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THE PRESSPECTIVE
A Sidelined, Downtrodden Perspective
Ishita Chibb Sharma, a journalist of Iwacu, takes her responsibility way too literally
The prime responsibility of a journalist, many argue, is to represent the
suppressed. Iwacu especially holds this responsibility with the utmost
courage, painting the picture of political underdogs. This picture,
however, is of no ordinary perspective. As a true journalist, an eye must
be borrowed from the minorities - the sidelined - whose needs are
unaccounted for and interests are ignored. The other eye must be that of
the victims – the downtrodden – their tumult, their pain and their
exploitation. Painting this picture, the journalist fittingly reports
the proceedings of the African Union from her far away, isolated, book-
nook corner as she sits on a preschooler’s chair.
This literal, unanalytical interpretation of her responsibility is what the
boring journalist believes is ‘exactly what would be expected’, unaware
of the truth.
As the journalist looks up to the delegates (once again, simply literally)
she can see plentiful knowledge, through research, and excellent
content – because she is sitting in the magazine section. As the
journalist cocks her entire upper body sideways, partially avoiding the
numerous columns of books blocking her line of sight, and then looks
up to the delegates, she sees delegates with their back turned to
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herself (the journalist speculates, not simply literally) as they speak
animatedly on the humanitarian crisis in Burundi.
The journalist marvelled at how close the delegates seem, despite her
cornered and distant positioning. Then, she realized that screaming into
a loud microphone does tend to give that illusion.
“This is not the corner office I expected”, says the journalist,
awkwardly typing crouched on her baby chair, secretly wishing that
it was ‘one of those infant high-chairs in restaurants’ since ‘at least
that would partially mitigate the back-ache’, and she could really use
one of those attached tables. The logistics members are (purely
comically) requested to take note of these profound revelations and are
called upon to uplift the downtrodden and sidelined by taking
appropriate measures.
Kudrat: OHCHR
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I Wonder
Aryan Yadav of The Yemen Post writes from the perspective of a Yemeni woman

The following poem was submitted by a Yemeni woman who I never had a choice.
wishes to remain anonymous for obvious reasons. Married at 15 and pregnant at 17
Our elders smiled at this unpleasant scene
Every morning I wonder why
Then told me to believe in Allah
There are guns stored under our mattress
Never having read the Quran themselves
And my son is attracted to this madness,
A false dissection.
Determined to shoot people instead of a freethrow
A false projection of a false god.
And chase after evil instead of learning how to tie a bow
A false salute and nod.
I wonder why.
I wonder why.

Every morning I wonder why hundreds are murdered daily

Every night I wonder if these burning skies are just a sign of the
And no one objects
times
But if you speak out for yourself,
The murdering of millions and that’s fine
They’re ready to slice off your head.
So primitive are these creatures without spines
Running from disaster, can’t get away
A fight without reason, the forsaken word of treason
Living in fear my daughter will get raped today
The end is coming it is just a matter of time
I wonder why.
But we don’t have a voice
They pillage and they plunder
Every night I wonder if I doomed my children
As our children cower in the face of thunder
By bringing them into this World
I wonder why.
But then I remember
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Confractio
Sahana Rudra of the Arab News sheds light on the proceedings of session in the
Yemeni Conference
Ministers of the Cabinet were in disarray when they were confronted by
yet another crisis that involved the Houthi rebel forces. They surrounded
many official buildings and this was a major security breach.
The Ministers were clearly flustered, as they did not know how to react.
Many suggestions were offered yet, only a few were viable.
The situation at hand is incredibly tricky and one has to be extremely
careful when it comes to handling such a situation, as every step counts.
It seems as though a domestic crisis will occur soon. The idea of it seems
inevitable; with the ministers occupied, chances are that borders of any
kind have the chance to be compromised. A crisis of this nature could be
potentially devastating to the nation of Yemen.
This can further be clarified by the fact that heavy firing ensued at the
Yemeni port city, Hodeidah. Furthermore, the rebels forced a large
number of migrants coming from the Horn of Africa region to join their
camps which violated several international humanitarian laws. The
Houthis have recently also been found transferring their heavy weaponry
to inhabited areas, plausibly to avoid being targeted by the Arab coalition.
Unfortunately, the ministers have no comment to offer.
boat was located right off Oman’s border and was filled with weapons.
Ministers offered multiple solutions, though none were put into action.
These solutions involved;shifting focus to government policies, frisking at
borders to intercept weaponry, and using Omani information to determine
the nature of the aforementioned vessels.
However, the plight of the Yemenis did not end there. A Yemeni
oil tanker was sunk in the Red Sea, which has cost the government $50
million. It should be noted that a Turkish flagged ship was sunk as well.
Due to the nature of the attack, there is reason to believe the
perpetrators were Houthis. Inflation is also incredibly high at the
moment, and Yemen’s economy is crumbling. As a result of what
can only be described as negligence, hospitals in Asda Sirwa and
Maribe were bombed. Due to this, the agricultural industry-a primary
industry of Yemen, was severely affected. Accordingly, oil production
collapsed by 70%.
Under these circumstances, major civil unrest has been unraveling which
has gained momentum due to a social media campaign.With all of
these new developments, one must question the future of Yemen, if
there is future for the nation at all.

Later, the remains of ballistic missiles, namely Qian1 and Shahab3 were
discovered in Houthi territory. The names are of relevance, as these are
known to have been made by Iran. In addition to this, an Iranian insignia
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The Happiest Man on the Planet

Ananya Acharya of The Indian Express writes about the morbid consequences of a nuclear war
There was once a man who one day, felt his skin scorching. He looked bright future crumbled. No proof of the existence of humanity, or the
around, slowly regaining his senses, and enduring excruciating pain. His wondrous things it had cultivated, remained.
desiccated lungs let out a piercing cry which succumbed into nothing,
halfway through. The happiest man on the planet, at this point, wanted nothing more than
his own death.
He lay upon the ground; a land where plants and flowers burned into
ashes that reminded him of his son’s corpse, that lay in the distance.
Incinerated and deformed, it lay under particles of transparent crystalline
icicles. Yet again, he was in pain at the realisation of it all.

In times past, this man was once a celebrated entity, world leader,the
maker of decisions.
“A nuclear war!” he exclaimed, “to conquer every state, to attain all
powers and to make me the happiest man on the planet!”

The leader, now surrounded by the skeletal remains of both the living and
non-living, the people and the structures they had built, institutions and
education, felt powerless. The only subjects he could rule over were now
the grotesque, deformed corpses, drenched under the waves of their
existences, that engulfed them.
Abhaiveer

What was thought of as a key to the achievement of a world, built on

prowess and unlimited strength, had actually ended in nations that did not
have any entities or citizens left whatsoever. Under the dark ashen
atmosphere that provided no room for sunlight, the leader’s hope of a
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Know-Defense
Ananya Oberoi of Dainik Jagran sheds light on the intricacies of the Rafale deal
India is perhaps one of the most geographically and culturally diverse Amit Shah stated that opposition accuses the ruling party of corruption
nations in the world. Moreover, it has an area of over three million square but what they fail to realize is that the new aircrafts have been modified.
kilometres. It is thus the responsibility of the Indian government to The aircrafts have a range that is 1.5 times higher than the Sukhoi-30
safeguard the Indian borders with utmost sincerity. aircrafts that India currently poses. Rafale's mortal capacity is 780-1055
km, while its firepower is 400-550 km. The Rafale is thus an extremely
The Rafale fighter jet will enhance the military abilities of India and allow
advanced aircraft and while the opposition may be immersed in politics,
our air force to efficiently watch over the skies of our country. The
they should not disregard national defense.
mere aircraft is not of much significance, it is the technology it comes
equipped with that makes it so vital for our military. The deal that
the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government wanted to finalize
included just the unmodified carrier-jet. The deal that has been secured
by the Modi government involves 36 fully completed and armed ready to
fly aircrafts. It is thus understandable that more advanced technology has
a higher cost However, the opposition has repeatedly criticized the actions
of the ruling party regarding the Rafale deal.

The opposition has asked the government to release confidential

information regarding the nation’s defense in the hopes of getting an
opportunity to defame the ruling party. Attempts to secure votes in the
elections is an important aspect of election campaigning, but at what cost?
Such blatant questioning of the government’s defense policies projects an
image of national disunity. Mayawati, a prominent political leader, called
the current deal a product of the ‘wrath of an international leader’ during
the proceedings of the All India Political Parties meet. Guneet: AIPPM
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Acceptance: Islamophobia
Aditi Bagga of the Syrian Arab News Agency highlights the unfair treatment
of believers of Islam
All around the world, Muslims are treated as subhuman. The concept of Millions of people in the world are habitually putting Muslims
treating members of the Islamic religion unfairly or in a derogatory down, solely due to their religious identity. Countries which identify as
manner due to their religious identity is known as ‘Islamophobia.’ While secular, as well as those which don’t, lack sympathy for members of this
most countries indulge in this practice, one of the most prominent religion. Needless to say, this impacts all communities, not only
countries is the United States of America. Many instances can be cited physically but in many ways. Much like the effect that the Nazi ideology
where the US has indulged in treating Muslims as inferior citizens and has had on the Jews, this suppression is changing the Muslims’ view of
created a sense of disunity between the religions. themselves. Due to its repetitiveness, the Islamic communities slowly
After the April of 1995, many innocent individuals of the Middle Eastern start to construct and believe small truths from false evidence and
descent and many mixed race Muslims were victimized by due to the rage accusations against them, and these truths act as weapons of torture for
against ‘Muslim Terrorists’. This showcases the stereotype of the Islamic their minds. Islamophobia is a cleverly devised method of torture,
religion and how people are held captive by their small-mindedness and which aims to strike every single chink in the armour called 'Islam'.
their ability to generalize over 22% of the world’s population. In the past
three days, more than 200 hate crimes have been committed against the
Arab-Americans and American Muslims.

The United States stretched our patience past its boundaries over the
course of three days. From the 11th of September, 2001 and onwards, the
hate crimes against Muslims quadrupled. In the years ranging from 2000
to 2001, more than 1500 crimes occurred. Multiple men were assassinated
and accused of being terrorists; they were killed due to an American’s
patriotic spirit for their own terrorist country. Several more incidents are
relevant examples of the United States’ hostility towards Muslims and
their claims of being a secular state.

Gayatri: African Union

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The Japanese’s Impeccable Sense of Time

Anant Narayan of Xinhua writes a satire ‘The future is now; the past never was’
Japan has always been a forward-looking, futuristic nation, as is
evidenced by its continuous pursuit of economic development. As a
matter of fact, such is the commitment of the Japanese to the future, that
all memory of their past seems to have been wiped clean from their
minds. This seems ever so slightly convenient, considering the nature of
their imperialistic past. With strategic land acquisitions and wealth in their
pockets, they have deftly managed to advance their economy garnered
from the woefully mismanaged treasury of the Qing dynasty. Perhaps it is
better this way, for at least it has been utilized to enlarge the economic
potential of some nation, if regrettably not China, rather than to enlarge
Mehar: POLITBURO
the already bulging pockets of Qing court officials and royalty.

Japan has indeed signed treaties with China afterward, but never made a
direct apology for the violence. Dozens of treaties, pacts, deals and Joint
Communiques (and whatever other synonyms they can think up for
‘agreement’) may be signed, but without an apology to show that they at
least acknowledge the horrors of the past, they cannot expect us to be
satisfied. We want a glass of lemonade from Japan; they may drown us in
boatloads of water but without the lemon we cannot be content.

In summation, our newfound diplomatic friend Japan has a bad long-term

memory, and it is our duty as good friends to gently remind them of their
past, even if they aren’t particularly willing to recall it.

Manjas: OIC
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MUN Coordinators Aryan Yadav

Manisha Choudhury Mrittika Maitra
Roopa Middha Ananya Acharya
Jaya Mathur Ashutosh Mukherjee
Tanisha Mehrotra
Teachers-in-Charge Sehar Chowdhry
Supriya Bagga Ananya Oberoi
Anjana Sharan Sahana Rudra
Anant Narayan
Editor-in-Chief Aditi Bagga
Aamiya Dhillon
Cartoonists
Editor Kudrat Bains
Paavani Ojha Mehar Dhillon
Manjas Singh
Additonal Editors Anvi Chadda
Arjun Kochhar Nikita Kapoor
Anmol Maini Guneet Singh
Ishani Khemka Piyu Upadhaya
Amartaya Chakraborty
Head of Cartoonists Abhaiveer Singh Tuli
Anjali Choudhary Gayatri

Additional Head of Cartoonists Photographers

Shreyas Menon Arnav Sharma
Tishya Doraiswamy
Kabir Kidwai
Newspaper Design By
Antara Das
Jayani Tripathi
Shrey Wadhawan
Ankita Agrawal
Head of Photography
Vidhu Kota Pranav Jalan
Sehar Batra Urja Sharma
Parth Chowdhary
Aamani Raj
Additional Head of Photography
Amritaansh Srivastava
Rushil Batra
Ketaki Tyagi
Srijan Tripathi
Mahidhar Rao
Journalists
Ishita Chibb Sharma
Mahika Govil
Rhea Kochhar Isha Kanudia
Meyha Bishnoi Nanaki Randhawa
Aishani Mohan
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