I.I.M.U.N. Blog
Language is about identity, dignity, and power in a nation where dreams in many more and speaking in dozens of languages transcends simple communication. This is most clear nowhere than in the narrative of the Dravidian movement in South India and its echo in the continuous tug-of-war on India’s linguistic policy. Originally a protest against […]
Rising in importance on the global scene in an increasingly complex international order defined by changing alliances, economic uncertainty, ecological emergency, and digital revolutions is the European Union (EU). Once mostly an economic bloc of post-war reconciliation, what is today a major force in world diplomacy, commerce, climate change leadership, digital governance, and security cooperation? […]
Globally, relations are changing in the world like waves. From geopolitical alliances to economic powerhouses, the balance of power is changing at never-seen rates. Rising economies, regional alliances, and changing ideological frames threaten the conventional wisdom controlled by Western countries. The Ascendancy of New Power Centres For much of the 20th century, the United States […]
Mumbai is a city that never sleeps or stops, be it the heavy rains in monsoon or dealing with public adversities. This city and its people have always taught the world that one can rise from the worst situations and still thrive. Mumbai, born from seven islands stitched together by the British, grew into a […]
India is a land of great aspirations and equally complicated problems. With 1.4 billion people, this nation is alive. Two-thirds of our population are under thirty-five; half of us are under twenty-five. Our future and indeed that of the world rests on whether we can help convert this demographic output into a dividend or will […]
-Aditi Goel Lebanon is not Yemen, and Saudi Arabia has no borders with the country. It all began when Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri unexpectedly resigned on Nov 4, saying in a televised speech from Saudi Arabia that he feared for his life from assassination and accused Iran and its proxy Hizbollah of […]
-Amb. Manju Seth India and Africa share historical ties and many commonalities including a colonial past. Civilisational links between the two have served as the bedrock to deepen their engagement, especially after India’s independence. Many African countries were inspired by India’s non-violent struggle for independence and began their quest to rid themselves from the yoke […]
-Abhishek Dhawan Demonetisation is the act of removing or replacing an already existing currency with a new one. In other words, this means the removal of the status of legal tender of an old currency or a part/ unit of the currency which is being demonetised. A little over a year ago, on November 8th, […]
-Aman Baldia The partition of India in 1947 remains one of the bloodiest and the most violent chapter of Indian history where communalism and the British policy of ‘divide and rule’ led India being broken down into a Hindu majority India and a Muslim majority Pakistan (Bangladesh was a part of the same). The […]
– Mayuko Yamamoto The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has conducted 15 nuclear tests since February 2017 until now, launching 22 perilous missiles. The autocratic unstable Supreme Leader of DPRK, Kim Jong Un demands to develop the technology and is now capable of bringing the most devastating catastrophe to the whole world just by […]