Redirecting Multilateralism: Will India Seize the Opportunity? Published: 15 January 2020 Analysis India is a rising power, a necessary player when it comes to regional and international security, global trade, as well as climate action. There has been some change in its approach and strategy in these policy fields, whenever multilateral efforts benefit national interests. By Karthik Nachiappan
"We will give blood, but not our land" - The Citizenship Amendment Act protests in the context of Northeast India Published: 21 December 2019 Background India’s Northeast, a land of volatile identities having an uneasy experience with migration, is held together by a fragile consensus forged in the larger interest of peace and co-existence. The seams of these fault-lines pass by people’s lived realities, always at the risk of being burst open with an act of insensitivity. The enactment of the CAA is considered by many as one such act. By Kaustubh Deka
CEDAW and India: Inscribing rights of gender and sexual minorities Published: 10 December 2019 Analysis Though the instrument is flawed and limited, there is merit in engaging with CEDAW to highlight the issues of members of the LGBTIAQ+ communities in India. By Shubha Chacko
Dr. Prasanna Gettu Published: 9 December 2019 Short Biography Dr. Prasanna Gettu receives the Anne-Klein-Frauenpreis 2020 for her commitment.
Anne Klein Women’s Award 2020 goes to Prasanna Gettu Published: 9 December 2019 Press release The 2020 Anne Klein Women’s Award goes to Prasanna Gettu, a human and women‛s rights activist from Chennai, India.
Section 377 is scrapped! Sexual Minorities become full citizens of India Published: 5 October 2018 Shubha Chacko is a prominent LGBTQ activist from India. On the occasion of the landmark Supreme Court judgment decriminalizing a portion of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, she writes on the long fight against section 377, the challenges ahead and what it means for the society at large. By Shubha Chacko
Aadhaar: the Indian biometric ID system has potential but presents many concerns Published: 14 February 2018 The Indian national identity system, Aadhaar, was set up to empower disadvantaged groups and enable digital innovation. However, it has sparked protests. By Sushil Kambampati
Introduction Published: 14 February 2018 Over the last years, Asia has undergone an impressive digital transformation. Large parts of the continent have turned from the world’s factory into a creative industry. Digitalization has become a driving force of social and economic change. This certainly means more opportunities for innovation and growth for many countries. However, on the flipside, if new technologies are in the wrong hands they can also be used as a mean to abuse power. By Fabian Heppe
Natural resource struggles: Shrinking spaces for civil society Published: 8 December 2017 Study Governments and corporations are driving the demand for water, land and organic resources of all kinds as never before. Citizens are fighting for their rights and working to preserve their livelihoods. Our study "Tricky Business" shows how the mechanisms of expropriation work. [external_media:soundcloud.com/boellstiftung/tricky-business-bollfocus]
"It became my mission to locate women's voices" Published: 24 August 2017 Interview Urvashi Butalia is one of India’s foremost feminists. On the occasion of her receiving Germany’s Goethe Medal on August 28, 2017 in Weimar, we have talked to her about her work as a publisher, feminism, writing and politics in India. By Axel Harneit-Sievers
