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Until the Soviet Union’s fall on December 25. 1991, India’s foreign, strategic and economic policies were predicated on what the USA and the Soviet Union did. Despite its non-aligned status, India was closer to the Soviet Union in the matters relating to trade, defence and food. Moreover, India was interested only in strengthening its strategic position vis-à-vis Pakistan in South Asia, for which it had to engage with the USA and Europe. However, things changed rapidly with the Soviet Union’s fall and the rise of China as the new global power. The strategic context in the Asia-Pacific region evolved to the extent that the competition between China and India has intensified in the fields of trade and security. Clearly, the decline of the US influence in the region is opening up a strategic gap that China intends to fill, much to the alarm of smaller South East Asian countries. Thanks to the rise of the Asian Tiger Economies (Taiwan, Singapore, South Korea and Hong Kong), the region

We as individuals think that it is better to stay away from the issues that plague society or some region of our country because we will not be able to make a difference in any case. Some pivotal affairs of the nations are neglected by us due to their disturbing or unpleasant nature. By neglecting we feel that we are not being affected by it but often the contrary is true. When we choose to be passive, we compromise with the quality of our life, by staying out of our own governance. At the core of the matter, we must understand that every voice matters and that a silenced voice is a dead one. Raising our voices and taking a stand matters, not only to others but to oneself. No matter if you make a difference on a small scale, no matter if you can’t see the change yourself, change occurs and creates a wave effect to bring about revolution. It is time that every individual participates actively in the governance of our democracy so as to do justice our constitution’s words- ‘a governme

It is the first Valentine’s Day after the demolition of Article 377. For those of you who aren’t keeping up with the Supreme Court’s business, the Supreme Court had decriminalized section 377 of the IPC and with it decriminalized consensual adult sex saying sexual orientation is natural and people have no control on it. It was a progressive step to show support to the LGBT community and also reinforce that love has no defined form, way or orientation. Many people from the LGBT community can celebrate freely and without the terror of being discovered, judged, hated or discriminated against or at least officially. The truth is that India, among many other societies, is yet to break their stereotypes about LGBT people and begin to understand or see them as a part of the human race they belong to. It is shocking to see the level of disgust of people about something they understand so little. The unawareness gives rise to blind hate and hate crimes even apart from the psychological torme