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Educate the men and empower the women: view from the West
‘We are on the eve of general elections in India and these elections will absorb attention. But the elections will soon be over- and then? The coming year is likely...
- Author Sumita Singha
- Date April 22, 2019
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In The Press: Diaspora survey finds NRIs ‘frustrated’ at restricted voting rights
Non-resident Indians (NRIs) across the UK and Europe are overwhelmingly in favour of being able to vote through their local consulates or embassies, according to a survey conducted ahead of the General elections in India....
- Author bridgeInDiA
- Date April 11, 2019
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Cauvery water dispute: Economic, Social or Political?
“Water is our common present and future, it is the invaluable heritage of our children” In 2006, reinforcing the urgent need of judicious water usage, President of Mexico, Vincent Fox...
- Author Shreshta Sharma
- Date February 25, 2019
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Bridge India Annual Diaspora Survey
We are delighted to present our inaugural Bridge India Annual Diaspora survey. ***The survey is now closed. Email us at contact@bridgeindia.org.uk to find out about options to partner with the...
- Author bridgeInDiA
- Date February 18, 2019
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A Restrained Foreign Policy is Becoming More Popular in Washington
Donald Trump’s pull out of Syria, the Senate’s recent vote to end American support for the Saudi War in Yemen, and Tulsi Gabbard’s announcement that she may run for President...
- Author Dr Kadira Pethiyagoda
- Date February 5, 2019
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Who are the “boat people”? Where did they come from?
With tears rolling down, a Rohingya Muslim woman in her tattered cotton sari explained her plight of living as a refugee in Delhi. The capital city of India, alone hosts...
- Author Shreshta Sharma
- Date January 12, 2019
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Let’s change the way we think about the future of work in India
Almost 11 million Indians lost their jobs during 2018, a report by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) said recently. The future of work is discussed extensively in this...
- Author Catharina Hänsel
- Date January 5, 2019
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Members interviewed on NDTV
We were delighted that some of our Members were interviewed by NDTV, who called them “fine minds” and “agents of change”. Watch the entire interview below. As India gears up...
- Author bridgeInDiA
- Date December 30, 2018
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Is it really a Global Compact on Migration?
Back in 2016, 193 members of the UN General Assembly unanimously adopted a non-binding political declaration, the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, pledging to uphold the rights of...
- Author Dr A Didar Singh
- Date December 25, 2018
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