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News: The 700 Indian students were finally successfully evacuated from the north-eastern Ukrainian city of Sumy through Operation Ganga. As a result of Indian diplomacy, the Ukrainians and Russians agreed to provide safe passage to the Sumy students. A humanitarian corridor was established for extraction of students which was quite challenging to be established. History… Continue reading Sumy success: With Operation Ganga winding down, India must now take a clear position on Ukraine crisis

News: State government of Bengal has ordered an internet shutdown in a few districts for a week in order to curb cheating in the ongoing State board exams.  Contents1 How frequent are the internet shutdown in India? 2 What are its negative impacts? 3 What is the legislation that governs internet shutdowns in India? 4 What have been… Continue reading Disruption@gov.in 

News: Female voter turnout percentage is found to be increasing in many recent elections. Does this change hold any significance? Government welfare schemes are showing greater empathy for women voters, and women voters are also rewarding those parties. For example, Both Jayalalithaa and Nitish Kumar can credit their long terms as CMs to their female… Continue reading Message in turnout: Women voters have become a force. Welfare policy reflects this but political representation doesn’t

News: The Ukraine crisis will have affects for space programmes globally, and also harsh lessons for India. Read – US not ready for a solo space ride Other than the International Space Station Program, the risks to space cooperation could come in three ways: First, due to sanctions. Second, due to physical destruction or control… Continue reading Risks Rise Above Earth Too

News: As the situation in Ukraine has worsened, some 20,000-odd students who had gone to Ukraine for medical education have returned back.  However, one big question is how they’ll continue their interrupted education, especially if the Ukraine crisis doesn’t ease in the near term.    What leads to students opting for foreign education esp. medical education? … Continue reading Bitter pill, again 

News: Russian invasion of Ukraine has reignited the debate of the significance of robust nuclear deterrence. Since the Russian invasion the question is being raised – would Russia have invaded Ukraine, if the latter had not given up its nuclear stockpile. It is notable, that Ukraine had given up its nuclear stockpile along with Belarus… Continue reading GoI Will Have To Keep Buddha Smiling

News: India has decided to abstain from voting against Russia in United Nations Organizations. India stand is based on its own security interests. Russia-Ukraine Conflict in Brief What are the justifications for India’s stand on conflict? India’s dependence on Russian military supplies is widely acknowledged. Indigenization requires time and diversification is also not possible immediately… Continue reading The Strain When You Abstain

News: There has been a lot of debate on the issue that whether post pandemic recovery is V- shaped or K-shaped.  Proponents of K- shaped recovery point claim that while corporations have returned to normal levels of activity, unemployment, poverty and distress among MSMEs continues to rise.  Why the post pandemic recovery is more likely… Continue reading Here’s Why its V not K 

News: According to a recent Pew Survey, 79% of men and 82% women in India agree that it is very important for women to have the same rights as men. However, the anomaly is that this rarely translated into specific behaviours, relationships, freedoms.  How different surveys highlight the discriminatory attitudes towards women in India?  India… Continue reading Prisoner of Gender