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Nandini Srivastava

What’s Up with the Rohingya Refugee Crisis?

Nandini Srivastava Mar 9, 2017

The Rohingya are an ethnic Muslim minority living primarily in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state. There are roughly one million Rohingya in Myanmar, which is a third of Rakhine’s population. The Rohingya have been largely identified as…
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Repealing Obamacare: Have They Thought it Through?

Nandini Srivastava Feb 2, 2017

Ahead of the anniversary of the Affordable Care Act on March 23rd, House Democratic Leaders held a press conference to highlight the benefits of the Affordable Care Act for America’s families and small businesses. In evaluating the…
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Is the Indian Demonetization Policy Any Good?

Nandini Srivastava Dec 12, 2016

On November 8, 2016, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that 500- and 1000- rupee notes, which make up 86% of the cash in circulation in India, are being made illegal. This decision sent the printing press into overdrive,…
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Saudi Arabia’s Re-election to the Human Rights Council

Nandini Srivastava Nov 16, 2016

On 28 October 2016, the United Nations General Assembly elected fourteen states to serve on the United Nations Human Rights Council. Saudi Arabia was able to retain its position in the council unlike Russia who narrowly lost their seat to…
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Trudeau: A One-Year Performance Analysis

Nandini Srivastava Oct 19, 2016

Justin Trudeau was chosen as the Canadian Prime Minister on October 19, 2015. He started his term on a wave of optimism and hope from Canadians. In the past year, Trudeau has basked in the adoring embrace of Canadians applauding him for…
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