The Wire UN's green award for Modi comes despite criticism of environmental record Asked about the contradictory actions of UN agencies, staffers say UN bodies may not necessarily coordinate and in some cases even be aware of each other’s work.
The Wire Brookings demystified: Overlapping networks and the business of influencing policy Published in The Wire. 3 January 2018 In 2016, India had 280 think tanks, the fourth largest after the US, China and the UK. The number of Indian think tanks
The Wire Carnegie Endowment in India: Promoting US leadership with Indian corporate wealth The influential think tank, whose goal is to safeguard 'American interests' globally, is also seen by Indian businesses with strong US partnerships as a way of lobbying the Indian government
The Wire India, Israel and Palestine: A triangle that does not sum up As Palestine observes its 50th year of Israeli occupation, hard strategic and military calculations define India’s national interest and colour its ties with Israel and Palestine.
The Wire 'Resisting codification of Muslim personal law is denial of Muslim women's constitutional rights Activist Zakia Soman on recent comments by Justice B. Kemal Pasha, the patriarchal stranglehold on Islam and the need to codify Muslim personal law.
The Wire How the UN Cast out Caste, Leaving Dalits Behind The Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the international community promise to ‘leave no one behind’ but by omitting any mention of caste, they have cast aside the dalits
The Wire Scholars, activists decry 'collective onslaught on reason' The collective assault on and silencing of rational voices
The Wire Informal workers organisations wary of new labour reforms Informal workers need pension, provident fund, revised minimum daily and monthly wages
The Wire In Riot-Hit Muzaffarnagar, a Beacon for Female Victims of Violence Women are among the worst hit in rioting. Protecting their rights is Astitva’s mission.
