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NOA Episode 1.1 Coronavirus and Racism
I think the interesting thing about us being Asians is that we are minority but not in the same sense as other people. There is a term they use to describe this, which is ‘model minority’. So we are the minority, but we are not too different.
Citizen Amendment Act in India: A Democratically-sanctioned genocide underway?
A Hindu university standing against police brutality in a Muslim university is a true reflection of what Indian society was always meant to be - compassionate and tolerant. A land with abundant Islamic influence, which gave birth to four major world religions, cannot afford to be anything but secular.
Coronavirus in India: An Illusion of Control?
Panic-shoppers and widespread fear: effect of Covid-19 on the economy and public sentiment in HK
The UK is not the only panic shopper in this pandemic. When commenting on the panic buying in Hong Kong, one of the places where COVID-19 first hit, a Bloomberg article described the financial hub as showing symptoms of a ‘failed state’.
International Women’s Day 2020: ‘I Am Generation Equality’
Every year we celebrate International Women’s Day on the 8th March. In partnership with this year’s theme of “I am Generation Equality: Realising Women’s Rights”, the UN Women agency has taken the lead in launching their own campaign, #GenerationEquality; advocating a multi-generational approach in tackling the concerns of gender-equality in the current generation.
Khojaly Remembrance Day: NEVER FORGET KHOJALY!
The night of 25th February 1992, the city of Khojaly in Azerbaijan witnessed brutal bloodshed as a total of 613 Azeris lost their lives. In addition to those killed, a total of 150 went missing, 487 were injured and 155 children were left orphans.
Why are Japan and South Korea Fighting? The East Asian spat that will never seem to go away.
Behind the economic front of the Japanese-South Korean trade war lies the deep historical and political disagreements that have fuelled this conflict.
Huawei and 5G: China's Competition to the Top
The competition for 5G infrastructure between countries is a competition that intersects a variety of sectors and industries: technology, economy and even politics.
Coronavirus: Here's What We Know So Far
Since its outbreak in December 2019, the Novel Coronavirus has infected 37 558 people globally, causing 813 deaths in total as of 10 February 2020. Whilst the epidemic has been primarily confined to the Asia region, the degree of spread and increasing number of identified cases in regions outside of China has deemed its declaration as a global health emergency by the World Health Organisation as a necessity.
Hindutva Nationalism: A Threat to Indian Democracy
Hindu nationalist marches mirrors greatly the style of the 1930s demonstrations in Germany in its clashes with centre-left wing protestors primarily consisting of university students.