Liberalization’s impact on gender discrimination: Context Economic reforms have not reduced gender discrimination. What is the issue? Conventional wisdom suggests that gender discrimination should have declined in India because of the economic liberalization in early 1990s. Increased market competition forces firms to eliminate inefficient discriminatory practices, including gender discrimination. The room for hiring their own… Continue reading Liberalization’s impact on gender discrimination:
Author: ForumIAS
How Tez works:
How Tez works: Context: Google’s entry into India’s payment wallet app market What is Google Tez? Google Tez is a mobile wallet based on the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) platform built by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). How does it work? It permits users to transfer money without the recipient’s bank account details.… Continue reading How Tez works:
Norms eased for fund raising by REITs, InvITs:
Norms eased for fund raising by REITs, InvITs: Context: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has relaxed the guidelines for Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) What do REITs and InvITs do? REITs allow investors to invest in real estate InvITs allow one to invest in infrastructure projects. Which… Continue reading Norms eased for fund raising by REITs, InvITs:
From naysayer to leader:
From naysayer to leader: Context As US President Donald Trump appears before the United Nations General Assembly this week for the first time and outlines his controversial worldview, the Indian delegation led by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has an opportunity to build on the new pragmatism in Delhi’s multilateral diplomacy. A change in foreign… Continue reading From naysayer to leader:
Gauging the status quo:
Gauging the status quo: Brief Overview of the article The article majorly talks about two issues. 1) BRICS- recent summit, scope etc. 2) Bilateral meetings between India and China, and India and Russia that took place on the sidelines of the BRICS summit. 3) The road after Doklam. BRICS The Xiamen Declaration– significant exclusions, inconsequential… Continue reading Gauging the status quo:
Rohingya have terror links: Centre:
Rohingya have terror links: Centre: Context The current crisis of the Rohingya refugees is getting aggravated day by day and India as a country which has always maintained a humanitarian stand has not taken any positive stand on this issue, till now. Why is the Government refraining from lending a helping hand? The Centre told… Continue reading Rohingya have terror links: Centre:
Reimagining the OBC quota:
Reimagining the OBC quota: Context The biggest challenge India faces is that the disadvantaged groups consist of a very large segment of Indian society, while public policies are highly limited in scope. How is the Job to Claimants ratio? The National Sample Survey (NSS) data from 2011-12 show that about 19% of the sample claims… Continue reading Reimagining the OBC quota:
U.S. defence firms want grip on technology in Make-in-India plan:
U.S. defence firms want grip on technology in Make-in-India plan: Context: The issue of technology transfer in arms deals What are the major defence firms in the fray to join the Make-in-India initiative? Lockheed Martin and Boeing are among the companies bidding for contracts. What are the concerns raised? Foreign arms manufacturers concerned over legal… Continue reading U.S. defence firms want grip on technology in Make-in-India plan:
India needs to push for a new deal:
India needs to push for a new deal: Context Global trade and intellectual property are at a crossroads. India must reopen the discussion on balancing the global intellectual property system with development What are the rising problems with the trade deal? With The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) coming in 1995,… Continue reading India needs to push for a new deal:
New Delhi and Tokyo: Asia’s new leaders:
New Delhi and Tokyo: Asia’s new leaders: Context The India-Japan relationship is rapidly gathering momentum, taking shape faster than any of India’s other current strategic partnerships Changing Trend between India and Japan Post 2016 annual summit, the partnership between India and Japan began to take a bolder tone and approach to the changing security environment… Continue reading New Delhi and Tokyo: Asia’s new leaders:
