Right now, India is negotiating a trade deal with the USA in which the Trump administration is putting pressure on India to open its market to the GM crops like Soyabean & Maize produced by USA. This makes it important to discuss about the GM crops – the arguments in favour as well against their… Continue reading GM Crops in India: Issues and challenges – Explained Pointwise
Author: Gaurav Yadav
QUAD Grouping- Significance and Challenges- Explained Pointwise
The Quad, comprising of India, USA, Japan & Australia, has recently launched an initiative to secure supply chains of critical minerals. This initiative is basically launched to counter the dominance of China over these minerals which are vital to new technologies. Table of Content What is the Quad Grouping? What is the History of its… Continue reading QUAD Grouping- Significance and Challenges- Explained Pointwise
Secularism in India – Explained Pointwise
There is an ongoing debate in our country about whether to remove the words ‘Secular’ & ‘Socialist’ from the Preamble or not. These words were added in an undemocratic manner by 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976, during Emergency when most of the Opposition leaders were jailed or detained. However, others argue that secularism was already… Continue reading Secularism in India – Explained Pointwise
Poverty Line Estimation – Explained Pointwise
Recently, the World Bank has announced a major revision to global poverty estimates, raising the International Poverty Line (IPL). It raised the IPL from $2.15/day (2017 PPP) to $3.00/day (2021 PPP) (which at PPP-Exchange Rate for Indian Rupee in 2025 is Rs 20.6), thus, it comes out to be Rs 62/day for India. While the change led to… Continue reading Poverty Line Estimation – Explained Pointwise
India-West Asia Relations- Significance & Challenges-Explained Pointwise
West Asia is in the immediate neighbourhood of India & is a very critical region for the development & security of our country. However, the region has historically been a flash point because of conflict between several state & non-state actors from the region as well as involvement of superpowers in the region. The recent… Continue reading India-West Asia Relations- Significance & Challenges-Explained Pointwise
50 years after the 1975 emergency – Lessons and Way forward – Explained Pointwise
This year marks the beginning of the 50th year since the imposition of Emergency on June 25, 1975. The 21 months period of emergency is considered to be the darkest chapters in the democratic history of Indian republic, saw the suspension of civil liberties, curtailment of press freedom, mass arrests, cancellations of elections, and rule… Continue reading 50 years after the 1975 emergency – Lessons and Way forward – Explained Pointwise
Farm Subsidies in India-Explained Pointwise
Farm Subsidies are financial assistance or support provided by the government to farmers/agri-businesses /agricultural organizations to supplement their income to reduce their input cost, stabilise prices, ensure food security & protect them from unpredictable market & weather conditions. Farm subsidies constitute about 2% of India’s GDP. Total subsidy to farmers amount to 21% percent of… Continue reading Farm Subsidies in India-Explained Pointwise
Global Supply chain and India- Explained Pointwise
There are arguments in favour as well as against greater integration of the domestic economy with Global Supply Chains. Some believe that higher global integration exposes a country to global volatility, which will negatively impact the economic growth of the country. Others believe that the positive impacts of being more integrated with the world outweighs… Continue reading Global Supply chain and India- Explained Pointwise
Persons with Disabilities in India- Explained Pointwise
Persons with disabilities (PwD) face challenges on multiple fronts – one of them is related to lack of job opportunities. The private sector does not hire them because of their disabilities & Public Service Commissions are not only unfair towards them but also refuse to acknowledge the existence of certain disabilities. In this article we… Continue reading Persons with Disabilities in India- Explained Pointwise
Aviation Safety – Explained Pointwise
India’s aviation sector is one of the fastest-growing sector in the world. However, the recent crash of Air India Airline in Ahmedabad into a residential area that led to the killing of more than 240 people & is considered as one of the worst airline disaster. It led us to discuss the importance, challenges, government… Continue reading Aviation Safety – Explained Pointwise
