Chinese aid flowing to Africa in the form of development and business deals has a controversial edge, writes Swapnil Mishra, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent from India, currently studying in the United States. In the year 2010, China’s foreign minister of that time paid a visit to a small village called Yoni, the birth region of …
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5 Reforms for the Muslim world beginning this Ramadan
March 10th, 2024by Monica Islam As the month of Ramadan begins, there is a renewed vigor in the Muslim community wor …
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Read morePioneering Gender Equality – Enhancing Women’s Participation in the Indian Labour Market
March 7th, 2024by Ainesh Dey The Indian labour market reflects persistent disparities inclusive of occupational seg …
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Read moreInclusive and Participatory Urban Economies: The Indian Context
February 23rd, 2024by Ainesh Dey INTRODUCTION The prospect of nuanced civic engagement in democratic processes, p …
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Read moreA refugee crisis provides a hot topic for discussion, with viewpoints across the spectrum of the argument. Shiboni D’Souza, 23, a Correspondent from Bangalore in India, argues that a refugee crisis is a test of a host nation’s character. The manner in which we treat the weakest amongst us is ultimately the basis on which we as …
Time changes, and the meaning of the words changes with time, writes Mridul Upadhyay, 26, a Commonwealth Correspondent from New Delhi in India, as he explores the meaning of Dharma. ‘Dharma’ is an Indian/Hindi word, which is now usually translated as ‘religion’ in the Indian subcontinent, but the word has lost its pure meaning. There is …
Among the talk about girls and women, gender equality and reduced inequality, Amit Jain, 26, a Correspondent from Pune, India argues there is one area where women are most harmed, yet few people are working toward innovative solutions. What I’m talking about here is the grave issue of the life of widows. Absent in statistics, unnoticed by …
Urbanisation is often cited as a parameter of how well-developed a city is, writes Monica Islam, 26, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Dhaka in Bangladesh. But urban growth can mean new problems and the need to find creative solutions. Urban planning and regeneration are increasingly being sought as solutions to haphazard urban growth. Urban planning has …
Nature has benefited humans in myriad ways, writes Faisal Saleh Yaqub, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Lahore in Pakistan, and can serve as a model for solving today’s problems. The invention of the airplane was inspired by nature. The Wright brothers were able to solve the problems in its design by keenly observing flying birds. Similarly, …
Mid-century notions of robots and technology were amusing, writes Ratika Singh, 25, a Correspondent from Bhopal in India, but the evolution of artificial intelligence must consider human and natural priorities. A world of robots and advanced technical machines, also known as artificial intelligence, accompanying human beings was good when it was limited to cartoons and …
A boycott and diplomatic freeze is adding to complications in the Middle East, writes Swapnil Mishra, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent from India, currently studying in the United States. He predicts the impact will be far-reaching. In June 2017, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt decided to cut diplomatic ties and shut their …
Even as education rates rise, some students are being left behind. Santhiya Ramadas, 27, a Correspondent from Malaysia, describes a unique organisation that gives vulnerable youth a path to skills and a livelihood. You give a poor man a fish and you feed him for a day; you teach him to fish and you give …
A simple gift of hospitality prompted Mridul Upadhyay, 26, a Commonwealth Correspondent from New Delhi in India, to consider how small minorities are affected by the pressures of global demand and development. What was the best thing offered to you to eat, as a gesture of hospitality, when you visited someone’s home? For me it …