Afghanistan: Peace or Greater Turmoil?
On 29th February 2020, the USA and Taliban signed an ‘Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan’ in Doha after eighteen months of negotiations. The deal provides for withdrawal of all foreign forces from Afghanistan within 14 months, subject to the Taliban acting on their commitment to not allow the use of Afghan soil to threaten […]
The Woman Speaks Series
The Ananta Centre organized a series of dialogues on “Women and Gender Issues – Highlighting areas of concern to women” – on a platform developed by women, for women and dedicated to women. These dialogues focused on developing strategies for increasing women’s access to opportunities, resources, public spaces, power and control over their lives – at […]
The India-Japan Forum
The inaugural edition of The India Japan Forum convened by Ananta Centre in partnership with the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India was held virtually on 20th July 2021. The Forum was co-chaired by Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Foreign Secretary, Government of India and N.K. Singh, Chairman, 15th Finance Commission, Government of India and Trustee, […]
The Levelling: Moving towards an Ungendered World
A strong society is one that stands firmly on a level ground. Such a ground is difficult to build especially when it involves uprooting deeply-embedded gender disparities. Over the years, many women have overcome tremendous odds to hack away at patriarchal structures and contribute to the flattening but, the ground is still vast and jagged. […]