Shikha Vasishta is a Doctoral Research Scholar in Political Science at Bennett University, India, and an alumna of the University of Delhi. Her research explores reproductive rights through feminist legal theory, human rights discourse, and postcolonial political thought, with a particular focus on the Global South. She has published widely in peer-reviewed journals and presented her work at international academic forums including SOAS–University of London, Keio University, and the University of Hawai‘i. Her scholarship bridges theory and practice, centering the lived experiences of structurally marginalised communities in questions of reproductive autonomy, law, and justice.
Sri Lanka’s September 22, 2026 Easter Sunday judgment marks a decisive legal reckoning with one of the country’s deadliest terrorist attacks, convicting 15 of 24 defendants after an extensive examination of thousands
The 22 September 2026 Trial-at-Bar judgment provides a detailed account of the alleged network behind Sri Lanka’s 2019 Easter Sunday attacks, tracing the prosecution’s case from ideological indoctrination and recruitment to weapons, explosives, logistical support and the coordinated suicide bombings
Sri Lanka has every right to speak forcefully on Palestine and international justice. But moral authority abroad cannot substitute for diplomatic precision at home.
The Pathfinder Foundation and the China Center for South Asian Studies (CCSAS) at Sichuan University launched the Colombo Maritime Dialogue 2026 Report at a
Across the globe, discussions of population growth and decline are evolving quickly. East Asian and European countries are struggling with declining birth rates, while others, mostly in Africa and South Asia, still
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