On February 15, 2025, two trains were delayed at the New Delhi Railway Station in India’s capital, while a third train, heading to Prayagraj City- where Kumbh Mela, a massive Hindu religious festival, was being held- was waiting to depart. Due to the delays, the crowd pushed against each other, causing a stampede that killed 18 people and injured many more.
Read MorePresident Donald Trump invited India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to meet with him in Washington last week.
Read MoreIndia has become an increasingly prominent actor on the world stage and specifically to the United States. Holding the highest portion of the world’s population, it has become a target for economic development and technological advances. Two major partnerships have truly forced the world to focus on India’s role in the international system- the Quad and BRICS. BRICS itself has been brought up in discussions more frequently due to its increasing impact on international economics and recent expansion this past January.
Read MoreFrom once being an exploited colony under British Colonial rule, India has transformed into a global powerhouse, now one of the world’s fastest-growing economies.
Read MoreIn October 2023, India asked Canada to withdraw all but 21 of the diplomatic representatives they had located in India. To enforce this withdrawal and reduction of staff, India threatened to remove the immunity rights of all but the 21 specified Canadian Diplomats located in India by October 20, 2023.
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The bilateral meetings between the U.S. and India over trade can potentially provide nations an alternative to China’s nation-spanning infrastructure program, which could increase tensions between nation states.
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While the war in Ukraine is incredibly important for the future of the international system and will have serious consequences based on the outcome, it is not the only important issue unfolding in the world.
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Abortion was decriminalized in India under the Medical Termination Pregnancy Act (MTPA) in 1971. According to BBC News, since 1971, the act has been amended several times as authorities aimed to combat female feticide – a practice, prevalent in India, that has skewed the gender ratio in the country.
Read MoreOn February 24, Russia made the conscious decision to invade Ukraine for yet another time since 2014. This active encroachment into non-Russian territory, which was condemned internationally, triggered the largest refugee crisis in Europe since World War II, reports Reuters. Although Europe has been heavily affected by this Russian aggression, the actions taken by those less impacted by the conflict will set the tone for how the international community reacts to similar crises in the future.
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Women from across India are protesting the hijab ban which entered effect in Karnataka, a state in the southern region of the country governed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The ban, which targets Muslim students, bars hijab-wearing women and girls from entering their respective schools. According to Al Jazeera, schools in Karnataka required women to remove their headscarves before they could be permitted to enter the building.
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