Tag: times of india

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 

News: After the Ukraine conflict, DRDO has been blamed for India’s heavy dependence on other countries like Russia for their defence needs. However, there are many issues that are constraining the capabilities of DRDO. What are the issues facing Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)? First, DRDO is a demand-driven organization. It means the efficiency… Continue reading Is DRDO To Blame for India’s Acute Import Dependence?

News:  Former Indian foreign secretary and China expert Vijay Gokhale,  in his recent book on Tiananmen, made the observation on military power and intellectual power. He mentioned it is the intellectual power that Beijing is most afraid of as a challenge. In this regard, the author of the article advocates scaling up strategic thinking capabilities… Continue reading Where Are Our Qiaos & Wangs?

News: Western countries have put several type of sanctions on Russia against invasion of Ukraine. In one of the more severe sanctions, Russia’s assets worth $300 billion have been frozen. These assets are held abroad in the Federal Reserve (US central bank) and the European Central Bank (ECB). Other sanctions might be excluding Russian banks… Continue reading Western Sanctions: Impact & Ways Around Them