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News: The U.S. state of New York recently passed the Fair Repair Act. It has also ignited the debate in India on providing right to repair to the consumers. The US’s Fair Repair Act requires manufacturers to supply repair information, tools, and parts to independent repair shops and not just their own stores or partners. It… Continue reading Upholding the right to repair

Context: Whenever there is an increased demand for life-saving products such as vaccines, the issue of inequity in access to such medicines arises. What are the factors that that drive production of life-saving products in a country? Product demand is central to the development of capabilities and the resources of firms. In developed countries, the high-fixed-cost research… Continue reading The influenza pandemic and ‘nations within a nation

News: Recently, the government of India has banned wheat exports and imposed restrictions on the export of other food commodities. History of Food Price Crises  Since the adoption of Green Revolution technology in the early 1960s, the world has faced food price crises three times in terms of nominal as well as the real prices:… Continue reading Tackling the crisis of rising global food prices 

News: Contemporary international politics has rendered less significant to cultural influence. The modern indices of strategic thinking, economic interests, and geopolitical affinities have gained more prominence than the cultural aspects. But India must treat Indic civilisation as a matter of pride. Contents1 How Indic Civilization is different from geographical and geopolitical India?2 What is the… Continue reading Musings on ‘Indic civilisation’ and Indianness

Context: Ahead of the plenary session of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), in Berlin, Pakistan is hoping for a removal of its name from the FATF’s ‘grey list’ or the list of countries presenting a risk to the global financial system. In its last plenary meeting in March, the FATF had retained Pakistan’s listing,… Continue reading The FATF and Pakistan’s position on its ‘grey list’

News: Recently, the Provisional Estimates of Annual National Income in 2021-22 was released. It showed that India’s GDP grew 8.7% in real terms and 19.5% in nominal terms (including inflation) which made India the fastest growing major economy in the world. Contents1 What are the problematic areas in the present GDP estimation?2 What are the… Continue reading India is not the fastest growing big economy

News: Over the past few days, the Islamic governments including the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has criticized the Indian state regarding remarks made on the Prophet Mohammad. Contents1 Success of India’s Foreign Policy in this regard2 Implications on India’s Interests3 India’s Response4 Way Forward Success of India’s Foreign Policy in this regard Some Islamic… Continue reading The gulf of sensitivity that India will have to cross