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May
13
2020
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Problems of Migrant Workers in India: A COVID-19 Perspective

Problems of Migrant Workers in India: A COVID-19 Perspective

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Written by : Soumya Chattopadhyay, Srijan Das Photo: Shutterstock.com The problem migrant workers of India are facing today is not only due to COVID-19 pandemic. These actually are very deep rooted and long existing volatile problems which are just been exposed to civil society this time. Let us start by understanding briefly ‘Migration’ in general. Globalisation, Urbanisation and the search for better livelihood has led to an increase of migrant labourers. In some regions of India, three out of four households include a migrant. About two out of Ten Indians are internal migrants. The impact of migration of labourers and…
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May
01
2020
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Is the current reduction in greenhouse gas emissions a good thing ?

Is the current reduction in greenhouse gas emissions a good thing ?

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Written By : Dr. Ananya Mukherjee Department of Plant Science and innovation University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA Photo credit : Shutterstock.com The world right now is nothing short of a science fiction movie gone wrong. As the world enters in May, we are all living in a nightmare. COVID -19 or the novel coronavirus pandemichas thus far claimed 234,765 lives and infected nearly 3.3 million people officially. Citizens of the world have been strictly instructed to practice social distancing by maintain a distance. Unsurprisingly, most workplacesother than those rendering essential services have shut down with everyone mostly working from home. Cities…
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Apr
13
2020
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Challenges of building Bangladesh in post-corona era free of religious extremism

Challenges of building Bangladesh in post-corona era free of religious extremism

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Written by : Noman Robin Filmmaker, Dhaka, Bangladesh Photo credit : Shutterstock.com There seems to be a great deal of confusion surrounding the practice of real Islam in Bangladesh today. Taking the fact into account that almost all the mosques around the country are packed with people during prayers, it is expected that the practicing Muslims possess common courtesy, good manners, mutual respect and sense of honesty. But is it really the case? If not, what is the particular cause then? To begin with, I would repeat that Islam under political influence impacts the faith and liberal rights of individuals.…
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Apr
12
2020
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Coronavirus: Health Crisis Management and Socio-political Consequences – Part 3

Coronavirus: Health Crisis Management and Socio-political Consequences – Part 3

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Written by : Fugel Khan Student of Masters in Social Science, University Paris 8, Saint Denis Photo credit: Shutterstock.com READ IN FRENCH A French perspective : Part 3 Recently, a very serious study conducted by the INA (National Audiovisual Institute) shows how the media treated Professor Raoult over the period of end March. "... between Monday 23 and Sunday 29 March ... a total of 401 hours were devoted to coronavirus and its consequences ..., i.e. an on-air share of 79.6%. "During the week of 23 to 29 March, BFMTV has pronounce the words "chloroquine" up to 35 times per…
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Apr
07
2020
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Coronavirus: Health Crisis Management and Socio-political Consequences – Part 2

Coronavirus: Health Crisis Management and Socio-political Consequences – Part 2

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Written by : Fugel Khan Student of Masters in Social Science, University Paris 8, Saint Denis Photo credit: Shutterstock.com READ IN FRENCH A French perspective: Part 2 I love you... neither do I! On March 17, the former Health Minister Agnès Buzyn's confession in ‘Le Monde’ newspaper came as political bombshell against the government that she had warned the President and the Prime Minister Edouard Philippe as early as January of an impending health catastrophe. The former Health Minister, who replaced Benjamin Griveaux, the original candidate weaken by sex scandal, to represent the LREM in the municipal elections in Paris…
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Apr
06
2020
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What does it mean to be a ‘European’ in the present period of crisis : A Russian Perspective

What does it mean to be a ‘European’ in the present period of crisis : A Russian Perspective

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Written By : Ksenia Antropova Export Development Advisor, Saint Etienne Photo Credit: shutterstock.com I’m deeply and strongly convinced about the important role that the European Union plays in our daily intellectual life. I come from Russia, the country having the largest territorial presence in our planet, where I’d grown up under an atmosphere of Nationalism with overpowering desire of domination on the rest of the world and a blatant hostility toward the European Union. Now, after living in France and being a part of a bigger geographical community, I can myself see that my attitude has changed a lot and…
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Apr
04
2020
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Coronavirus : Health Crisis Management and Socio-political Consequences – Part 1

Coronavirus : Health Crisis Management and Socio-political Consequences – Part 1

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Written by : Fugel Khan (Student of Masters in Social Science, University Paris 8, Saint Denis) Photo credit : Shutterstock.com READ IN FRENCH A French perspective : Part 1 Before the world could assess the impact of forest fires in Brazil and Australia on the survival of humankind, the worst was not thought to have happened until the appearance of the COVID-19 virus, which finds its origin in a local market of Wuhan city in late 2019. The Chinese authority, which was rather discreet at first, officially recognized the spread of the epidemic in January 2020, and the WHO confirmed…
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Feb
12
2020
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Delhi Assembly Elections 2020 : Win of Collective Conscience over Religious Jingoism

Delhi Assembly Elections 2020 : Win of Collective Conscience over Religious Jingoism

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From director’s desk Written by : Jayanta Chakrabarty Illustration by : Suman Choudhury In the beginning of January 2014, I was in Delhi. Dhoom 3 was released in theatres a few days back and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had formed a minority government in a hung assembly with outside support of 8 legislative members of Indian National Congress, with Arvind Kejriwal as the Chief Minister. The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) was biting the dust instead of being the signal largest party with 31 elected members in an Assembly of 70 seats. It was a tumultuous political situation; it was…
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Feb
02
2020
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CAA – NRC : Struggling Economy and the Unconstitutional Dream of Creating a Hindu Nation

CAA – NRC : Struggling Economy and the Unconstitutional Dream of Creating a Hindu Nation

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Written By: Dr. Trina Biswas Department of Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA Photo Credit: shutterstock.com Let me make it clear, this time I want to be on the right side of history. Nowadays so many netizenswould argue that you cannot protest about this incident today since you did not protest about something that happened in 1450 BC, you cannot take the side of that group when you didn’t say anything while the other group was suffering. Yes, I get it, I was wrong. I chose to be silent about something that happed long before…
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Jan
02
2020
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CAA Protest Scenario in Assam : The Facts and What the Political Parties Have to Say

CAA Protest Scenario in Assam : The Facts and What the Political Parties Have to Say

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Written By: Pema Bhadra Guwahati, India Photo Credit: Pema Bhadra Case 1 One Mr Narayan, age 60 plus, charred to death while sleeping inside a hotel owned by a Bengali. The hotel, with 5 other shops were set on fire by the so-called anti-CAA agitators in Tinsukia District, Assam. By the way, his death did not find any space in the local newspapers, news channels. Case 2 An oil tanker heading to Numaligarh Refinery set on fire by six youths on three bikes. The driver of the Tanker Abdul Ali died inside the cabin. Helper Moslemuddin is fighting for his…
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