Day: August 10, 2017

 Context Two months after the India-Afghanistan air corridor was inaugurated with great expectations, news that it has been hit by a shortage of cargo planes is a cause for concern. Rising concerns It is astounding that the initiative has been hit by logistical problems within weeks of its initiation. It left traders in Afghanistan with… Continue reading India needs to carry more weight in seeing through its connectivity plans

Context Venezuela, a country with enormous oil is currently facing rapid declining foreign exchange reserves, poverty and hyperinflation projected at 720% this year and 2069% next, according to the International Monetary Fund. Major crisis Under President Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela has been experiencing an acute shortage of food, medicine and other vital supplies. Venezuela is in… Continue reading Venezuela faces rapid decline in Forex reserves

Context: Despite impressive economic growth in the last two decades, inequalities and injustices are prevalent in the country. Social Justice: Social Justice is ideally justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society. Here, the justice assigns rights and duties in the institutions of society, which enables people to receive… Continue reading 70 years of independence: Social injustice still envelopes the country

Context: The Centre on 9th August, 2017 defended in the Supreme Court a provision in the Indian Penal Code that grants immunity to a person from the rape charge provided the victim is his wife and aged between 15 and 17 years. Explanation: The Centre on 9th August, 2017 told the Supreme Court that a… Continue reading Immunity falling into the wrong hands