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Human Rights and America’s Immigration Politics - Part 1

The concern of Human Rights during PM Modi’s US visit The Indian Prime Minister, Sri Narendra Modi’s visit to the US was much discussed for its significance of being his maiden three-day state visit, with at least three meetings with the US...

July 20 , 2023
Human Rights and the Uses of History: Expanded Second Edition | Author-Samuel Moyn, Verso; Reprint edition, 2017, 208 pp, London: ISBN-13:978-1781689004, Price-₹ 940 (paperback)

When the history of human rights is written, there is a general tendency in scholarship to teleologically derive the concept from antiquity to the enlightenment period and its matured form today (for instance, Lynn Hunt, 2007). In such a framework...

July 4 , 2023
Neighborhood News Digest – 3 July 2023

Afghanistan Afghanistan least peaceful country in the world, says IEP; Taliban calls report "unjust" – The Economic Times The Taliban has criticized the Institute for Economics and Peace's 'Global Peace Index 2022' findings, which ranked...

July 3 , 2023
Neighbourhood News Digest – 19 May 2023

Afghanistan Children bearing the brunt of Afghanistan crisis: UNICEF - UN This year, some 2.3 million Afghan boys and girls are expected to face acute malnutrition. Of this number, 875,000 will need treatment for severe acute malnutrition, a life-...

May 19 , 2023
Myanmar Round Up: April 2023

The country suffered increased attacks from the military and resistance forces leading to casualties and displacements. According to a United Nations report, Myanmar’s military doubled the use of airstrikes in 2022 compared to 2021. The resistance...

May 18 , 2023
Neighborhood News Digest – 20 April 2023

Afghanistan US watchdog ‘cannot assure’ Afghanistan aid not going to Taliban - Aljazeera The head of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has decried a lack of transparency from United States agencies that he said has...

April 20 , 2023
Neighborhood News Digest – 24 March 2023

Afghanistan US working to help dozens of Americans 'secure their freedom,' leave Afghanistan: Blinken – Wion Standing firm against recognising Afghan rulers Taliban, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday said that Washington...

March 24 , 2023
Neighborhood News Digest – 23 March 2023

Afghanistan US review of Afghanistan withdrawal to be released in April – Devdiscourse In the aftermath, President Joe Biden directed that a broad review examine every aspect of this from top to bottom. It was originally set to be released at the...

March 23 , 2023
The Decline and Reclamation of the Discourse on Duties

Introduction: The Conflict between Rights and Duties Unlike the language of rights that have received great momentum in the contemporary world, the language of duty is seemingly less popular. The notion where rights are met through the fulfillment...

March 22 , 2023
Neighborhood News Digest – 14 March 2023

Afghanistan SAARC Secretary General Position not awarded to Afghanistan – The Print It was Afghanistan’s turn to suggest a candidate for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation’s (SAARC) Secretary General Position. The seat has,...

March 14 , 2023
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