Violations of the environmental rights of communities and individuals are on the rise in Asia Pacific and worldwide. Statistics released by Global Witness reveals that in 2017, 197 people were killed (on an average 4 per week) for defending their land and/or natural resources, underscoring the escal

The Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) [Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Mohammad Yasin Malik] in Kashmir has shown willingness to talk provided the Government of India clarifies the parameters of talks.
In an interview with The Indian Express, (June 5, 2018) Dineshwar Sharma, Indian Governmen

Indian Christianity should know that without constructing Ram-mandir, BJP will lose power which Hindutva-forces wouldn’t allow AT ANY COST
It is not a secret that from 2 MP in 1984 BJP (of Hindutva-forces) has come to rule at Center and in many States of India because it has been allowed (so far w

There is some promising news on the long in the works, TAPI pipeline. Tie-up for funds to construct the $8 billion natural gas line to Afghanistan, Pakistan and India from Turkmenistan will be completed in the next quarter, the project´s chief executive told an industry conference held in the Turkme

Climate justice is integral to development justice, as it is essential for building a brave feminist future sans power and wealth inequalities. This is the dream of feminists in the Asia Pacific region, including Misun Woo, who recently took over charge as the Regional Coordinator for APWLD (Asia Pa

Since a Sunni political party Tahrik Labbak-ya-Rasool-Allah (TLYRA) has started to gain popularity in Pakistan during the last few years, it seems that the Sialkot is becoming the worst hit area of extremist activities of radical Sunnis. This fundamentalist party of Sunnis has gained so much power t

During Balasaheb Thackeray , BJP was playing second fiddle to Shiv-Sena (SS) in Maharashtra but during Uddhav Thackeray , the SS is playing second fiddle to BJP (ii)- Inevitable has happened. Now SS is severing its ties with BJP (iii)- Uddhav trying to call meeting of NDA minus BJP, is ridiculous (i

Four years’ rule of BJP Govt. at the Centre is celebrating its rule through the state controlled electronic media and the press, may be trying to prepare BJP’s manifesto for the next parliamentary election. BJP is in full control over the state run media and enjoys support of private media to a grea

On May 30 we celebrate the Goa Statehood Day: Goa was liberated from the colonial rule in December 1961. After Liberation a major controversy arose as to whether it should remain a separate territory or should merge into a neighbouring State, Maharashtra or Mysore. In 1967, an Opinion Poll was held,

LGBT are the group of individuals whose sexual orientation, gender identity or sexual characteristics is different from the accepted majority of the population, which are male or female heterosexuals. They were otherwise called transgender, third gender or intersex people. The term is basically used

Forooq Ganderbali (Farooq Gb) has potential & competence to help in realizing ‘Federal Secular Democratic Unified India-Pakistan’ (FSDU-Indo-Pak) which is the only solution to the problems being faced by Baloch-Sindh-Pashtun-Kashmir (ii)- Farooq Gb should immediately launch national political party

The Pashtun community is angry and determined to take on the state of Pakistan for attacking them, destroying their homes and villages and cities, and heaping violence and repression on them for the past several years. The proud Pashtuns, a community which has stood firmly as patriots all these deca

Ignorance of most celebrated & respected Cop Ribeiro about criminal law, fundamental rights and rule-of law, is baffling (ii)- It gives clue why India increasingly becoming failed-State (iii)- Without restoring fundamental right of religious-conversion, no hope for Hindu majority India
Indian print

Iranian Quds force recently came into limelight once again because of escalation of its conflict with Israel. Quds force fired around 20 rockets from Syrian Golan heights at Israeli military outposts but most of these rockets were either intercepted or fell with Syrian territory itself. Israel respo

Dalit leaders Athawale, Paswan, Mayawati etc mainly to be blamed for doing drama of protecting ‘Dalit’ interest. As per the age-old practice in Hindu India, another ‘Dalit’, the oppressed from Schedule Caste (SC) & Schedule Tribe (ST) is beaten to death and his wife seriously injured this time in t