Trump Triumps in US
Man proposes, God disposes! Triumph of Donald Trump, 70 years young, but oldest ever to become US president, is proof you can never trust people’s […]
Editorial
Hartals in Kerala: a shameful exercise in futility
By George Abraham Perspective of a Non-resident Keralite It was supposed to be just another ordinary day in the life and times of Malayalees who […]
Politics and Corruption
Is Corruption endemic to politics? With Politics front and center in both India and the US, US Attorney Preet Bharara discusses corruption in various avenues […]
Little Hope In An Unequal World
We live in an unequal world. World Bank figures for world poverty reveals a higher number of people living in poverty than previously thought to be in most […]
BJP, Dalits, and the ‘Cow politics.’
George Abraham “In these four years, I also saw with, some disquiet, forces of divisiveness and intolerance trying to raise their ugly head. Attacks on […]
The UN Human Rights Council adopts the Declaration on the Right to Peace
The Human Rights Council (HRC) of the United Nations in Geneva adopted a Declaration on the Right to Peace by a majority of its Member […]
Children of a Lesser God: Human Trafficking Soars in India
Sunita Pal, a frail 17-year-old, lies in a tiny bed in the women’s ward of New Delhi’s Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. Her face and head […]
Freida Pinto, Michelle Obama join hands for ‘Let Girls Learn’ initiative
Actress Freida Pinto has joined hands with the Michelle Obama, the First Lady for Let Girls Learn – a government initiative aimed at helping girls […]
Human Rights Abuses: a recurring alarm on Modi’s travels abroad!
As Prime Minister Modi is about to embark on his fourth visit to the U.S. in the last two years, U.S. lawmakers have sharply criticized […]
Human right violations, intolerance major irritants on Modi’s visit to USA
Religious intolerance and violence, constraining minority rights and the restrictions on civil society organizations in India have become major irritants on otherwise successful Prime Minister […]