News: The belief that unless you are winning, you are not a champion is a fallacy. The very fact of participating in sport makes you a champion, and it’s time to recognize that. Over the last decade, India’s sporting culture has seen tremendous improvement in terms of -Parental support, -The expansion of government and corporate… Continue reading On Sports Culture – Every sportsperson is a champion
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Looking beyond the Forest Rights Act
News: The supporters of tribal rights allege that the Forest Department is overlooking the genuine claims of the tribal people. A majority of the tribal communities in India are poor and landless. They practice small-scale farming, pastoralism, and nomadic herding. On the Human Development Index, the tribal-populated States always rank lower than the national average.… Continue reading Looking beyond the Forest Rights Act
The troubling courtroom policymaking by the supreme court
News: A Supreme court bench has sent proposal for the establishment of a National Judicial Infrastructure Corporation (NJIC) to the law ministry. There are serious issues of constitutional propriety (correctness) with how the apex court is gradually taking over the administration of the district judiciary More about NJIC , here. What are the issues with the… Continue reading The troubling courtroom policymaking by the supreme court
Common electoral roll: Electoral reform is welcome, but shouldn’t be selective
News: Recently, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have passed the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021. The bill facilitates a wide array of electoral reform, of which several of them have been pending for over two decades. A common electoral roll can be the next reform the government should consider. In the recent meeting, the ECI… Continue reading Common electoral roll: Electoral reform is welcome, but shouldn’t be selective
e-shram registration is a stepping stone towards protection of informal workers
News: Data suggests that Indian economy is coming to its pre-pandemic status. But recovery for informal workers and circular migrants is far from complete, as the employment is yet to recover. Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) data shows that employment-population ratio for the period May-August 21 was 36.8 per cent compared to 39.6… Continue reading e-shram registration is a stepping stone towards protection of informal workers
On Geopolitics of India – As a regional leader, not a victim of circumstance
News: The changing geopolitics is demanding India’s leadership role in South Asia. But India has failed to rise to the challenge on many occasions. What are the changing Geopolitics that is impacting the Indian ocean countries? In the Indian Ocean Conference this month, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar listed the following issues link to India’s… Continue reading On Geopolitics of India – As a regional leader, not a victim of circumstance
A delicate but necessary mission to Mynamar
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
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
