Author: Shruti Agrawal

A year ago, the Taliban reestablished their hold on power in Afghanistan. 20 years of intense conflict with the United States of America. Will it succeed in pursuing its interests while also navigating the world’s diplomacy? Taliban is an organisation that adheres to the Deobandi school of Sunni Islam. In Afghanistan, it regained control in 2021. When US troops forced the Taliban from power in 2001, they relocated near the Pakistani border, gradually reclaimed some of Afghanistan’s territory, negotiated a peace agreement with the US government in 2020, and regained control of the country by August 2021. How did the…

In India, Left Wing Extremism is the word used to describe Maoism and Naxalism. It indicates that they struggle to have their means recognised by the state and society. Although Maoism and Naxalism are sometimes mistaken for one another, their origins are fundamentally distinct. Maoism, or the philosophy of the Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong, is a communist thought that originated in China. For the longest time, up until 1977–1978, China’s political and military structure was governed by this idea. Maoism’s guiding principle is to create a classless society through armed revolt. The struggle for armed resistance to imperialism and…

India has one of the lowest rankings on The Global Hunger Index, despite having one of the world’s fastest-growing economies at the moment. Welthungerhilfe and Concern International just released the Global Hunger Index 2022. The sixteenth yearly release of this report. Yemen received the lowest index score, 121, while European nations topped the list. The top two countries in Asia were Kuwait and China. India now ranks 107 out of 121 countries in the index, down from its previous position of 101 in 2021. India falls into the Serious category of hunger with a score of 29.1. India’s ranking in…

The Election Commission also launched SVEEP (Systematic Voter’s Education and Electoral Participation) prior to the Matadata Junction Program.

The Karnataka Hijab Case has been sent to the Chief Justice of India and a larger bench for a final decision after the Supreme Court recently issued a split decision. The two-judge bench of the Supreme Court expressed two opposing opinions on October 13. One Justice supported the decision of the Karnataka High Court, which stated that donning a headscarf (hijab) is a matter of choice and not a required religious practice. While the opposing judge rejected the High Court’s judgment. How did hijab controversy start? The issue started in July 2021 when Udupi PU college gave a uniform code,…

Recently, actor Nayanthara and director of Tamil films Vignesh Shiven welcomed two newborn boys. This sparked debate because it implied that the couple must have chosen surrogacy. Credit- Vignesh Shivan’s Twitter handle In a recent social media post, Tamil director Vignesh Shiven and his actor wife Nayanthara announced that they had become parents. This sparked controversy and speculation that the couple had chosen surrogacy. Due to this, Tamil Nadu’s Health Minister Ma Subhramanian vowed to investigate the incident and determine whether or not the couple followed the proper procedure when having a surrogate. Why is this a contentious issue now?…

Following several days of silence, Russia just launched a missile attack on various Ukrainian cities. Russia began its strikes on Monday, which were directed not just at the public infrastructure but also at citizens and their possessions. Numerous attacks have claimed the lives of hundreds of individuals. These explosions were heard in Kharkiv in the east, Dnipro and Kremenchuk in the center, Zaporizhzhya in the south, and Kyiv, Lviv, Ternopil, and Zhytomyr in the west. How did it begin? It all began with a bombing by Ukraine on the Kerch Bridge, which links the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia annexed in…