Today’s podcast guest is Major General G. G. Dwivedi. He retired as an Assistant Chief Integrated Defense Staff in the Indian Army in 2009 after 38 years of distinguished service. He is a professor of International Relations and has taught at a number of universities, including Aligarh University, where he was instrumental in establishing the Faculty of International Studies. He has authored/edited five books; published over 50 articles including book chapters on Geo Strategy, National Security and Leadership, and over 70 short pieces in the leading professional journals and national dailies.
In this episode, we discuss the changing winds in West Asia specifically since Trump came to power in the US, the impact of the war in Iran on Asian countries, especially India and China, and the diminishing of American influence in the region.
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Modern slavery persists through forced labor, human trafficking, sexual exploitation, forced marriage, and other forms of abuse. This is an unacceptable failure of the international community. Slavery is not merely a horror of the past—it remains a human rights crisis today.
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Today’s podcast guest is Serap Fišo, an independent researcher, freelance project expert, social activist, and storyteller. She received her Ph.D. in Political Science and Sociology from the International University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in 2023, where she examined forced migration, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and identity construction in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In this episode, we discuss how the Bosnian war and the subsequent Dayton Peace Agreement affected women’s development in Bosnia and Herzegovina, especially academic challenges faced by women, how socioeconomic issues fueled displacement and migration, and memory and history and their impact on refugees, especially women. In addition, we discuss I Want to Live, a participatory theatre initiative involving migrants from a number of countries living in Sarajevo, exploring womanhood, migration, displacement, family, and belonging.
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Serap Fišo is an independent researcher, freelance project expert, social activist, and storyteller, born and raised in Lüleburgaz, Türkiye. She comes from a Macedonian-Turkish family whose roots trace back to Štip, North Macedonia.
She received her Ph.D. in Political Science and Sociology from the International University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in 2023. Her doctoral research examined forced migration, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and identity construction in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina. From 2014 to 2023, she was engaged in higher education and academic research as a Senior Assistant in the Department of Political Science at the International University of Sarajevo.
She currently works as a freelance project expert and independent researcher. Her research interests include migration studies, women’s and gender studies, memory studies, qualitative research methodologies, participatory and community-based arts, and post-conflict peacebuilding.
Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor have not returned home, fearing for their safety after death threats and an escalating official campaign against them. Culture Minister Miki Zohar has called for revoking their citizenship, while military lawyers have considered legal action. The threat is chilling. A democracy that punishes artists for exposing alleged atrocities is not defending itself—it is silencing conscience.
#Israel #NAZA #Gaza
Ukraine President Zelensky feels betrayed by Trump's desal deal with Putin, reflecting an alarming shift in Trump’s priorities. Trump has consistently treated foreign policy as a series of business transactions rather than a carefully constructed strategy to benefit the US and its traditional alliances. Trump has all along sided with Putin; he even blamed Zelensky for starting the war, which is the height of absurdity. Trump, who bragged that he would end the war in one day after taking office, blames Zelensky for being the problem behind the continuing war while cozying up to his buddy, Putin. Zelensky must know that he cannot depend on the mercurial Trump. Ukraine's future cannot rest on the personal decisions of an untrustworthy American president whose priorities are based solely on what he perceives as in his best interests.
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Imagine facing execution simply for posting a comment on Facebook. In Saudi Arabia, 24-year-old Sri Lankan migrant worker Anojan Sivarasa was sentenced to death over a comment considered offensive to Islam. Despite deleting the post and apologizing, he faced the ultimate punishment. Although his death sentence has reportedly been overturned, the injustice of imposing it remains deeply disturbing. No religion, government, or legal system should justify taking a human life for expressing an opinion. Freedom of expression is a fundamental human right, not a privilege granted by those in power. The international community must condemn such abuses and demand accountability. Words should never be punished with death. Human dignity must always prevail.
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Imagine spending 10, 15, or even 20 years behind bars—not for committing a violent crime, but for criticizing your government, exposing corruption, or demanding basic freedoms. This is the reality facing political prisoners in Vietnam. According to Human Rights Watch, more than 160 people are imprisoned for peacefully exercising their fundamental rights. Journalists, bloggers, religious leaders, and democracy activists face intimidation, surveillance, arbitrary arrests, and lengthy prison sentences. Some have been imprisoned simply for expressing their opinions on Facebook. When peaceful criticism becomes a crime, freedom itself is under attack. The international community must not allow economic and diplomatic interests in Vietnam to overshadow fundamental human rights. Silence must never become complicity.
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Criticism are punished for confirmed lies and inciting statement s not for no reason
A U.S. federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from sanctioning two American human rights organizations for cooperating with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in investigations into alleged Israeli war crimes in Gaza. The organizations, DAWN and Taxpayer Alliance Against Genocide, challenged the sanctions as violations of their constitutional rights. The ruling raises a fundamental question: Should Americans face government punishment for supporting international investigations into alleged war crimes? The Trump administration argues that the ICC threatens American sovereignty, while human rights advocates insist that seeking international justice is protected expression. Accountability for alleged war crimes and constitutional freedoms must remain central to this debate, regardless of political alliances.
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