India – Page 3 – The Diplomatic Envoy

International human rights group Amnesty International recently announced that they are halting operations in India and laying off all staff due to the Government of India freezing the organization’s bank accounts and forcing all ongoing campaigns and research work to be paused. In their statement, the organization condemned this action, calling it the latest action in a continued “witch-hunt” of human rights organizations by the Government of India.

October 2020 International News Asia 2020

October 4, 2020October 5, 2020 Juliet Nangini

High level of COVID-19 cases in India is Pushing Children out of School and into Child Labor

As schools have shut down, India is facing an increase in child sex trafficking, child labor, and forced child marriages. To cope with the pressures of the pandemic, families have no option but to send their children to work. Children across India are working in a broad spectrum of fields such as “carpet-weaving, garment-making, domestic service, agriculture, fisheries, and mining,” Reuters says. This issue was already prominent in India and is only worsened by the pandemic.

September 2020 International News Asia 2020

September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 Christiana Mones

Series of Border Clashes Between China and India Escalate Geopolitical Tension

The Galwan River Valley of Ladakh, a region claimed by both India and China, has been facing increased tensions over the past year. After more than four decades without any bloodshed, the region was the scene for a bloody skirmish that began on June 15, 2020, according to World Politics Review. At least 20 Indian soldiers were killed by “fists, stones and nail studded bamboo,” CNN reports. The Chinese have not confirmed nor denied any casualties they undertook because of the June battle. Although talks took place over the following months to de-escalate the region, conflict broke out again. Lacking mutual trust and transparency, the talks accomplished little.

February 2020 International News Asia 2020

February 18, 2020 Maheen Khan

Indian Supreme Court Refuses to Hold Back Citizenship Amendment Bill

On December 11, 2019, the Parliament of India reviewed and passed the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), which is also known as the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

November 2019 International News 2019 Asia

November 18, 2019June 14, 2021 Joaquin Matamis

Pakistan Opens Borders to Indian Sikh Pilgrims for First Time in History

Last week, the Indian-Pakistan Kartarpur corridor finally opened for Sikh pilgrimage. The opening of the corridor, a 2.5-mile visa-free border crossing, symbolizes a rare show of bilateral cooperation between the two feuding nations.

September 2019 Opinion 2019

September 17, 2019January 22, 2021 Mariah McCloskey

One Month Since Kashmir’s Lockdown, Modi’s Hindutva Agenda seems to be Working

The Kashmir Valley woke up to complete pandemonium. Indian military troops circled the streets and there was no internet nor phone line connection.

September 2019 International News 2019 Asia

September 16, 2019September 22, 2019 Ariana Keshishian

India’s Second Moon Mission Ends in Failure

Indian’s lunar lander module, Chandrayaan-2, was intended to land on the surface of the Moon a little after midnight on September 7th, a month after it was shot into space. However, once the craft was 2 kilometers, or 1.2 miles, from the lunar surface it began to malfunction and lost contact with the Indian Space Research Organization (IRSO).

World February 2019 International News Asia

February 24, 2019 Jarrett Dang

Attacks in Disputed Kashmir Heighten Tensions Between India and Pakistan

In Kashmir, a region disputed between India and Pakistan, nine have been killed in a firefight between Indian security forces and fighters belonging to a Pakistan-based terror group.