Author: Anissha Varma

Mukul Rohatgi, a renowned attorney (lawyer) known for his direct arguments and eloquent submissions, is scheduled to resume his duties as India’s Attorney General on October 1st. Rohatgi will be serving as the nation’s top law enforcement official for a second time. Soon after the NDA administration took office in 2014, it appointed him AG. He served as president until 2017, at which point he stopped. He will be serving as the nation’s top law enforcement official for a second time.  Soon after the NDA administration took office in 2014, it appointed him Attorney General. He served until 2017, at which point veteran attorney KK Venugopal took over and was succeeded by veteran lawyer KK Venugopal. On September 30, Venugopal’s third extension as the AG came to an end. Rohatgi, who is 67 years old and…

In August 2022, South Africa commemorated the 10th anniversary of the Marikana Massacre. On 16th August 2012, the South African police shot laborers at the Marikana platinum mine which in turn resulted in 34 deaths and over 78 people were injured Marikana, which was formerly known as Rooikoppies, is a town in the Rustenburg local municipality in the Bojanala Platinum District Municipality district in the North West province of South Africa. It is one of the richest mineral belts in the world. The United Kingdom-based Lonmin group owns the mine. Around 3,000 black miners had been protesting for over a…

India and Iran are close to finalizing a long-term agreement and this seems to be taken at a time when China’s interest in investing in ports and other coastal infrastructure has increased. Earlier this year, India, Afghanistan, and Iran had mutually agreed upon a set of trilateral agreements which is known as the Chabahar agreement. Provisions of the Long-Term Agreement The terms of the agreement would allow India access to Afghanistan via the Iranian port of Chabahar which is on the Gulf of Oman. India exporting goods directly to Afghanistan without going through Pakistan, thereby making things a lot easier…