-By Prof. Tridivesh Singh Maini, Assistant Professor, Diplomatic Practice, Jindal School of International Affairs A lot of attention is being paid to US president-elect Donald Trump’s policies pertaining to South East Asia. A less pro-active US will only lead to China enhancing its influence in ASEAN. As it is, a number Continue Reading
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Don’t lose sight of the big picture
–By Avirup Bose, Assistant Professor, Jindal Global Law School The recently released World Bank ‘Ease of Doing Business’ rankings, where India has made an embarrassingly low improvement by a single rank, despite robust efforts made by the federal government, provide us with an opportunity to introspect if the government’s efforts Continue Reading
Triple talaq: a test case for religious pluralism in India?
By Deepanshu Mohan, Assistant Professor & Exec. Director, Centre for International Economic Studies, Jindal School of International Affairs Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently broke his silence on the ‘triple talaq’ controversy, consolidating his government’s position to protect the fundamental rights of Muslim women. While the enforcement of constitutional rights is Continue Reading
The Other Side – By Anonymous
I was diagnosed with a mild anxiety disorder 2 years ago, and at that time I felt as though my world had come to a standstill. I did not have anyone to confide in – my family wouldn’t, and still don’t understand, and my friends would shrug it off like Continue Reading
Having a long distance sibling is tougher than having a long distance boyfriend – By Mayukha Parcha
It was a rather dull Monday morning and one of those usual high school days, where your alarm goes off and you think to yourself, do I really need education? After a lot of struggling to get out of bed, here I was in class trying to make sense of Continue Reading
HUSHED – By Devangana Kuthari
Picture Credits – Parvathi Bakshi The first day of unpacking, of fears and belongings. In the sea of new faces, young adults were set loose. A hushed feeling of homesickness, spaced loud chatters and exchanged-smiles. One moment names exchanged, the next forgotten. First impressions of like and dislike. Time rolled. Continue Reading
Turn and Face the Strange – by Aaryaman Trivedi (JSLH ’16)
“He was no one. The Many-Faced God taught him how to shed his face and how to give the gift.” The words of George R.R Martin have triumphantly laid their mark on modern fantasy fiction for ages to come. None more so, in my opinion, than the ballad of the Continue Reading
Living on the fringes in contemporary times: a guide on how to be a marginal
-By Professor Ramin Jahanbegloo, Vice Dean, Jindal Global Law School Marginality is the outcome of urbanisation and industrialisation of modern societies. It is usually referred to as a transitional personality that is isolated and unprotected and is searching in vain for an opportunity to take root in a dominant discourse Continue Reading