Author: Gaurav Yadav

  The 25th SCO Summit is being held from August 31 to September 1, 2025, in Tianjin, China. It marks the fifth time China hosts the summit and is expected to be the largest gathering in SCO history. Leaders from over 20 countries, plus heads of about 10 international organizations, will be present. PM Narendra Modi… Continue reading SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization) – Significance & Challenges – Explained Pointwise

PM Narendra Modi is visiting China after 7 years to attend the Annual SCO leader’s summit. Since last year, India & China have worked mend bilateral ties that collapsed after the border clashes in Ladakh in June 2020. In this regard, let us understand the importance & challenges of India-China relations. Table of Content What… Continue reading India-China Relations – Significance & Challenges – Explained Pointwise

PM Narendra Modi is visiting Japan for the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit. PM’s visit will further consolidate the Special Strategic & Global Partnership between the two countries. In recent years, the India-Japan relationship has steadily expanded and deepened. Both India and Japan share a global vision of peace, stability and prosperity, based on sustainable development.… Continue reading India-Japan Relationship – Significance & Challenges – Explained pointwise

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on August 6 announcing the imposition of an additional ad valorem duty of 25% on Indian imports starting from August 27 for “directly or indirectly importing Russian oil”. This was in addition to the 25% reciprocal tariff that took effect on August 7. These tariffs are among the… Continue reading Trump Tariff – Impact & Way Forward – Explained Pointwise

The launch of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) on August 28, 2014 was a significant step by the government in its concerted attempt to bring the unbanked sections of the population into the ambit of the formal financial system. The scheme this year has completed 11 years. The Prime Minister held that the… Continue reading 11 years of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)- Progress, Impact and Challenges- Explained Pointwise

Recently, the Parliament has passed the Promotion & Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, that aims to regulate 3 categories of online games – e-sports, social gaming & RMGs (Real Money Games). While the Act aims to promote e-sports & social gaming segments, it seeks to ban all forms of RMGs & its advertisement. The… Continue reading Online Gaming Act, 2025 – Provisions, Significance & Challenges – Explained Pointwise

Recently, the government has introduced Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2025 in the Lok Sabha. It seeks to amend 16 Central Acts in order to decriminalize & rationalise certain offences & penalties. This is the second Jan Vishwas legislation brought in by the government. The first, Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023, decriminalized… Continue reading Jan Vishwas 2.0 – Provisions & Significance- Explained Pointwise

The UN’s recently released The State of Food Security & Nutrition in the World 2025 reports that 8.2% of the world’s population was undernourished in 2024 i.e. 673 million people. This was down from 688 million people in 2023, however, it has still not reached to the pre-pandemic levels (7.3% in 2018). India has played… Continue reading Ending Global Hunger & India’s Role – Explained Pointwise