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Modi’s two summits: UAE trumps G7

News: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to attend the G7 Summit in Germany and a bilateral summit in Abu Dhabi with the UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan. Contents1 Why is India’s participation in the UAE Summit more important than the G7 Summit?2 Importance of the bilateral summit3 Features of the India-UAE Relationship4… Continue reading Modi’s two summits: UAE trumps G7

Bringing MSMEs into global value chains

News: Recently, World MSME Day was celebrated on June 27 for giving attention to the MSMEs. Just like any other large businesses in India, they have also contributed to growth and achievements. About the micro-small and medium enterprises (MSME) MSMEs are privately owned enterprises with less than Rs. 50crore in investments in plant and machinery… Continue reading Bringing MSMEs into global value chains

How Hanoi and New Delhi are fortifying defence ties

News: India and Vietnam recently deepened their bilateral cooperation with the signing of the Joint Vision Statement on India-Vietnam Defence Partnership towards 2030. Apart from that, the early finalisation of the $500 million Defence Line of Credit extended by India to Vietnam and the implementation of existing projects which would complement India’s ‘Make in India,… Continue reading How Hanoi and New Delhi are fortifying defence ties

Ruchi Gupta writes: The crisis in Maharashtra shows the anti-defection law to be ineffective, even counterproductive

News: The political crisis in Maharashtra has brought focus back on the anti-defection law. The law has failed to provide the stability of elected governments. What is anti-defection law? Read more: “Nominated members” and “Anti-defection Law” in India What are the challenges associated with the anti-defection law? Repeated ceding of political power to the judiciary:… Continue reading Ruchi Gupta writes: The crisis in Maharashtra shows the anti-defection law to be ineffective, even counterproductive

What’ll help us come to terms with India’s past

News: Many state boards and NCERT are making changes to the social science textbooks, specifically history books. For example; NCERT) has proposed sweeping changes to social science textbooks for Classes VI to IX. Read More – Objections to rewriting of the history textbooks What are the issues with making changes to the social sciences? History… Continue reading What’ll help us come to terms with India’s past

Why India Should Become A Rare Earths Powerhouse

Context: India has huge reserves of Rare Earth Elements, but is still dependent on imports. Rare Earth Elements are a group of 17 elements: scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium and lutetium. Demand for Rare Earth Elements is on the rise for many critical applications… Continue reading Why India Should Become A Rare Earths Powerhouse

Making sense of New Delhi’s Taliban rapprochement

News: Recently, India sent a senior diplomatic delegation to the Taliban-occupied Kabul. The visit was the culmination of Delhi’s months of quiet diplomacy and signaling. Contents1 India’s Foreign Policy2 What are India’s key strategic interests in Afghanistan?3 What are the challenges with ‘India First policy’?4 The Way Forward India’s Foreign Policy Just hours after the… Continue reading Making sense of New Delhi’s Taliban rapprochement

On women’s rights, West takes a backward step, and India shows the way

News: At present, there is a distressing furore on social media and the streets against the near-total bans on abortion in the West. Contents1 What are the reasons for India’s forward-looking policy?2 The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 20213 The Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021,4 Other Importance Women-Centric Measures What are the reasons for India’s… Continue reading On women’s rights, West takes a backward step, and India shows the way

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