Manjima Anjana

Migrant workers are no strangers to injustice. They were vulnerable in the pre-COVID world, but the pandemic has exacerbated their vulnerabilities to the extent that if no remedial mechanisms are adopted now, grave and incorrigible wrongs…
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Recently, there were severe allegations levelled against the social media giants like Facebook and Twitter for aiding the ruling dispensation and undermining democratic values. The impact of social media in shaping the narrative was…
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Addressing the refugee crisis is a momentous task for many governments across the world. The term ‘Refugee crisis’ became a political hot potato and media buzzword, post the European migration crisis. UNHCR Global Trends reported a whopping…
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The ISIS ( Islamic State of Iraq and Syria), the jihadist group which aims to establish an Islamic State, called caliphate, across Iraq, Syria and beyond, at its apogee in 2014 had 20,000 to 32,000 militants who amassed control over…
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The pragmatic message from Robert Frost--"Good fences make good neighbours”-–strikes true in the current quagmire India has found herself in. The lack of rigid fences or rather the ambiguity regarding` where to draw the line has led to…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the hitherto vulnerable migrants and refugees into extremely precarious conditions. Migrant workers are losing their source of livelihood in addition to being more exposed to the virus owing to their…
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What is the cost of human life? On 27 May 2015, 30 migrants were shot to death by a trafficker in what is termed as 'revenge attack' in Libya. The tragedy occurred in a smuggling warehouse in Mizda, where a group of migrants were being…
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Marking a monumental moment in the history of the US relations with international organisations, President Donald Trump announced the termination of relations with World Health Organization (WHO). Trump’s announcement on May 29 2020…
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is one among the Big Six space agencies in the world. It plays an important role in space research, data collection and national security. While the government has been enjoying a monopoly…
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Time has finally put to test the much quoted paraphrase of Benjamin Franklin's Liberty vs Security argument, “Those who would trade privacy for a bit of security deserve neither privacy nor security.” While the details of global mass…
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