News: Recently, the president of the European Commission visited India. Further, the Prime Minister of India is scheduled to visit Berlin, Copenhagen, and Paris in Europe. He will attend the 2nd India-Nordic summit. These visits signal a glimpse of India’s post-Russian strategic future in Europe. Contents1 What are the driving forces? 2 India-Germany Relations 3 India-Nordic Countries… Continue reading Europe is looming larger than ever in India’s strategic calculus
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How to vernacularise medical education in India?
News: Recently, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh declared their intention to provide the MBBS course in Hindi. Arguments in favour of using vernacular language in the medical education This will help counter the hegemony of English in professional education. Few countries such as Germany and China have long been doing so successfully. Therefore, the Indian… Continue reading How to vernacularise medical education in India?
Invigorating the Ayush industry
Context: The Ayush industry in India can provide cost-effective healthcare to people across States. It has all the ingredients of success, to co-exist with the modern health systems, as a choice-based system of traditional medicine. The article lists out measures that can be implemented to reinvigorate the Ayush Ministry. Contents1 China’s example wrt its traditional… Continue reading Invigorating the Ayush industry
Revisit the Seventh Schedule to improve Centre-state relations
News: Recently, the Union government revoked the orders and guidelines issued under the Disaster Management Act (DMA), 2005 after covid knocked on India’s doors. The DMA has been the backbone of policy interventions to fight covid. Contents1 What are the constitutional provisions with respect to invoking the laws? 2 How was the DMA 2005 used by… Continue reading Revisit the Seventh Schedule to improve Centre-state relations
The Delhi dual governance conundrum
Context: Delhi has been experiencing a prolonged confrontation on the relative powers of the territorial administration and the Union government. However, recently, the 2021 amendment to the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act,1991 has been enacted. The aforementioned amendment is also under challenge before the Supreme Court. Contents1 Nature of Delhi in the… Continue reading The Delhi dual governance conundrum
Why Berlin Is A Key Partner For New Delhi
News: Indian PM is in Berlin for the biennial Inter-Governmental Consultations. The IGC invitation was initiated by Germany during the Ukraine crisis, indicating the importance of India as a global partner. This follows the visits of the UK prime minister and the European Commission president to India. The Nordic Summit will follow. PM’s stop by… Continue reading Why Berlin Is A Key Partner For New Delhi
India must make the most of the diplomatic attention it’s receiving
Context: India witnessed a plethora of diplomatic activities in the past few days in light of the Raisina Dialogue, where representatives from Europe, and the West interacted with their Indian counterparts. India’s Quad partners the US, Japan, Australia, its partners in Europe and several ASEAN countries, see India as an anchor that could help stabilise… Continue reading India must make the most of the diplomatic attention it’s receiving
The one nation, one language fallacy
News: Recently, the Union Home Minister at the Parliamentary Official Language Committee urged the use of Hindu as the lingua franca, rather than English, in inter-State communication. Contents1 Background of demand for national language 2 Why should Hindi not be promoted as the official language? 3 What is wrong with the idea of one nation, one language?4… Continue reading The one nation, one language fallacy
Decade Of Emerging Economies
News: The US is witnessing decline in the global economic. Therefore, it is argued that the US economy is not going to comeback in the coming decade. In fact, it will be an era of the emerging world. For example, 7 out of 10 emerging stock markets are outperforming the US market. What are the… Continue reading Decade Of Emerging Economies
Shitij Kapur on why India offers opportunities in educational partnerships
News: Recently, Britain formalised a symbolic “self-isolation” through Brexit in 2020. However, despite the economic shocks that were anticipated from both the COVID and the nation’s withdrawal from the European Union, Britain attracted more Indian students to its shores during a pandemic. What is the nature of the UK-India relations wrt education? Britain’s institutions have… Continue reading Shitij Kapur on why India offers opportunities in educational partnerships
