News: Indian foreign secretary is on a diplomatic mission to Myanmar. What are the goals of the current visit? Insurgent activity: Discussions on the reactivation of insurgent activity along the India-Myanmar border. The recent fatal attack on Colonel Viplav Tripathi and his family, together with four other men of the Assam Rifles is one of the incidents.… Continue reading A delicate but necessary mission to Mynamar
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Ladakh: A deeply insecure Union Territory
News: After the passing of the Reorganization Act, Ladakh has little autonomy or participatory democracy. How did the administration work before the Reorganisation Act of 2019? Before the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act of 2019 was passed, Ladakh enjoyed a classical three-tier administrative system. Autonomous Hill Development Councils of Leh and Kargil : It had the powers… Continue reading Ladakh: A deeply insecure Union Territory
India is keeping an eye on Central Asia
News: India has invited five Central Asian countries – Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan – as guests for the Republic Day parade on January 26. Read here: About India and Central Asia relations Why has Central Asia become important for the region now? Taliban takeover in Afghanistan has made Central Asia a prominent player… Continue reading India is keeping an eye on Central Asia
How the Code on Wages ‘legalises’ bonded labour
News: The Code on Wages, 2019 gives legal sanction to Debt bondage, by allowing employers to extend limitless credit advances to their workers, and charge an unspecified interest rate on them. What are the new changes brought in The Code on Wages, 2019? Even, the weakest safeguards earlier in place under the Minimum Wages Act,… Continue reading How the Code on Wages ‘legalises’ bonded labour
Why raising marriage age of women won’t achieve its stated goal
News: The move by Union Cabinet to raise the legal minimum age at marriage for women to 21, and introduction of an amendment to the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, comes as a blow to women’s rights. The move is neither feasible, nor grounded in evidence, nor respectful of women’s rights. Why the move is… Continue reading Why raising marriage age of women won’t achieve its stated goal
Why the Russia-West equation matters to India
News: Russia’s geopolitics have always impacted India’s international relations. Its present tussle with the west and US on Ukraine will also have great consequences for India. India-Russia’s historic connection and its present status The Great Game of the 19th century between the British Raj and imperial Russia, the Soviet support for revolutionary movements in Asia,… Continue reading Why the Russia-West equation matters to India
Raising marriage age won’t lead to women’s empowerment
News: Recently, the Union Cabinet has passed a proposal raising the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years — the same as men. Read here: Recommendations given by the Jaya Jaitly committee Why India should raise the legal age of marriage for women? 1. India is usually near the bottom of the… Continue reading Raising marriage age won’t lead to women’s empowerment
Fiscal Federalism: The sustained attack on federalism
News: A Muslim league member from Kerala in the constituent assembly, highlighted that concentrating all powers in the centre will lead to totalitarianism. What recent measures suggest a concentration of power by the Centre? 1. Increasing monitory share of states in centrally sponsored schemes, 2. The terms of reference of 15th finance commission, 3. Imposition… Continue reading Fiscal Federalism: The sustained attack on federalism
Summit for Democracy: What constitutes democracy is for actual democracy to define
News: USA President hosted the “Summit for Democracy“. There are 100-plus countries that participated in the summit to build a wide-ranging alliance against autocracies. Read more: About the Summit for democracy Why China and Russia are against the Summit for Democracy? Both countries criticized the summit as they believe it exhibits a “Cold War Mentality” that… Continue reading Summit for Democracy: What constitutes democracy is for actual democracy to define
Exam-conducting bodies must support candidates with disabilities
News: Recently, a student who suffered from dysgraphia (a disorder that causes impaired handwriting), has not been allocated a 1-hour compensatory time who appeared for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to undergraduate medical courses. What are the arguments presented by the National Testing Agency? National Testing Agency, said that the candidate failed to… Continue reading Exam-conducting bodies must support candidates with disabilities
