COVID-19 and the Deepening of Federalism in India
The COVID-19 pandemic is stimulating the strengthening of Federalism in India. The response to the pandemic in different states contains a larger theme of autonomy from the center.
A New Era of Persecution and Protest: What the Citizenship Amendment Act Means for the Future of India
Staff writer Isana Raja comments on India's new Citizenship Amendment Act passed by PM Modi and the implications for religiously-persecuted Muslims.
Understanding the Decades Long Kashmir Conflict
As territorial disputes between India and Pakistan persist, the people of Kashmir are caught between foreign fires. In the absence of diplomatic negotiations, use of military force in questions of state sovereignty gain precedent, and often fail to safekeep human welfare.
UBI: The Global Antipoverty Experiment
The back and forth of the best way to resolve wealth inequality may appear endless to most. Can a solution as simple as putting cash directly into the hands of the poor really have a profound effect on putting an end to poverty?
Pakistani Hindus: Hopeless, Homeless, Stateless
The 1947 partition of India and Pakistan was anything but a clean divide. Based largely along religious lines, the move was meant to place the large population of muslims into Pakistan. Muslims in India have had a well documented history of discrimination, but are the conditions for Pakistani Hindus any different?
REVAMPING THE TOTAL SANITATION CAMPAIGN AND NGP
Daniel Firoozi discusses the magnitude of the problems from open defecation in India and ways of how sanitation can be improved.
TRAGEDY OR TRIUMPH: THE DEATH OF THE "POSTER BOY"
Editor-in-Chief Omkar Mahajan discusses the recent death of Burhan Muzaffar Wani and the impact this will have on Kashmir while also exploring Kashmir's recent history.
BJP: The reincarnation of the NSDAP in India
Staff Writer Amrita Roy discusses the meteoric rise of the BJP party and its eery similarity to the NSDAP.
India's Peaceful Rise: A Truly New Type of Great Power Relations
Staff Writer Kristopher Klein compares India's approach to regional disputes with China's.
WORLD MEDLEY: VIEWS THROUGH A LENS
To close out our 2015 Week of Photo Journals, enjoy a tour of India, Italy and France in this thoughtful photo collection from the travels of Rachel Ger, UCSD student and Contributing Writer.
IS BRICS THE NEW "GAME OF THRONES" FOR INDIA AND CHINA ?
China Focus Contributing Writer Amrita Jash discusses the competition between India and China for control of BRICS.
THE GIRL WHO COULD CHANGE THE WORLD: THE MALALA YOUSAFZAI STORY
Is the West honoring Malala Yousafzai with her recently awarded Nobel Peace Prize? Or is she being used as a tool to serve Western goals? Staff Writer Aarushi Gupta discusses.
COOKING UP A STORM: EXAMINING THE EFFECTS OF REDUCING BLACK CARBON EMISSIONS FROM THE STOVES OF SOUTH ASIA
Staff Writer Aarushi Gupta covers a panel discussion of new low-cost innovations to improve the public health and environment of everyday life in South Asia.
AN INTERVIEW WITH CONSUL GENERAL N. PARTHASARATHI
Co-president Bijan Mehryar interviews the Consul General of India, N. Parthasarathi, about the upcoming Indian elections, India-U.S. relations and India-Pakistan relations.
VOYAGE TO THE MOTHERLAND: A LOOK AT INDIAN CULTURE AND HISTORY
Staff Writer Param Bhatter recounts the cultural sights of Northern India in this photo journal.
INDIA'S HISTORIC ELECTION: WILL POLITICAL PROMISES TO EMPOWER WOMEN BE REALIZED?
Staff Writer Rashika Rakibullah explores what India's historic election means for women in their fight against discrimination and violence.
It's Not Her Fault: Sexual Violence in India
The marginalization of Indian women is grounded in old traditions that must be changed. By Avantika Abhyankar, Contributing Writer.
DRESSED DOWN: (STRIP)SEARCHING FOR REASON IN THE INDIAN-AMERICAN DIPLOMATIC STANDOFF
A recent incident in New York City surrounding an Indian consular diplomat has incited new tensions between the United States and India. By Staff Writer Param Bhatter
BHOPAL: THE SEARCH FOR JUSTICE
This paper aims to answer the fundamental question regarding the litigation that took place after the Bhopal gas leak: was justice served? After first reviewing the events of the evening of the gas leak, citing relevant facts and figures, I go on to establish a jurisprudential basis on which we can analyze the court rulings. After doing this, we can compare historical payouts in judicially similar cases with the Bhopal case and establish the clear injustice that was served to the Bhopal victims. Then we look back to what could have been done, or what may still be done.