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Our unpredictable and complex world: Can we understand it better?

-Yogendra Kumar   Global uncertainties are growing. There is a sense of crisis, practically, everywhere and the pace and direction of events is becoming increasingly unpredictable. Many of these developments affect adversely the functioning of global, multilateral or regional institutions. Many of these trends are occurring in India’s close proximity and are a matter of […]

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– Amb. Yogendra Kumar   Global uncertainties are growing. There is a sense of crisis, practically, everywhere and the pace and direction of events is becoming increasingly unpredictable. Many of these developments affect adversely the functioning of global, multilateral or regional institutions. Many of these trends are occurring in India’s close proximity and are a […]

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Reforming the life- line of Mumbai, A priority.

  -Niraj Dubey Instructions on a flight always say that you should put your own oxygen mask before assisting others. I believe it’s time that the Government is instructed the same because we don’t have a good basic infrastructure for our citizens and the Government is planning to provide with advanced infrastructure which is not […]

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Maximum City

-Chaitanya Kejriwal Mumbai. The financial, commercial, entertainment capital of India, the land of dreams, the city that never sleeps, the name synonymous with Bollywood. Marine Drive, Gateway of India, Victoria Terminus, Haji Ali Dargah are the landmarks one would associate Mumbai with. Also, every food enthusiast’s dreamland. The popular Mumbai local, red public transport buses […]

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Understanding the Zakir Naik controversy

-Aditi Goel   “When a robber sees a policeman, he’s terrified. So for a robber, a policeman is a terrorist. So in this context, every Muslim should be a terrorist to the robber.” These are words by Dr. Zakir Abdul Karim Naik, an Indian Islamic preacher, and founder and president of the NGO Islamic Research […]

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China’s move on JeM chief Masood Azhar’s reflecting UN’s handicap

  -Aman Baldia If you are a follower of International Affairs, a major story that would have caught your attention in the beginning of November was China blocking the bid of India and later that of US, France, and the UK to get Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar declared as a UN-designated terrorist in the United […]

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Mental Health awareness in India

-Kashvi Jaggi “Never give up on someone with a mental illness. When ‘I’ is replaced by ‘WE’, Illness becomes Wellness.” If you ever heard someone being called ‘insane’, ‘mental’, ‘crazy’, ‘delusional’, ‘depressed’, ‘schizophrenic’; you would probably shun away from the conversation or subconsciously judge the person who is at the listening end. Mental health as […]

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The City of 7 Islands: Accessible for 24 hours on all 7 days.

  -Mansi Mistry Mumbai is the capital of Maharashtra. It is the most populated city in India. Bombay is considered to be metropolitan and one of the most developed cities in the country. Also termed as the financial capital of India, it is the focal centre of commerce in terms of global financial flow, accounting […]

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Media Wizard, Ronnie Screwvala interacts with young minds at IIMUN.

“Cut your coat as per your cloth,” is the advice Mr. Screwvala has for all the young delegates. Ronnie Screwvala an eminent social entrepreneur and philanthropist, addressed the delegates at the IIMUN Championship Conference. From Swades his foundation to ways in which he would want to help the underprivileged, he answered every question intelligently. His journey as an entrepreneur […]

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Dr. Tharoor’s message to the kids!

Dr. Shashi Tharoor, an elected Member of the Parliament, former Minister of State for Human Resource Development, former Minister of State for External Affairs, former Under-Secretary-General to the United Nations and unarguably one of the best politicians in India graced the IIMUN Championship Conference. Besides being a widely published critic and columnist, Dr. Tharoor is also known for his […]