Rising Intolerance in India: Protecting Secularism, Pluralism and Democracy Arnavi Mehta Nov 18, 2015 For a country lauded for its tolerance over a wide variety of religious beliefs and practices, India is seeing…
Slavery in the 21st Century: A Call to Action Mai Rosner Oct 31, 2015 Having gone to Nepal this summer to research human trafficking of young women and girls, I found that like any…
Behind Indian Soft Power Jenny Deng Apr 7, 2015 In less than three months, the resolution for an “International Day of Yoga” on June 21, spearheaded by India’s…
India’s Daughters Mai Rosner Mar 15, 2015 With the recent release of Leslee Udwin’s documentary India’s Daughter, which investigates the 2012 brutal gang…
Moving forward… and back again: India’s slow progress towards gay… Alix Vadot Feb 18, 2015 While the fight for legalization of same-sex marriage continues in most of the United States and other nations,…
Rethinking Humanitarian Interventionism Cem Ertekin Dec 2, 2014 If a single phrase was chosen to describe the past decade, it would be ‘humanitarian intervention.’ Military…
BRICS, Russia and Ukraine: Geopolitics, Solidarity, Quiet Diplomacy, and… Tshweu Moleme Oct 9, 2014 The 'BRICS', referring to the nations of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, is a cooperative group…
Weekly Roundup: February 7 Alex Langer Feb 7, 2014 The beginning of a new month, and international politics never stop moving. MIR, as always, is on top of it.…
Three Brothers: The Pakistan-Afghanistan-India Rivalry Nicholas LePage Feb 3, 2014 Pakistani-Afghan relations are a “complex and complicated nexus” that have produced seemingly self-defeating…
Transnationalism, Sovereignty and the Problems of Human Rights Enforcement Richad Hirani Jan 21, 2014 Although international, regional, and domestic actors have spearheaded a large role in the pursuit of legitimate…