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News: In recent years, many states are pursuing the freebie culture. Such freebies are announced ahead of the assembly election. For example, the one of the contesting political parties in Punjab election, promised a sum of Rs. 1,000 per month to every woman in the State. Read – How are freebies different to free essential… Continue reading States, freebies and the costs of fiscal profligacy

News: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to attend the G7 Summit in Germany and a bilateral summit in Abu Dhabi with the UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan. Contents1 Why is India’s participation in the UAE Summit more important than the G7 Summit?2 Importance of the bilateral summit3 Features of the India-UAE Relationship4… Continue reading Modi’s two summits: UAE trumps G7

News: Recently, World MSME Day was celebrated on June 27 for giving attention to the MSMEs. Just like any other large businesses in India, they have also contributed to growth and achievements. About the micro-small and medium enterprises (MSME) MSMEs are privately owned enterprises with less than Rs. 50crore in investments in plant and machinery… Continue reading Bringing MSMEs into global value chains

News: India and Vietnam recently deepened their bilateral cooperation with the signing of the Joint Vision Statement on India-Vietnam Defence Partnership towards 2030. Apart from that, the early finalisation of the $500 million Defence Line of Credit extended by India to Vietnam and the implementation of existing projects which would complement India’s ‘Make in India,… Continue reading How Hanoi and New Delhi are fortifying defence ties

News: Recently, India sent a senior diplomatic delegation to the Taliban-occupied Kabul. The visit was the culmination of Delhi’s months of quiet diplomacy and signaling. Contents1 India’s Foreign Policy2 What are India’s key strategic interests in Afghanistan?3 What are the challenges with ‘India First policy’?4 The Way Forward India’s Foreign Policy Just hours after the… Continue reading Making sense of New Delhi’s Taliban rapprochement

News: Recently, the US Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade judgement of 1973. The 1973 judgement gave women in America the right to have an abortion before the foetus is viable outside the womb or before the 24-28 week mark. According to a 2018 study in the Lancet, 15.6 million abortions were accessed every… Continue reading Indian laws on abortions

News: Recently, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth, and Sports, tabled its Report on the Reforms in Content and Design of School Textbooks. The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is in the process of formulating the new National Curriculum Framework. At the heart of this process is the rewriting… Continue reading Rewriting ‘old history’ for a New India

News: In 2021, the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) launched the National Mobile Monitoring Software (NMMS) app. It was aimed at “improving citizen oversight and increasing transparency” in National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) works. Contents1 Objectives of the app2 What are the main feature of the app?3 Benefits4 What are the issues with the… Continue reading The advent of ‘app-solute’ chaos in NREGA