News: Recently, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Pakistan have been facing a lot of hardship. All the South Asian countries are facing the problem of higher oil and food inflation. This has resulted in popular unrest across the region. This underlines the geographic imperative that binds India to its neighbours in the Subcontinent. How is India… Continue reading For a better South Asian neighbourhood
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A war that is shrinking India’s geopolitical options
Relevance: Global and Asian Geopolitics, India-China Relations, India-Russia relations News: The confrontation between Russia and Ukraine is now raging on with no end in sight, and with its long-term implications yet unknown. What are the consequences for India? India’s initial phase of diplomatic rush is over. Its geopolitical options are shrinking as the war drags… Continue reading A war that is shrinking India’s geopolitical options
The technical higher education market dissected
News: During the past two years, the higher education technical institutions have seen a drop of 18.3% and 6.01% in the number of institutions and intake capacity, respectively. Background of technical higher education Much of the growth in technical higher education has been after 1991, when the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) became functional. … Continue reading The technical higher education market dissected
Focusing on public health engineering
News: According to Startup India, one in five children die before their fifth birthday because of poor sanitation and hygiene conditions. What are the environmental degradation problems? Global According to the United Nations, Globally, around 80% of wastewater flows back into the ecosystem without being treated or reused which pose a significant environmental and health… Continue reading Focusing on public health engineering
In abeyance of Section 124A, a provisional relief
News: Recently, In Supreme Court of India in S.G. Vombatkere vs Union of India has directed governments, both at the level of the Union and the States, to keep “all pending trials, appeals and proceedings” arising out of a charge framed under Section 124A “in abeyance”. Contents1 About Section 124A2 Argument against the provision3 Argument in… Continue reading In abeyance of Section 124A, a provisional relief
The importance of Lumbini
News: Recently, The Prime Minister of India visited Lumbini, Nepal for the first time in the last few decades. Contents1 How this Indian PM’s visit to Lumbini, Nepal is important?2 What is India’s soft potential?3 What are the issues from the Indian Side?4 What should be done? How this Indian PM’s visit to Lumbini, Nepal… Continue reading The importance of Lumbini
How to make a Uniform Civil Code
News: Recently, a number of state governments have proposed to frame a Uniform Civil Code for their states. Contents1 Step taken towards UCC in India So Far2 What are the issues in the central personal laws?3 What are the issues in proposals for the state-level uniform civil code laws?4 Argument in favour of the state… Continue reading How to make a Uniform Civil Code
Don’t play politics with Covid death numbers, let’s learn from them
News: Recently, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has attempted to measure the cost of the Covid-19 pandemic across the world. This has been done through the estimation of excess deaths. What is the excess death measure? Registered deaths during the pandemic are compared to an average of registered deaths before the pandemic (baseline estimates) to… Continue reading Don’t play politics with Covid death numbers, let’s learn from them
Actions that corrode the steel frame of India
News: Recently, a group of retired civil servants’ known as the Constitutional Conduct Group (CCG) sent an ‘open letter’ to the Prime Minister. They appealed for an end to the politics of hate and violence against minorities, particularly Muslims. However, the allegations were rejected by another group of civil servants known as the Concerned Citizens (CC).… Continue reading Actions that corrode the steel frame of India
WHO’s Methodology Has Been Robust’
News: Recently, the World Health Organisation estimated the excess mortality caused by the pandemic Contents1 What is the scope of WHO’s estimate? 2 India’s institutional measures for recording death 3 What are the issues in the estimation of excess mortality?4 Why WHO approach and its estimation about the bulk of the excess deaths in 2021 is correct? 5… Continue reading WHO’s Methodology Has Been Robust’
