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Monthly Archives: October 2018

Aung San Suu Kyi’s extraordinary fall from grace

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The Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi , imprisoned for 15 years over a 21-year period in her struggle for human rights and democracy, has suffered a swift and dramatic fall from grace as a global icon. She is now widely seen as an enabler of ethnic cleansing and genocide.
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Inclusivity is the Only Solution to Poor Health among the Scheduled Tribes

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HEALTH Large scale rural to urban migration in the nation has implied that while the metropolitan centres have flourished and developed, the rural regions remain under the veil of poverty and ignorance. The poor health infrastructure in regions inhabited by the Scheduled Tribes in particular points to the unsustainable pattern of development and the need for inclusive care.

JNU Adopts Multiple Choice Questions amid Resistance on Campus

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MATTER OF CONCERN Subjective type answers allowed criticality and creativity while MCQs will endanger the culture of reflexivity and bring about the culture of cramming. Amid a range of pedagogic and ethical dilemmas, students and teachers at JNU are resisting the administrative onslaught.

India-Russia Formally Finalise the S-400 Air-Defence System Deal

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The Russian President Vladimir Putin met Prime Minster Narendra Modi to finalise the 5.2 billion dollar defence deal in the capital. The air-defence system is expected by the year 2020.

Home Ministry Compels Arunachal Pradesh to Bear AFSPA for Six More Months

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POLITICS The ambit of the “disturbed areas” under section 3 of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), 1958 has been increased, after the central government’s decision to extend the jurisdiction of the state to three more districts of the state and further also extending its eight police stations to the areas bordering Assam

Partially Accepted and Partially Denied: What the Protesting Farmers Demanded

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REPORTAGE Recently thousands of farmers marched from Haridwar to Delhi with a series of demands. While some important demands have been agreed upon by the government several other critical demands still remain unattended to. Editorial Staff

 ‘Made in Odisha’ Food Security Scheme:  Will Hunger Now be addressed?

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POLICY MAKERS The Odisha government has come up with its on food security scheme to provide food assistance to those whom the NFSA had left behind. Will this move efficiently address the hunger crisis or will it remain limited to another pre-election move?

A Broken Home Leads to an Unhappy Childhood

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Parental violence and conflict traumatise the child, making it impossible for her to lead a childhood in normalcy. While arriving at a solution may not be impossible it is important that the parents come together to rebuild a home of love and respect. Sundaresh. D.S.

The Politics of the Bru Tribe in Northeast’s Sole Non-BJP State

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NORTH EAST The Bru are an indigenous tribe of the Northeast who are living in refugee camps in Tripura after being displaced due to ethnic conflict in Mizoram in 1997. The Home Ministry’s decision to transport them back to Mizoram can be a difficult yet dynamic challenge for the ruling government to reinstate its power over the state of Mizoram.   Sundaresha D. S.

Humanitarian and Health Crisis in Yemen: Looking Beyond the War

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HEALTH Yemen’s health crisis continues to impact the lives of thousands of people who are paralysed by a broken healthcare system and inhuman living conditions born out of war. It is time that the on-going war in Yemen is addressed and people’s lives are brought to normalcy. Priyanka Yadav

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