On 24 June, Supreme court rejected the plea against clean chit, given by SIT, to then chief minister of Gujarat 'Narendra Modi' in 2002 godhra riots case. The plea was filed by Zakia Jafri, widow of then Congress MP Ehsan Jafri who were killed in the godhra riots along with other 68 people in what infamously known as 'Gulbarga Society Massacre'. BJP as a party and many of the top leaders of the party are celebrating this as a triumph of truth over false. Home Minister Mr Amit Shah came out in an emotional spree saying that Mr Modi is suffering from last 20 years and rejection of plea against clean chit to Modi by Supreme Court is victory of justice in a true sense. While BJP and its leaders are eyeing to grab this as an opportunity to do a little whitewash for Modi’s anti-muslim image,
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Agnipath Row: Drastic Protest By Youth Farmers, Traders Takes Dramatic Turn
On a day when registrations under the controversial Agnipath scheme began for at least one branch of the country's armed forces, farmers, joined by workers, took to the streets in several states to press for the withdrawal of the Centre's new armed forces recruitment policy. At the call of Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), demonstrations were held at block, village and district levels in many parts of the country on Friday. The call to protest was also supported by 10 Central Trade Unions. The farmers' organisation, which had earlier spearheaded the nationwide movement that repealed the three contentious farm legislation last year, said that the new scheme is part of a "wider campaign" of the Narendra Modi – led Central government to "establish company rule over agriculture." It deman...
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Sex Weaponised In Ethiopian Civil War: Everything ‘Fair’ In Love And War?
Except for the Islamic terrorism and regions where the western intervention took place, Africa is heavily underreported, reflecting the world’s discriminatory outlook on Africa and Africans. Like this, many will be unaware of an ongoing civil war in Ethiopia called the Tigray conflict. Breaking out on 3rd November of 2020 after a schism between the Ethiopian Prime minister Abiy Ahmed’s Prosperity Party and the Tigray’s regional government: Tigray People’s Liberation Front(T.P.L.F). Abiy Ahmed postponed the election on account of the coronavirus. This added more fuel to the fire of the T.P.L.F., which vested all power and had autonomy in Ethiopia before Ahmed’s rise. This power previously held by the Tigray faction was ended. Tigray, in defiance, held their regional election in their are...
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BJP’s Bid To Overthrow Maharashtra Government Is Unconstitutional: Mamata Banerjee
Standing next to Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched a scathing attack on the BJP. She demanded justice. She attacked the BJP government and said that BJP wants to 'bulldoze' democracy. Targeting the BJP, she said, "Don't break the party with ED, CBI, and money in this way. It could happen to you." This is the first time that the chief minister of Maharashtra has stood by the Chief Minister of another state. Directly attacking the Gerua camp, Mamata Banerjee said, "The BJP is trying to overthrow the government in Maharashtra in an unethical and unconstitutional manner. Whoever opposes you will be harassed by ED-CBI." She further added, "All are aware of Tripura voting. A democratically elected government can deprive democrac...
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Agnipath has been baptised by fire and named a 'Agnipariksha' by the Indian government before its publication. Many worry that the proposal's 'out-of-the-box' nature would harm the military forces' culture. Enlistment policy revisions To understand what the future holds and whether the Agnipath is revolutionary, consider the military's past recruitment practises. Socioeconomically similar persons are widespread in the military. In 1977, the maximum number of years a soldier may serve was raised from seven to seventeen. Seven-year active-duty soldiers won all key army battles. In the past, warriors were recruited solely on physical ability. In the 1980s, a written test was created to examine reading and writing skills. Comparatively, the new recruits' literacy levels were inconsist...
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Uddhav Thackeray’s Plight Deteriorates As Shiv Sena-Maha Vikas Aghadi Situation Aggravates
Shiv Sena's and the Maharashtra MVA government's woes are exacerbated by the fact that both his party and the coalition's clever players seemed naive when Eknath Shinde's revolt became clear. It's worth noting that Maharashtra's home minister is an NCP member; given the way police and politics interact, one could wonder whether Sena was informed by NCP that some 20 or so MLAs were about to defect to BJP-ruled Gujarat. Sharad Pawar loves to remain on top of the game no matter what happens in Maharashtra politics, and he regularly does so. Pawar's involvement might be intriguing if the drama over the future of MVA begins to unfold and if the BJP makes a strong drive for government formation. The fact that Uddhav Thackeray had a strong track record as an administrator and that the M...
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Sexual Exploitation Of Girls: Japan Continues To Allow Underage Prostitution
Japan always has faced backlash for sexualising and prostitution of young and pubescent children. After enough calls were made to Japan from other countries to illegalise Child Pornography and prostitution in 1999, this law had a loophole as it outlawed “production, transport, import and export, as well as possession of child pornography for the aforementioned purposes.” It took till 2014 on 18th June for Japan to illegalise possession of child pornography which was legal even after 1999 after being internationally pressured again. The government frustratingly Paedophiles a year to dispose of all the videos. Otherwise, the paedophiles will be imprisoned for a year and have to pay $10,000. Yet this problem continues in different forms in Japan. “Enjo Kosai’’ (援助交際), translated as
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Shiv Sena Alliance With NCP-Congress: Uddhav Thackeray In A Pivotal Role For Eknath Shinde’s Rebellion
Uddhav Thackeray's desperation to be Maharashtra's Chief Minister led to Saffron Shiv Sena becoming a supporter of the NCP-Congress, and he did so in order to raise his son as a potential rival to the dynamic Devendra Fadnavis, who had already proven his mettle as a leader and administrator during his time as Chief Minister from 2014 to 2019. During the 1992 riots, the Shiv Sena was popularly seen as a protector of Hindu interests since its members had been reared on the Hindutva ideology of Balasaheb Thackeray from infancy. Uddhav Thackeray, the leader of the NCP-Congress, suddenly begged the aggressive Shiv Sainik, who saw in his idols Shivaji Maharaj and Bal Thackeray the epitome of nationalism and Hindu cultural values, to support the NCP-Congress. Immediately, Shiv Sainiks f...
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The debate over some political spokespersons' comments has focused attention on the anti-blasphemy law in India that addresses religious criticism or insults of a particular religion and community. Currently, India lacks a formal legal framework for dealing with religiously motivated hate speech. What is Blasphemy? The meaning of Blasphemy law is ‘Irreverence toward God, a religious icon, or something else considered sacred. Blasphemy law is considered one of the world's most abused laws. It is frequently regarded as a reasonable restriction on free speech/ Hate speech and expression against any community or religion. This word is regarded as a barrier to the development of scientific temperament among people. It is also a method of imposing one community's religious beliefs and virtues
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A section of the country's youth and opponents are vocal in demanding the withdrawal of the Agnipath project in the style of the Agriculture Bill. But National Security Adviser Ajit Doval made it clear today that the project would not be withdrawn in any way. "It's not a sudden decision," he said. Doval's interview today shows that many politicians believe that the National Security Adviser was sent to the country to handle the nationwide protests surrounding the Agnipath project. Last Tuesday, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh announced the Agnipath project. The project stipulates that 75 percent of the Army (Agnibir) recruited on a contract basis will have to retire within four years. Most of the young people in rural India join the army because of the stability of government service and...
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India as an ethnically and religiously diverse country is prone to differences between people leading to violence, displacement due to violence and discrimination because of the people involved . Prime example is Kashmir which an area covered in news reports for its religious fervour , border disputes and terrorist attacks lead by islamic terrorist groups. Often overlooked due to religious and political issues in Kashmir, the insurgency in Manipur for freedom of Manipur from India continues to plague the state. Since 1992 various insurgent groups like the People’s Liberation Army (P.L.A.) and the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak ( PREPAK) have killed civilians, army personnel and government officials in the name of freedom from India’s grasp. These include ambushes in legisla
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The Defence sector is an essential part of any country. India has the second-largest military force over active personnel after China. India is the second-largest importer of weapons behind Saudi Arabia. In 2018, India introduced a new defence production policy to reduce weapons imports. Defence production policy of 2018 has a goal of becoming among the top 5 global producers of aerospace and defence manufacturing with an annual export target of US $5 billion by 2025. Between 2016-2020, India is supposed to have 9.5% of total global arms imports. India imports its arms from Russia, France, Israel, The US and UK are the top 5 partners of defence market. DRDO produced many weapons for the Indian Armed forces including Ushus, Advanced light torpedo, and LAC Tejas by the Indian Air force, ...
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