Dr Neelam Batra-Verma Canada’s justice system is under fire as cases involving South Asian students and Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich reveal major sentencing disparities. Critics allege political bias and double standards in the courts. In recent months, Canada’s justice system has come under intense scrutiny, with two high-profile cases highlighting what many perceive as …
Dr Neelam Batra-Verma As Canada tightens student visa caps, colleges and universities face program cuts, job losses, and falling enrolments, exposing how years of dependence on international tuition created a fragile, unsustainable education system. Canada, September 5: As Canadian colleges and universities prepare to reopen this September, a storm is quietly unfolding and for many …
Dr Neelam Batra-Verma Visa Restrictions: With tightening visa restrictions for students in the US and Canada, the dream of higher education seems elusive for South Asian students, specifically impacting Indian students who approximately make up 27-40 percent of the student population in the US and Canada respectively. Tightened US visa restrictions under President Donald Trump’s …
So, are Gen Z activists afraid of their digital shadows? Probably not. They’ve made peace with exposure. To them, authenticity is courage — and living quietly feels like surrender. Dr Neelam Batra-Verma Gen Z Rebellion: In 2020, Amy Cooper was fired from her job at Franklin Templeton after a video of her threatening to …
The long wait for justice leaves survivors battling trauma, anxiety, and depression. And when the charges are stayed or dismissed, the pain intensifies — with no verdict, no apology, and no acknowledgment of harm. In Canada, survivors of sexual assault continue to face systemic barriers that keep justice out of reach. From powerful men in …
Canada, August 27: Instances of hate attacks against South Asians in Canada, the UK, the US and Ireland are mounting and the pandemic is no longer a convenient excuse. In Peterborough, Ontario, a video went viral in August showing three young men hurling profanities and racial slurs at a Bangladeshi family. Instances of hate attacks …
Meta’s Masculinity Makeover: Is Mark Zuckerberg Turning Back the Clock on Workplace Equality? Dr Neelam Batra-Verma Masculinity in Corporate America Is corporate feminism—once a badge of honor for Meta (formerly Facebook)—coming to an end? That’s the question the world is asking after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s recent remarks on a podcast sparked controversy. Meta’s bold …
Analysis By Dr. Abhinav Pandya After the brutal murder of 28 Hindu tourists in Pahalgam in the conflict-ridden Jammu and Kashmir on 22nd April by terrorists of The Resistance Force (TRF), a proxy outfit of Pakistan-sponsored and based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the entire India is enraged and seething with anger. The initial state of shock is …