News: In 2021, Myanmar’s military took over the civilian government. Now, there are reliable reports of the strengthening of the People’s Defence Force, with the support of various ethnic militias. There is no sign of the restoration of normalcy. Implications on India For India, the coup has caused an adverse impact on its Act East… Continue reading Myanmar’s internal situation shouldn’t hobble India’s ‘Act East’ policy
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India-Pakistan ties and the mirror of 2019
News: Recently, the official delegation from Pakistan visited New Delhi to hold talks with its Indian counterparts. This was done under the aegis of the Indus Water Treaty. Recent Developments India has been sending consignments of wheat to the Taliban-run Afghanistan via Pakistan, under the World Food Programme. Since the Ladakh border crisis on the… Continue reading India-Pakistan ties and the mirror of 2019
GST Council must uphold fiscal federalism
News: Recently, the Supreme Court has given its verdict on the nature of recommendations made by the GST Council. The verdict included an important observation on Indian federalism, especially on it being a dialogue between cooperative and uncooperative federalism. Background of the Case The case was an appeal to the SC against the Gujarat High… Continue reading GST Council must uphold fiscal federalism
Do we need a law to compensate those implicated in false cases?
Context: In October 2021, Aryan Khan, son of actor Shah Rukh Khan, was arrested in Mumbai by the Narcotics Control Bureau in a drug racket case. Now, on May 28, he and five others were given a clean chit by a special investigation team from Delhi. Besides highlighting the torment suffered by him and his… Continue reading Do we need a law to compensate those implicated in false cases?
Improve governance before divesting
News: In the last few decades, the government has realised that the public sector enterprises (PSEs) should not be present in many of the sectors of the economy. Therefore, they need to exit. What are the issues in the functioning of the PSEs? The listed PSEs perform worse than their sectoral peers on the stock… Continue reading Improve governance before divesting
Inflation demands fiscal action more than a monetary one
News: Recently, Inflation in India has been on an upward path Status of Inflation Wholesale price index inflation stands at 15% and consumer price inflation is nearly at 8%. About the monetary policy system in India In 2015, India introduced the ‘channel system’, in contrast with the ‘floor system’ of the US. The policy rate… Continue reading Inflation demands fiscal action more than a monetary one
Opinion: The Digital India transformation
News: Recently, the Prime Minister of India expressed his idea of India that “every Indian must have a smartphone in his hand and every field must be covered by a drone”. About the Digital India Mission The Digital India was launched on July 1, 2015. Digital India is a transformative programme to deliver the objectives of… Continue reading Opinion: The Digital India transformation
Let it fly: With normalcy back, there’s no case for regulating airline tariffs through price bands
Context: The covid time regulations are still applicable to the aviation industry. There is a need to roll back them. India’s aviation industry faced a difficult time during covid times. Therefore, the government extended support to the aviation industry in the form of relaxation in the price band for air tickets and reduced GST on… Continue reading Let it fly: With normalcy back, there’s no case for regulating airline tariffs through price bands
A case for community-oriented health services
News: Recently, India’s Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) received the WHO’s Global Health Leaders Awards 2022 in recognition of their work during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as for serving as a link between communities and health systems. Contributions of the ASHA workers They have led to increased access to primary health-care services; i.e., maternal… Continue reading A case for community-oriented health services
The challenge of reforming death penalty sentencing
News: Recently, the Supreme court, in Manoj and Ors. vs State of MP, has acknowledged that there is an intense and persistent crisis in the fairness of administering the death penalty in India. Legality of the Death Penalty in India In Bachan Singh vs State of Punjab (1980), the court upheld the constitutionality of the death penalty. The court… Continue reading The challenge of reforming death penalty sentencing
