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Deepa Raghavan

Journalist | Policy Researcher | Storyteller | Creator

Writing on global affairs, conflict, governance, and society.

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Published Work at BreatheBlue Foundation

Amazon Fires to LA Fires While the world is sinking into fire and land is demolishing, we will talk about influencers getting arrested. Funny, isn't it? Trust me, it is not. This line signifies two things: the atrocious behavior of nature on our environment and the irresponsible behavior of our people. If you go to 10 people asking them about what happened in the Amazon and Los Angeles, at least 5 of them will not have a single clue. This sarcastic comment might trigger you, but it is a fact. I write this with no intent

How is History an Influence on Sustainability?If I told you that ancient societies revered nature, would you believe me? They were considered to be divine beings, and the land, the earth, and their surroundings were all sacrosanct. This respect for nature is noteworthy because it represents a generation that was naturally more sustainable than we are now, even in the absence of contemporary resources. Even without the understanding of industry, modernization, or science, they were in many respects ahead of us in their methods and practices.

The Minimalist Lifestyle: Does owning less help the planet?What if one day we lose our planet? What if our planet disappears one day? What are we going to do? What if I told you that the loss of biodiversity on our own planet forces us to relocate to another planet? You will become alarmed by the situation because we cannot do this on a totally different level. However, would you be convinced if I told you that there is a sustainable method of avoiding this? The interesting thing about sustainability is that we choose to ignore it even though we know th

Why the trees behind Shea Butter Beauty Cream are under threat:The women’s gold is deeply under threat; the trees are chopped off brutally, risking the sustainability of the environment and the lifestyle of the people living which largely depends on the production of shea butter. The shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa), prized for its rich, nourishing butter, is vital to both ecological balance and economic stability in the Sahel region of Africa. However, growing threats are threatening not only the livelihoods of the millions of people who rely on this vital

Published Work at Debt and Dominion

Issue 4: International Trade

Trade Measures At COP30 – Forest Diplomacy in the New Green Trade Order

Issue 3: The Global Ledger

My contribution topic – "ALGORITHMIC DEMOCRACY"

How are data-driven campaigns rewritten?

Issue 2: Manufacturing and Green Transitions in Global EV race

Published Works at The Lantern Tribe

Edition 10: Disability Rights in India –

My contribution: Disability and Women

Body Dysmorphia: Physical, Mental and Emotional Effects

Published Work at Geojuristoday as a Foreign Policy Research Intern

Bioterrorism Beyond Borders: Global Governance Failure at the Intersection of Security, Science, and EthicsIn an age where a virus can cross borders faster than diplomacy, bioterrorism has emerged as one of the most silent yet dangerous threats to national and global security. This paper will illustrate why bioterrorism is not only a security issue but also a failure in global governance, preparedness, and ethics in managing scientific knowledge. Unlike other security issues, bioterrorism is situated where the realms of biology, geopolitics, and ethics converge, thereby rendering global frames ineffi

Analysis of India’s Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023Executive SummaryThe DPDP Act, 2023, is the first comprehensive data protection law regime of India, whereby individuals have the right to control their personal data. The strength of the DPDP Act, 2023, lies in the fact that it provides for a legislative privacy regime, removes barriers for data compliance, and provides flexible rules for cross-border data transfers. However, the DPDP Act, 2023, also features several weaknesses. It curbs the autonomy of the DPDB, provides wide exemptions and di

Expanding R2P: Why the Responsibility to Protect must cover Terrorist Atrocities.Briefly being publicly stated in 2001, the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) was actually the result of decades of international efforts to address the major atrocity crimes and rethink the boundaries of state sovereignty (Anon, 2021). Even before the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty (ICISS) released its seminal report, post-war international organisations that struggled to address serious violations such as following - systematic discrimination, ethnic cleansing, war

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