A call for urgent action to fund education
As the former European Commissioner for International Partnerships, I have witnessed firsthand both the transformative power of education and the devastating consequences when it...
Our Bodies, Not Your Policy: Virginity Testing as a Human Rights Violation in Indonesia
In Indonesia, it is still common for women to be seen as second-class citizens in society and it addresses a patriarchal system in many...
Climate Unity: How BRICS Is Shaping Global Climate Governance
In an era of escalating climate challenges and changing geopolitical landscapes, emerging economies have been playing a critical role in global climate governance. Among...
India’s Climate Pathway: NDCs, Green Economy, and Global Leadership
Authors: Mudita Chaturvedi and Divya Malhotra*
India’s NDCs and Climate Diplomacy: India’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), submitted in August 2022, underscore its dual commitment to...
Correcting a silent injustice: ensuring every birth and death is recorded and every life is counted
Ten years ago, countries across Asia and the Pacific united to correct a silent injustice: millions of people were being born and dying without...
An Introduction To Identity In The South African Context
Today, we as individuals are continually engaged in evolution, involving ourselves in relationships and cannot exist in isolation from the world, from modern society,...
The Spoiled Identity
The drug addict has a wounded brain. There has been some or partial damage and injury to the brain, henceforth brain damage occurs. There...
Ocean Summit, Small Island and Archipelagic nations revisiting the spirit of Belgrade of 1961
Between honour and necessity is to address the 2025 Ocean Congress in Nice. It comes at brewing times of fragilities and re-alignments (when the...
Bastardization of Art: AI Colonialism in a Form of Ghiblification
Recently, in late March 2025, social media platforms are being bombarded with tons of animated pictures that are created with OpenAI's image generator, powered...
Militant Democracy: When Democracies Defend Themselves
In the minds of liberals, democracy is a society that is open, tolerant, and diverse. However, history demonstrates that the most tolerant regimes occasionally...