News: Following the military coup in Myanmar, India should adopt a policy that should be a balance of India’s interest and India’s norms. What is the importance of Myanmar for India? Read here: Coup in Myanmar and India-Myanmar bilateral relations – Explained What should be India’s policy after Tatmadaw (military) took over? India should implement an unbiased… Continue reading Why India must engage with Myanmar
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India’s challenge in European geopolitics
News: The resignation of Germany’s Naval chief over his comments made in India, show the complexity of European geopolitics. He commented on the importance of Russia in balancing China, NATOs difficulty in admitting Ukraine, and told that taking Crimea from Russia might be impossible. Though the comments reflect common sense, but they are against the… Continue reading India’s challenge in European geopolitics
Let’s universalize India’s employment assurance
News: Recently head of Hindustan Unilever has suggested that it’s time for the government to launch an urban job guarantee along the lines of India’s rural employment scheme. What is the need urban employment scheme? First, India’s rural employment scheme helped village-dwellers during the covid crisis. Second, service sector has been severely affected by the… Continue reading Let’s universalize India’s employment assurance
Rules For a Civil Service
News: Recently the chief minister of West Bengal and other states objected to the central government’s proposed amendments to the rules governing the deputation of IAS officers. What are the amendments proposed by the government? Read: What are the proposed amendments to Rule 6 (deputation of cadre officers)? Why changes are proposed? First, IAS officers… Continue reading Rules For a Civil Service
The country must criminalize marital rape right away
News: The Delhi high court is hearing whether the marriage exception to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code should be struck down. It will provide legal recourse to married women if they are forced into sexual intercourse by their husbands. What is the present legal position? According to law, consent is presumed and continuous… Continue reading The country must criminalize marital rape right away
Why the Personal Data Protection Bill is bad news for business
News: Personal Data Protection Bill seeks to regulate the use of data and to foster a privacy protection framework in the country. However, it fails to strike the balance between privacy rights and ease of doing business. Read here: Union Cabinet approves introduction of Personal Data Protection Bill in Parliament What are the areas of concern… Continue reading Why the Personal Data Protection Bill is bad news for business
Stemming water insecurity
News: Although water is a renewable source of energy, its scarcity is visible in many places owing to the mismanagement of water resources. What is the present status of water availability in India? NITI Aayog, states that nearly 600 million people are facing “high to extreme water stress“. The yearly per capita availability of water has dipped… Continue reading Stemming water insecurity
A combative federalism
News: There has been friction between center and state over the lack of compensation cess. What is GST? It is a “consumption-based destination tax”, which means that the revenue will go to the state in which the goods/services are consumed. What are the steps that can be initiated by the state to cover the financial loss?… Continue reading A combative federalism
A chance to support growth, fiscal consolidation
News: Recently, the National Statistical Office (NSO) released the first advance national accounts estimates for 2021-22. What are the growth prospects for India? IMF and OECD forecasts have indicated growth rates at 8.5% and 8.1%, respectively, for 2022-23. However, these are optimistic as the base effects characterizing 2021-22 are limited. However, India may expect real… Continue reading A chance to support growth, fiscal consolidation
Climate change for practical people
News: Due to lack of availability of data there is a reasonable chance that impact of climate change is not measured accurately and to confront the climate problem we need to think more strategically. What is current scenario of climate change? Climate scientists warn that an increase in the global average temperature of more than… Continue reading Climate change for practical people
