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News: Air India’s sale is important for three reasons priorities, resources, mindset. It is a template for the Indian state to do more by doing less. Read here: Will privatization take off after the Air India sale? What are the reasons that make the Air India sale important? Priorities: Public commercial enterprises do not perform well in… Continue reading Lesson from Air India sale: Do more by doing less

News  Europe’s push for renewable energy at the cost of conventional fuel may lead to some second and third order effects, which will have global ramifications.   What is the issue?  As it cannot depend entirely on energy generated through Sun or wind, Europe has been relying more on natural gas to make up the electricity shortfall.  Europe’s sudden increased… Continue reading The consequences of an ill-considered green strategy

News  Since the onset of the pandemic, there has been growing concern that income and wealth disparities have widened in the country during this period.   What are the factors that support this view?  Pandemic has led to rise in unemployment rate, increase in casualisation of the workforce, rising dependence on MGNREGA and financial distress among MSMEs, along with rising profits of large firms and a soaring stock market.  This all point out… Continue reading Covid-19 pandemic has widened economic inequities. Government interventions must be mindful of this challenge

News: Following the military coup in Myanmar, India should adopt a policy that should be a balance of India’s interest and India’s norms. What is the importance of Myanmar for India? Read here: Coup in Myanmar and India-Myanmar bilateral relations – Explained What should be India’s policy after Tatmadaw (military) took over? India should implement an unbiased… Continue reading Why India must engage with Myanmar

News: The resignation of Germany’s Naval chief over his comments made in India, show the complexity of European geopolitics. He commented on the importance of Russia in balancing China, NATOs difficulty in admitting Ukraine, and told that taking Crimea from Russia might be impossible. Though the comments reflect common sense, but they are against the… Continue reading India’s challenge in European geopolitics

News: Personal Data Protection Bill seeks to regulate the use of data and to foster a privacy protection framework in the country. However, it fails to strike the balance between privacy rights and ease of doing business. Read here: Union Cabinet approves introduction of Personal Data Protection Bill in Parliament What are the areas of concern… Continue reading Why the Personal Data Protection Bill is bad news for business

News: There has been friction between center and state over the lack of compensation cess. What is GST? It is a “consumption-based destination tax”, which means that the revenue will go to the state in which the goods/services are consumed. What are the steps that can be initiated by the state to cover the financial loss?… Continue reading A combative federalism

News  Indian government’s recent move to shift the Amar Jawan Jyoti from its location under India Gate to the National War Memorial (NWM) faced some protest.  Why some people are regarding the current place as inappropriate?  Read here.  What are these arguments in favor of moving the flame to National war memorial?  NWM houses the names of all the… Continue reading Side by Side