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Reviving the Airline Sector

Synopsis: The government and industry should collaborate to develop a sustainable restart strategy.  Governments need to come up with consistent policies based on evidence. While the industry should do whatever it can to reinstate passenger confidence and embrace new ways of making revenue.  Background: Airlines have been battling uncertainty since March 2020. In April 2020,… Continue reading Reviving the Airline Sector

The usual tools are unlikely to fix our inflation problem

  Context: High consumer and wholesale price inflation along with no/low growth means that India might enter into a stagflation phase. Traditional macroeconomic approach may not be optimum in such case. We need a more comprehensive set of policies to address the peculiar kind of inflation that India is facing.  Contents1 What is stagflation? 2 What should be done instead? 3 Why conditional cash transfers in such cases… Continue reading The usual tools are unlikely to fix our inflation problem

Adverse impacts of rising inflation

Synopsis: A rising inflation level adversely impacts the purchasing power of the consumer and discourages lending activities in an economy. India is currently observing an upward trend which may induce RBI to alter its accommodative stance and tilt towards a stricter monetary policy. Contents1 Background:2 Inflation levels:3 Impact of Rising Inflation:4 Way Ahead: Background: RBI… Continue reading Adverse impacts of rising inflation

India engagement with Afghan Taliban

Synopsis- India has to be realistic. It has to come to terms with the reality that the Taliban have an upper hand and they might actually come to power. Introduction- Indian officials have met and held discussions with the Taliban representatives in Doha ahead of the complete withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan This is… Continue reading India engagement with Afghan Taliban

The unseen cost of covid’s long shadow on India (Editorial)

Contents1 How Covid-19 impacted other healthcare conditions?  2 What is the evidence of neglecting other diseases? 3 What will be the expected outcomes of this neglect? 4 Suggestions to focus on overall health care:  How Covid-19 impacted other healthcare conditions?   Context:   Ever since the inception of pandemic, India’s collective attention, resources and energy of the health system have focused only on the coronavirus. This left every other health-related concern to take a back… Continue reading The unseen cost of covid’s long shadow on India (Editorial)

The Kashmir outreach

Synopsis:  The center announced few specific objectives towards the development of Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370. However, a recent analysis of the stated objectives shows that the center has failed to deliver on its objectives What are the objectives stated by the Centre after the abrogation of Article 370? Apart from ending terrorism… Continue reading The Kashmir outreach

The Union Government has a unifying effect

Contents1 Synopsis:2 Background:3 How are courts and media able to use the term central government?4 What was the intent of our constitutional makers?5 Why was the term ‘Centre’ or Central Government’ avoided? Synopsis: The term ‘Centre’ is absent in the Constitution as the Constituent Assembly did not want to centralise power. In this regard, the… Continue reading The Union Government has a unifying effect

India should lower entry barriers for companies wishing to float IPOs. SEBI should be more like SEC

Synopsis: SEBI needs to usher in reforms to make Indian public equity markets more attractive to investors and companies willing to issue IPOs (Initial Public Offer).  What is an IPO?  Whenever a company issues its shares first time to the public, it is known as Initial Public Offer (IPO). Issuing shares is a method of raising capital.   Eligibility criteria… Continue reading India should lower entry barriers for companies wishing to float IPOs. SEBI should be more like SEC

Need to bridge the gender technology gap

Synopsis: Access to technology is so crucial to ensure public health and safety. In recent years, health care has largely moved online, and it has resulted in the gender gap in accessing it. Gender gap in access to technology According to Global System for Mobile Communications (GSMA) estimates, Around 390 million women in low- and… Continue reading Need to bridge the gender technology gap

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