Pale Blue Dot.

The Official Newsletter of SRMMUN 2020

“Look again at that dot. That’s here. That’s home. That’s us.”- Carl Sagan, Pale blue dot. In a world fraught with strife, the Earth is all we have in common. And today, it embodies a wounded soldier constantly striving for survival. The significance of our lives and our fragile planet is then determined only by our own wisdom and courage. Wisdom, in realising that we are way past a wake-up call and courage, in our conscience and choices. Knowledge bestows the power of making choices in a way ignorance never can. Standing for the ideals of truth and symbolizing the voice of consciousness, the International Press is an institution that chooses to embrace the hard truth over a reassuring fable. ‘The Pale Blue Dot’ is our attempt at kindling a fire in the minds of today’s people – the positive guardians of the planet.

February 27, 2020
With Donald J Trump’s widely controversial Middle-East Peace Plan fresh in the memory of the delegates present in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), all eyes were on the Delegate of the United States of America (USA). Shruthi Sundar, reporting from the UNSC, offers the barrage of criticism presented against the USA during committee proceedings.
February 27, 2020
Delegates spend four hours of the conference decrypting a message intercepted on a Pakistan-China line. Discussions continue in favour of operations to prevent war on dual fronts.
February 27, 2020
Aman Deshmukh, reporting from the World Health Organization (WHO), describes the varyingstance of member nations and their methods of categorizing and ranking the medicines and drugs in the market.
February 16, 2020
Samiksha reporting from the Joint Crisis Committee – Inter-Services Intelligence (JCC-ISI) writes a piece on the economic implications of the steps that may lead up to the Kargil War.
February 16, 2020
Jagruti Mule, reporting from the Joint Crisis Committee RAW (JCC), sheds light on the interception of a message sent from ISI to the People’s Republic of China that was decoded by RAW pithing four hours.
February 16, 2020
Harini Rajesh, reporting from the United Nations General Assembly: Disarmament and Security Council (UNGA: DISEC), brings a human touch into the metallic concept of sanctions, citing Iran as an example.
February 16, 2020
Women are often compelled to bear the brunt of communal strife in conflicted regions. Esha Dutta, reporting from the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW), examines the manifold of problems encountered by women in occupied territories by juxtaposing the plight of women in Palestine and Kashmir.
February 16, 2020
The international Press reporter of the United Nations Security Council Counter Terrorism Committee (UNSC CTC), Anshika Maheshwari highlights the condition of the world which needs to change.
February 16, 2020
Vishaka Iyengar, reporting from United Nations General Assembly: Disarmament and International Security Committee (UNGA: DISEC), talks about the effectiveness of sanctions and extraterritorial coercive measures.
February 16, 2020
Subhasri Manigandan, reporting from the All India Political Parties Meet (AIPPM), follows two threads of allegations and skirmishes that were woven during the early hours of the committee.
February 16, 2020
As debates circulate around the United Nations General Assembly: Disarmament and International Security (UNGA: DISEC), Harini Rajesh brings to light the attitude of various nations towards sanctions
February 16, 2020
Women face tellingly higher consequences of poverty when compared to men. Esha Dutta, reporting from the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW), traces the trail of conversation as the delegates deliberate the economic conditions of women around the globe.