OP ED and Articles
OP ED and Articles
The Economics of Peace: Exploring the Interplay between Economic Stability, Conflict Resolution and Global Prosperity.
"The linkage between peace and economic stability is evident, not only as a moral imperative, but as a logical strategy with lasting implications." — Ameyavikram Pathak and Armen Baibourtian, on conflict resolution as a driver for global prosperity: [button...
Doing Well by Doing Good
Discover the Stakeholder Capitalism Matrix, a profound shift in the corporate world, where a commitment to all stakeholders – customers, employees, communities, the environment, and more – creates an equilibrium of success.
Global Warming: A Clear and Present Danger.
Studies have shown that people who receive proper education about the environment, act responsibly; however, there is a significant void in awareness of environmental issues among the general population. There is an urgent need to educate people about the...
A Silent Suffering: The Horrific Realities of Shelter Pets
#voice4thevoiceless In the land of dreams and opportunities, a different narrative exists—one that unfolds behind closed doors, away from the shining lights of hope and prosperity. It's the heart-wrenching story of shelter dogs in the United States, a tale of...
Pragmatism, STEM, and a Miserable Society: Our Educational System and Government Policies need an Overhaul.
Our educational curriculum and the government policies are in desperate need of a revamp from overemphasis on STEM to a holistic education that provides ecological understanding of the world enabling the students with the values necessary to become active and productive members of society.
A Manual to secure the Rights of Rape Survivor Families: Putting a Decade of Struggle for Nirbhaya’s Family at Rest.
By: Salwa Mansuri, Graduate Candidate, London School of Economics & Political Science, Resident Intern, Princeton Foundation for Peace & Learning Introduction & Overview Rape is no doubt the violation of an individual’s autonomy. Its aftereffects are,...
Medical Rape? Debunking Assumptions & Forging Pathways to Criminalizing Exemption 1, Section 376
By: Salwa Mansuri. Graduate Candidate at the London School of Economics. Resident Intern, Princeton Foundation for Peace & Learning. smansuri@pfplus.org Introduction Under Section 376, one of the two exemptions for rape is Exemption 1 which states: “A...
The Truth About Animal Brutality: How Do We Live With Ourselves?
By: Ameyavikram Pathak. Member, finance Committee. Princeton Foundation for Peace and Learning “Thank you for caring.” These were the words my friend said to me a few days ago after I inquired about a very young Yellow Labrador puppy (pictured here, and...
The Power of Choice
This piece discusses the change and continuity of America in regards to reproductive rights. It starts off exploring the vast amount of history that supports and/or is against parts of the reproductive rights movement, such as the practice of abortion in tribal groups, its criminalization in the 1800s to 1900s, and the landmark case of Roe v. Wade.
We Fight: #MeToo’s Global Impact.
By Siyona Bordia Every country we look at—the United States, Qatar, Venezuela, Sweden—struggles with women’s rights. Yet, some countries are more progressive than others and make constant efforts to improve women’s lives. #MeToo is a movement in the United States that...
BUILD BACK BETTER – A Call for Collective Action by Global Citizens
By: Manvi Jain. Graduate Candidate, International Social and Public Policy, the London School of Economics, UK. This paper reminisces on the lessons that the Covid-19 pandemic has taught humanity and how it has brought forth challenges we need to address to...
Public Private Partnership to improve Access to Public Education
By Ameyavikram Pathak, Member, Finance Committee, Princeton Foundation for Peace and Learning. USA The United States Federal, state, and local governments provide $764.7 billion or $15,120 per pupil to fund K-12 public education as of 2023. Among the United...
A Relationship In Crisis – Reimagining Our Relationship with Nature
We are organic creatures made up of the five elemental forces our planet consists of, the one interconnected ecosystem that keeps us alive. So what makes us think that we are superior, different or unique? While there has always been a codependence between humans and...
Beyond Boundaries and Binaries
By: Salwa Mansuri. Resident Intern, Princeton Foundation for Peace & Learning; and Graduate Candidate at the London School of Economics. Evaluating the contribution of Transnational Movements to International Relations Introduction Between the end of World War II...
Legitimacy and Practice of Humanitarian Intervention
Salwa Mansuri. Resident Intern, Princeton Foundation for Peace & Learning; and Graduate Candidate at the London School of Economics. lipson@pfplus.org Updated: Jan 30, 14 min read A Pluralist Analysis of Kuperman’s claim Evaluating the Legitimacy and Practice of...
Women’s Education: Global and American Trends
By: Lindsey Ipson, M.Ed. College Student Affairs, Rutgers University. lipson@pfplus.org Currently, in all parts of the world, girls and women struggle to attain similar levels and qualities of education as their male counterparts. This is especially true in rural...
Critical Role of Women in the Sustenance and Evolution of Global Peace and Security.
Salwa Mansuri. Resident Intern, Princeton Foundation for Peace & Learning; and Graduate Candidate at the London School of Economics. smansuri@pfplus.org Security is foundational to international relations but is often conceptualized by realist thoughts as limited...
Gender Differences and Political Participation of Women in Africa
Salwa Mansuri. Resident Intern, Princeton Foundation for Peace & Learning; and Graduate Candidate at the London School of Economics. smansuri@pfplus.org Introduction Political participation is the bedrock of any democracy (van Deth, 2016). Though political...
Gender-Related Development Interventions in Armed Conflicts: One Size Does Not Fit All.
Salwa Mansuri. Resident Intern, Princeton Foundation for Peace & Learning; and Graduate Candidate at the London School of Economics. smansuri@pfplus.org Introduction International Development focuses on “improving the lives of individuals worldwide through areas...
How does education help us in the future?
Updated: Oct 11 By Simran Cheema Education is the stepping stone to many of the opportunities around us. Opportunities to create connections, to learn about the world, growing in society and more. As a society, we undermine the value of education. Of course, everyone...
Why should we send children to school?
Updated: Oct 11, 2022 By Simran Cheema As children, most of us dreaded going to school because of the tests, the projects, the work. But, we never realized the reason why we were going to school. Well, let's find out today. When a child is at school, they don’t have...
The Effect of Women’s Rights in Roe vs. Wade Case
By Simran Cheema In 1973, we had Roe vs. Wade case. Roe was a pregnant woman, this pregnancy was the result of an her unfortunate rape. But, in Texas, they banned abortions considering them a sin and unconstitutional. Roe brought this to the court, stating she wanted...
Women Under Oppression Around the World
By Simran Cheema Over the course of the last 100 years, the overall situation of women in the society has improved significantly. However, there is still a long way to go before we could really consider it equal to men. Even today, women around the world are...
RBG: An Advocate for Women’s Rights Around the World
Ruth Bader Ginsburg has made history for women across the world. She has fought for all and created a better world for everyone. She has made so many reforms to the rights of women, same-sex marriage, healthcare and many more.. But, the most important change she has...
Race & Covid-19: The Relation
Covid infections differ by race, did you know that? People of color are more at risk of COVID than others. Research is showing the steady increase of racial minorities being affected by COVID much more compared to others. Of course, this is obvious because of the...
Women Empowerment In Our World Today
Women Empowerment, we don’t see it enough in the developing world today. We are lacking in more female leaders in male-dominated fields. Women who are changing the future and inspire the future generations of girls around the world are not many as should be there and...
“Women’s Education is the First Step Towards Women’s Empowerment” By: Trisha Gupta
When it comes down to it, education is truly the first step towards empowerment. Empowerment is defined as the power given to someone to do something and the process of controlling one’s life and claiming one’s rights; and education creates a path in achieving all of...
How the Pandemic Has Increased the Gender Inequality Gap in India
By: Trisha Gupta It is undeniable that the COVID-19 pandemic has affected every single person in the world, with the continuing threat of infection, fluctuating economy, loss of jobs leading to poverty and much more. However, women all around the world are being...
THE ETHICAL REVOLUTION: IS IT FINALLY TIME?
By: Ameyavikram Pathak, Member, Finance Committee, Princeton Foundation for Peace and Learning In a recent issue of Harvard Business Review, an article that immediately struck out to me was Building an Ethical Company, by Isaac H. Smith and Maryam Kouchaki. The...
Climate Change and Covid-19, What’s the Relationship?
By Simran Cheema Climate Change and Covid, they are two different ideas and topics in general. But, they do have a relationship. During the lockdown, we were once able to see the clear skies again. In India, Beijing, China. Our air felt clean once again, given a...
The destruction of humanity
By: Adityavikram Pathak. Disclaimer: Before you decide to read this blog, here is my disclaimer – its not for those looking for a ‘feel-good’ use of their precious time. Its for those who are open to learning the ground realities of the world and take an action. “Is...
Princeton Foundation ‘Heal the Humanity’ and Stakeholder Capitalism
By: Ameyavikram Pathak, Member, Finance Committee, Princeton Foundation for Peace and Learning. Abstract Amidst the dark hours of Covid pandemic, the world stands at the dawn of a new cosmic era, in which our life will be sustained only if we emerge wiser...
The Special, Spacious School of Hope. By Siyona Bordia
Humanity has fought hard to make progress in achieving gender equality. But all over the globe, girls still lack access to proper education. Their dreams are left unfulfilled and unattainable. Therefore, it is the Princeton Foundation’s ultimate goal to maximize the...
Women Empowerment is an Oxymoron
By: Ashutosh K Pathak, Founder, Princeton Foundation for Peace and Learning. Rig Ved, the first known scripture of Hinduism, describes Devi as “Adi Para Shakti” – The supreme Divine cosmic energy that is the essence of universe, one that creates matter, soul,...
“Championing the Public Good Across Two Great Pandemics” By : Simran Cheema
As a young individual and a high-schooler, I know the years of the pandemic have been hard. Challenging all of us both physically and mentally. And, in this article, it reflects upon the year of COVID through a medical and emotional standpoint. This article is an...
“Resilient Raut” By: Siyona Bordia
Updated: Oct 26, 2021 There are numerous inspirational stories of Indian women that persisted through misfortune and with education, matured to the people everyone strives to be. One such woman, Rukhmabai Raut, was one of the most successful women in the field of...