News: Russian invasion of Ukraine is not justified under any circumstance. Russia has disrespected the UN charter and many other international laws. Contents1 What is the belief of Russia?2 Why the Russian actions are not justified?3 Why International Criminal Court is unable to exercise its jurisdiction?4 What should global community do? What is the belief of… Continue reading Debunking Russia’s international law justifications
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Nutritional adequacy may yet be able to enhance vaccine efficacy
News: Stress, or sleep deprivation, have a direct influence on a person’s immune system. The main reason behind this is micronutrient deficiency. Contents1 How does micronutrient deficiency occur?2 What is the status of hunger globally?3 What are the issues associated with micronutrient deficiency?4 What should be the way forward? How does micronutrient deficiency occur? It occurs… Continue reading Nutritional adequacy may yet be able to enhance vaccine efficacy
Ukraine’s situation, India’s national interest
News: Russian president announced military action in Ukraine to protect Russians from genocide and for de-Nazification and demilitarization of Ukraine. Contents1 Why Russian belief is not correct?2 How did the world countries react to Russia’s attack on Ukraine?3 What does the BRICS Delhi Resolution say?4 What should India do in the present scenario? Why Russian belief… Continue reading Ukraine’s situation, India’s national interest
What to make of Indian opinion polls and our pollsters
News State assembly elections for several states have been completed recently. Now, attention has been shifted to the exit polls conducted by different pollsters. However, exit polls over the years have also attracted some negative reactions for their wrong predictions. Why are opinion polls and their prediction viewed with apprehension? This is due to the… Continue reading What to make of Indian opinion polls and our pollsters
Western Sanctions: Impact & Ways Around Them
News: Western countries have put several type of sanctions on Russia against invasion of Ukraine. In one of the more severe sanctions, Russia’s assets worth $300 billion have been frozen. These assets are held abroad in the Federal Reserve (US central bank) and the European Central Bank (ECB). Other sanctions might be excluding Russian banks… Continue reading Western Sanctions: Impact & Ways Around Them
With Russia-Ukraine conflict, comes inflation challenge
News: With the Russia-Ukraine conflict going into a war, global commodity prices, especially that of crude oil and gas, are likely to see a strong surge. This poses a challenge for India and the world to contain inflationary pressures. How does the Russia Ukraine conflict affect the economy? At 6%, India’s consumer price index (CPI) inflation… Continue reading With Russia-Ukraine conflict, comes inflation challenge
The anatomy of India’s Ukraine dilemma
News: India abstained from a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution which is for condemning the Russian military action against Ukraine. What are the available options in front of India? India has four options in front of it: 1) Condemn Russian aggression 2) Support Russian aggression 3) Stay silent on Russian aggression 4) Express displeasure and… Continue reading The anatomy of India’s Ukraine dilemma
Democracy ought to get the better of autocracy
News: Although the USA has imposed a lot of sanctions, it seems it does not affect the motives of Russia. Do countries fear sanctions? Sanctions have been unable to enforce a regime change as has been exemplified in the case of Iran. So while the USA has implemented half-hearted sanctions, it is unlikely to force Russia… Continue reading Democracy ought to get the better of autocracy
A pragmatic tightrope walk
News: India decided to abstain, along with China and the United Arab Emirates, from a UNSC resolution which is for condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Contents1 What does the Indian move in UNSC signify?2 In what ways Russia is important to India?3 What are the things which shape the Indian foreign and strategic policy?4 What are… Continue reading A pragmatic tightrope walk
No quick fix: On the state of medical education in India
News: Many Indian students are pursuing medicine in Ukraine. The war in Ukraine highlighted the need to strengthen medical education in India. Contents1 About PM’s remark on Indian medical education2 About medical education and Indian students abroad3 What is the challenge faced in medical education in India?4 What should be done to revive medical education?… Continue reading No quick fix: On the state of medical education in India
