News: The Prime Minister’s recently made observation about the plight of the Indian medical students returning from Ukraine is on point. Why are problems being faced in the education sector? States are demanding reservation higher than 50%. It is demanded because most of the state’s population is eligible for reservation and goes beyond 50%. For… Continue reading Changing the jurisprudence of scarcity
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Sri Lanka’s aggravating economic crisis
News: Sri Lanka’s economic crisis is aggravating rapidly, putting citizens through enormous hardship. Sri Lanka’s Consumer Price inflation is at 16.8%, and it must repay foreign debt totalling nearly $7 billion this year. Reason for the crisis Ever since the start of the pandemic, 1) Sri Lankan labourers in West Asian countries were left stranded… Continue reading Sri Lanka’s aggravating economic crisis
When West Weaponizes Sanctions
News: Recently, the Indian PM pointed towards the domestic political stability in the face of external threats and challenges like global conflict, instability and mounting inflationary pressures. Consequences of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine Conflict and the economic sanctions The military campaign in Ukraine has destabilised the European security order. The western economic sanctions on Russia are… Continue reading When West Weaponizes Sanctions
Russia’s offer of cheaper oil is tempting, but India must be cautious
News: Global crude oil prices have now risen above $100 a barrel due to the Russia-Ukraine Conflict 2022. Impact of high crude prices on India Indian government is under tremendous pressures. It has to spend twice as much to import oil. It cannot pass on these high oil costs to consumers, and will have to… Continue reading Russia’s offer of cheaper oil is tempting, but India must be cautious
Amid Ukraine crisis, India does well to deepen ties with Australia and Japan, draw red lines vis a vis Beijing
News: The Chinese Foreign Minister attacked QUAD members. He mentioned that “No country should pursue its so-called absolute security at the expense of other countries’ security”. He stated this in wake of Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narender Modi’s summit-level meetings with the prime ministers of Japan and Australia. Accusation made by China on the west … Continue reading Amid Ukraine crisis, India does well to deepen ties with Australia and Japan, draw red lines vis a vis Beijing
The pandemic’s income inequality surprise
News: Recently, a study was done for analysing the changes in the poverty and income inequality in India due to the Covid-19 pandemic. What has been the impact of Covid-19 Pandemic? Macro level: Indian GDP fell sharply during the lockdown. It largely witnessed V-shaped recovery after the lockdown. Micro-level: During the lockdown: the poverty (income below $1.90)… Continue reading The pandemic’s income inequality surprise
Let’s enforce age gate rules to secure children on the internet
News: Recently, a report was published by BBC News investigation pointing towards the digital inscrutability (incapable of being scrutinized) of kids. Contents1 Why are children at risk in the internet world? 2 What are the policies and proposals at present aimed to make internet safer for children? 3 What are the issues with age-recognition technologies and proposed… Continue reading Let’s enforce age gate rules to secure children on the internet
An ‘atmanirbhar’ India can look the world in the eye
News: Recently, Russia’s military assault on Ukraine has been at the centre of attention lately. Its impact is being acutely felt in India. Contents1 Why did Russia attack Ukraine? 2 What was the response of Europe and India? 3 Why did India adopt a policy of abstention in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine? 4 Why has India failed to… Continue reading An ‘atmanirbhar’ India can look the world in the eye
Shoring up the Northeast frontier: How rebranding the discourse on connectivity is imperative to meet the China challenge
News: Recently, China renamed districts in Arunachal Pradesh and there was a viral video of the PLA unfurling the Chinese flag in Galwan on New Year. It indicates that 2022 will be more of the same in India-China relations. What are the issues in the development projects in border areas? Border infrastructure development is predominantly… Continue reading Shoring up the Northeast frontier: How rebranding the discourse on connectivity is imperative to meet the China challenge
Tapping the usefulness of non-bovine milk
Context: The demand for the milk and milk products of non-bovine has begun to swell in the recent past. What are non-bovine milk and milk-products? It refers to the milk and milk products such as milk powder, cheese, yoghurt, ice cream, chocolates, cosmetic products, and various other kinds of specialty items from the animals, such as goats,… Continue reading Tapping the usefulness of non-bovine milk
