News: As the situation in Ukraine has worsened, some 20,000-odd students who had gone to Ukraine for medical education have returned back. However, one big question is how they’ll continue their interrupted education, especially if the Ukraine crisis doesn’t ease in the near term. What leads to students opting for foreign education esp. medical education? … Continue reading Bitter pill, again
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Why draft data accessibility policy is dangerous
News: Government has released Draft India Data Accessibility & Use Policy 2022. Read – Salient features of Draft India Data Accessibility & Use Policy 2022 The policy would govern, “all data and information created/generated/collected/archived by the Government of India”. State Governments will also be free to adopt the provisions of the policy. What are the… Continue reading Why draft data accessibility policy is dangerous
Weaponised economies, beyond the theatre of war & more
News: Time and again developed countries have weaponised the global economic system. Every time countries have taken a lesson and changes have taken place. 25 years ago, IMF forced many east Asian countries facing foreign exchange shortage into conditions that Indonesia faced a near collapse. So, the East Asian countries since then took a lessons… Continue reading Weaponised economies, beyond the theatre of war & more
GoI Will Have To Keep Buddha Smiling
News: Russian invasion of Ukraine has reignited the debate of the significance of robust nuclear deterrence. Since the Russian invasion the question is being raised – would Russia have invaded Ukraine, if the latter had not given up its nuclear stockpile. It is notable, that Ukraine had given up its nuclear stockpile along with Belarus… Continue reading GoI Will Have To Keep Buddha Smiling
The Strain When You Abstain
News: India has decided to abstain from voting against Russia in United Nations Organizations. India stand is based on its own security interests. Russia-Ukraine Conflict in Brief What are the justifications for India’s stand on conflict? India’s dependence on Russian military supplies is widely acknowledged. Indigenization requires time and diversification is also not possible immediately… Continue reading The Strain When You Abstain
Here’s Why its V not K
News: There has been a lot of debate on the issue that whether post pandemic recovery is V- shaped or K-shaped. Proponents of K- shaped recovery point claim that while corporations have returned to normal levels of activity, unemployment, poverty and distress among MSMEs continues to rise. Why the post pandemic recovery is more likely… Continue reading Here’s Why its V not K
An atmanirbhar flight plan for fighter jets
News: India designed, developed, and manufactured many combat aircraft like 147 HF-24 Marut fighters in the 1960s and 40 Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA). Many of our institutes like DRDO, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, and IT engineering companies, have built expertise in aeronautical design, flight dynamics, and other skills needed for building modern combat aircraft. Yet, it… Continue reading An atmanirbhar flight plan for fighter jets
Looking for an effective alternative to LPG
News: The government spent more than Rs 12,000 crore on near-universal access to LPG connections, Still, about six lakh people die every year due to air pollution in Indian kitchens. Contents1 What are the problems faced by the people?2 What are the other alternatives?3 What is the government doing?4 What should be the way forward?… Continue reading Looking for an effective alternative to LPG
Prisoner of Gender
News: According to a recent Pew Survey, 79% of men and 82% women in India agree that it is very important for women to have the same rights as men. However, the anomaly is that this rarely translated into specific behaviours, relationships, freedoms. How different surveys highlight the discriminatory attitudes towards women in India? India… Continue reading Prisoner of Gender
Managing the crude price pressure
News: Russia-Ukraine conflict will have many economic implications for India, but higher commodity prices, particularly oil, will be most harmful. In case the conflict prolongs, crude oil will be expected on an average around $100/barrel in 2022, vis-a-vis $70/barrel in 2021. It would cost India 1.2 per cent of GDP i.e., for same net oil… Continue reading Managing the crude price pressure
