Context: Ukraine Crisis has brought the issues faced by Indian students going abroad for education Problems faced by Foreign University Studying Students? Crisis Situation: like the covid pandemic forced India to carry out largest rescue operations from China and the current war situation in Ukraine forcing Indian students to stand at a loss. Impact of… Continue reading Fixing Indian Higher Education is the ideal way to rescue students
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Sanskritisation
Context: A long-drawn phenomenon that is not restricted to caste hierarchy, but also encompasses a wider social and cultural process. Concept of Sanskritization It was coined and popularised by M.N. Srinivas, an eminent social anthropologist in his book Religion and Society Among the Coorgs of South India (Oxford, 1952), Initially, ‘Sanskritization’ referred to the lower castes’ adoption… Continue reading Sanskritisation
A MISFIRING AND ITS TRAIL OF POOR STRATEGIC STABILITY
News: Accidental misfiring of Indian missile and the analysis of mechanisms available to avert such type of crisis. The accidental misfiring of an Indian missile to Pakistan highlights the sorry state of bilateral mechanisms for crisis management between two nuclear adversaries. Such accidents are known as “broken arrows” (accidents that involve nuclear weapons or nuclear… Continue reading A MISFIRING AND ITS TRAIL OF POOR STRATEGIC STABILITY
‘BHARATNATYAM’ IN INDIAN DIPLOMACY
This term was coined by Jyotindra Nath Dixit, who was a former Foreign Secretary. ‘Bharatnatyam’ in Indian diplomacy means that – “you may appear in different forms to others but after you have first secured your interests.” The following events can be regarded as an example: 1.) Republics and Moscow – After the dissolution of… Continue reading ‘BHARATNATYAM’ IN INDIAN DIPLOMACY
THE ECLIPSE OF SOVEREIGN EQUALITY
The Ukraine crisis has shown the weakness of International law and especially given a blow to ‘Principle of sovereign equality’. What is principle of sovereign equality under international law? It is juridical in nature i.e., all states are equal under International law. Despite the differences between military power, economic clout, population, geographical size etc. It… Continue reading THE ECLIPSE OF SOVEREIGN EQUALITY
GoI tracks the money trail: How PFMS will pull plug on spending slippages
Context: By midnight of March 31, the Controller General of Accounts will assess the spending in FY22 with help of the public money-tracking system known as the Public Financial Management System (PFMS). Background of PFMS The PFMS was conceptualized in 2009. But it became fully functional in a decade. PMFS was conceptualized because the Expenditure… Continue reading GoI tracks the money trail: How PFMS will pull plug on spending slippages
LESSONS IN OUR HICCUPS OVER SELLING AN LIC STAKE
News: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused market uncertainty. This has prompted the government to rethink the launch of the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Life Insurance Corp (LIC). Why is this IPO important for the government? The regulator’s approval of the IPO is valid only till mid-May. Any delay will upset the Centre’s fiscal… Continue reading LESSONS IN OUR HICCUPS OVER SELLING AN LIC STAKE
Data lessons from two years of the covid-19 pandemic
Context: After declaration of the covid as a global pandemic by WHO, various countries set up web-based dashboards for providing covid related data and information to their citizens. However, it was not set-up in India. India did not set up any web-based data portal. The Union Ministry of Health used to provide daily infection and… Continue reading Data lessons from two years of the covid-19 pandemic
Fragmenting world order, untied nations
News: The Russian war on Ukraine is going on and it has become three weeks long conflict. Therefore, it is going to have various consequences: Consequences of Russia Ukraine war The global order has broken down: The Ukraine crisis is a bigger blow to the post-World War order than any other conflict such as the… Continue reading Fragmenting world order, untied nations
The war’s cold facts and what India needs to glean
Context: As the Ukraine-Russia war nears the end of three weeks, it is time for India to learn lesson from this war and find its position in the real world of geopolitics. What is the lesson to be learnt from the Ukraine-Russia War? First, a nation’s vital interests can be protected only by that nation… Continue reading The war’s cold facts and what India needs to glean
