The Men Who Invented The Polio Vaccine
byJonas Salk, John Enders, Thomas Weller, and Frederick Robbins created the Polio vaccine and created history.
Opinion
Draupadi’s Mahabharata
byFrom disrobing Draupadi in the King’s court five thousand years ago to raping women in hospitals, sexual violence against women is rife in Bharat.
Afghanistan’s People Are Now Subject To Taliban’s Barbaric ‘Vice & Virtue’ Laws
bythe recent law change removes these ambiguities, empowers the Taliban’s morality police and is enforceable on everyone residing in Afghanistan.
The Alarming Increase Of Sexual Violence Against Women In India
byChildren, adolescents and women are not safe. Stronger laws alone cannot change the occurrence of rape. State and familial impunity given to predators must end.
AI & Political Propaganda
byAI—“filled with prejudicial, hateful text”— is an effective political propaganda tool. It stereotypes social groups, facilitates societal breakdown, and accelerates economic inequality.
How Modi Government Invents Alternative Facts To Legitimise Its Policies
byUnder Modi’s leadership, experts have also been systematically replaced with appointed loyalists by dismantling or co-opting advisory committees, universities and established research institutions.
“This is Not An Era of War,” Said Vishwaguru On The Ukraine War. What about Manipur? May one ask?
byOne could ask why negotiations and dialogue are not considered to solve conflicts as closely as the one in Manipur.
Will The Israel-Hezbollah Conflict Turn Into A Full-blown Regional War?
byLebanon can’t afford another war. The Lebanese people do not want another war.
The Problem Of Sexual Violence & Crimes Against Women In India Must Be Addressed On A War Footing
byIndians worship female goddesses. Yet India is also the world’s most dangerous country for women, where they are abused, assaulted & raped.
New Revelations In The Hindenburg-Adani Saga Will Undermine The Credibility Of India’s Capital Markets
byIndia, home to one of the most prominent capital markets in the world, will find its credibility diminished when accountable institutions remain silent or complacent.
Gaza War: 75 Years After Signing Of The Geneva Conventions, Israel’s Deadly Attack On A Palestinian School Shows Their Limitations
byMilitaries and armed groups ought not merely to ask whether a particular military operation would be lawful, but also whether it would be just.
How Extreme Financialisation Creates Economic Chaos
byQuantum advancements in telecommunications, coupled with the explosion of the Internet, the World Wide Web and personal computers, entrenched dangerous financialisation of the global economy.
The Dramatic Upheaval In Bangladesh Is A Warning—Take Heed
byIndia is surrounded by political turmoil. The political events in Bangladesh are of particular concern.
Southall Protests & Anti-Immigrant Riots In Britain
byEvents from history are a reminder that racism exists in many forms, often dressed with the biases and policies that make minorities their victims.
Bangladesh In Turmoil
byPolitical instability in Bangladesh will be advantageous for two foreign powers — the United States and China — who will each seek to use the situation to their advantage.