By A Representative   The advocacy group Nutrition Advocacy in Public Interest (NAPi) has raised concerns over what it describes as misleading advertising of ultra-processed food products (UPFs), particularly those high in sugar, fat and salt, calling for stricter regulations and an end to such promotions across media platforms.

By A Representative   In a significant escalation of the ongoing institutional conflict at Jawaharlal Nehru University, the JNU Students' Union (JNUSU) and the JNU Teachers' Association (JNUTA) released the "Report of the Public Inquiry against Professor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit" during a high-profile campus meeting.

By Biljana Vankovska   China’s conduct in the UN Security Council often disappoints those who expect it to openly confront what they see as an unrestrained American imperial machine. This expectation was especially evident in China’s abstentions on two key recent occasions: UNSC Resolution 2803 on Gaza, which effectively enabled Trump’s 'Peace Board' experiment and even hints at bypassing the UN, and the latest vote on Iran ( Resolution 2817 ), which produced the distorted impression that Iran is the aggressor while the US and its Gulf allies appear as victims.

By Mohd. Ziyaullah Khan*  In the platform age, influence is no longer about persuasion alone; it is about reach, engagement, and spectacle.   In March 2026, a series of unusual videos began circulating widely across social media. They depicted American President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as LEGO-style characters, placed in surreal, often disturbing wartime scenarios. Set to catchy, AI-generated music, these clips blended humour, satire, and horror—showing bombed schools, toy soldiers marching into rivers of blood, and miniature coffins draped in national flags. 

By Vijay Prashad    US President Donald Trump has increasingly become unhinged as the war on Iran has not gone as he imagined. Both the United States and Israel felt that a series of domination strikes against Iran would decapitate the leadership of the country and force the remaining mid-level leaders into surrender. The miscalculation of the Trump-Netanyahu agenda has been total: a depth of wartime leadership has emerged within Iran, the public stands united to defend their homeland, and because of Iran’s strategic use of the Strait of Hormuz , it is the United States, and not Iran, that is now suing for peace.

By Rajkumar Sinha*  Just an hour and a half before the deadline, US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire in the conflict that had been ongoing since 28 February between the United States, Israel and Iran. Iran has officially accepted the ceasefire. In a social media post, Trump stated that consensus had been reached on all contentious issues with Iran and that a final agreement could be concluded within two weeks. He also revealed that Iran had submitted a 10-point proposal, which he described as a practical basis for negotiations.

By Parineeta Dandekar  Flowing under many names—Vedic Parushni, Puranic Iravati, Greek Hydraotes—the River Ravi is arguably the most storied of the five rivers that meet the Indus. From the glacial heights of the Himalayas to the fertile plains of Punjab, its course has been shaped as much by memory and imagination as by geography. “Heth vage Ravi dariya”—“below flows the River Ravi”—is a refrain that echoes across Punjabi songs and poetry. Yet the river’s cultural landscape today is fractured. On the banks of the Ranjit Sagar Dam, poet-activist Manbhavan Singh Kahlon reflects that while Punjabis have long written poetry about their rivers, much of Ravi’s poetic legacy now lies in Pakistan. Across the border, the sentiment is reversed: many believe the river’s waters have been left behind in India.

By Hans Harelimana Hirwa, Mansee Bal Bhargava  Second only to Africa, Asia is experiencing the fastest urban growth in the world. The continent is home to 60% of the world’s megacities – including Jakarta, Dhaka, Beijing, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, to name a few. As the level of urbanization is already high in the major hubs, most urban growth is unfolding in the periphery of the urban administration, which is also in the periphery of the rural areas, called the peri-urban areas . 

By A Representative   On the occasion of World Health Day , Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (JSA) India organised a nationwide campaign on occupational and environmental health from April 1 to 7, 2026, bringing together workers, community members, public health experts and activists across the country to highlight concerns related to workers’ health, environmental degradation and policy gaps. A parallel signature campaign saw participation from 1,751 individuals across 26 states and five union territories, and the organisation said it would submit a letter to the President and the Prime Minister consolidating the campaign’s findings.