Climate justice
Lawsuits on climate inaction are increasing. Meanwhile, the codification of the concept of a rights-based approach to the environment has taken place in parallel.
OPINION
What place is there for religion in a democracy?
Looking at comparable trends overseas regarding people’s interest in religion, it becomes clear many industrialized countries have something in common — a change in their…
Is Indonesia really ready to embrace dual citizenship?
In Indonesia, it is not a matter of implementation (yet) but of intention. Is Indonesia serious about embracing dual citizenship?
Lack of good bookstores holding Philippines back
In a country strewn with shopping malls, good bookstores are few and far between. Bookstores account for a dwindling share of the monolithic megamall floor space.
Indian elections: Modi’s anti-Muslim rhetoric is raising concerns of violence
The destruction of the centuries-old Babri Masjid by Hindu zealots in 1992 and the construction of a temple in its place has set a precedent that might be followed for other…
Why would anyone want to become a teacher?
Today, rarely anybody in Bangladesh would want to become a school teacher or a college teacher. One reason might be low pay and, associatively, the rhetoric of lesser social…
Problems in press freedom and democracy
Politicians and the media should share responsibility for a situation where the influence of partisan politics restricts press freedom. The political circle should stop attacking…
End of intellectual freedom on US campuses?
The danger to freedom of speech, freedom of media, and freedom of the academic world is at our doorstep, and it is being midwifed by US lawmakers.
Western bias
The West never misses a chance to denigrate India’s rise by highlighting contrary views, especially of Indian academics positioned in American university campuses who, for some…
Something’s gotta give: Dawn
It is worth asking what the price of easing restrictions on Khan will be. Will it be possible to control the public reaction if he is allowed out in public in the near future,…