful acts and that high self-esteem is the solution to a
A CHEER TO ARTISANS ON THE BANKS OF GANGES IN THE NORTH TO KAVERI IN THE SOUTH
A 52-year-old potter, Shanti resides in a picturesque village of Kuniyur, in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. Shanti and her husband have been trying to sustain their lives for a couple of years now. Sometimes twenties, other times a few hundreds, she doesn’t know what will the next day
NORTH KOREA – A DICTATORSHIP WITH NUKES
North Korea has always been a controversial/disputable topic to discuss. Now, why is there a North Korea and South Korea and not just KOREA? Korea was one single country but it got divided after the second world war. The Soviet Union occupied the North of the country and the USA
SEXUAL HEALTH — HOW ABUSE IMPACTS SEXUAL HEALTH
Before we can begin to understand this relationship between sexual health and abuse, we must define sexual health. According to the World Health Organization, “ Sexual health is a state of physical, mental and social well-being concerning sexuality. It requires a positive and respectful approach to sexuality and sexual relationships,
EUROPEAN UNION – AN ECONOMIC CASE STUDY
European Union (EU) is a political and economic union which consists of 27 member countries. It acts as one economic unit in the world economy and is considered a major world trading power. They are subject to obligation and privileges of the membership. It focuses on comprehensive growth of all
AS YOU SOW, SO SHALL YOU (NOT) REAP
It was a sight to behold when hundreds of farmers in Punjab and Haryana took out a tractor march against the three agricultural ordinances passed by the central government. The new rules have also created conflict amongst political parties, both ruling and opposition: whether to support ‘opening up’ of the