The Taming of the Crew: The Atmanirbhar Defence Manufacturing Sector of India
Read on to explore the allocations made to the defence manufacturing sector in order the strengthen the country's armed forces.
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POLICY
When we look at Policy, we see the potential for global change, but a change beginning with the grassroots. Policy is an all-encompassing discipline that is based on the ideas of democratic design thinking, judicial decision-making, leveraging politico-historical knowledge, and using scientific evidencing. It is more than just a set of reforms - it is a dynamic and interactive system of intentions, approaches, schemes and measures that bring the state and the masses together into what we call a 'modern nation-state'.
Asmita Jain
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The Indian Narrative on China’s Belt and Road Initiative
With most of its economies characterized as developing, there is a massive and growing need for infrastructural development in Asia....
Srijita Chakrabarti
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ANALYSING INDIA-PAKISTAN CRICKET DIPLOMACY
Cricket diplomacy is the use of the sport of cricket as a political tool to improve or damage diplomatic relations between two nations.
Khushi Baldota
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El Salvador's Adoption of Cryptocurrency
El Salvador’s acceptance of bitcoin as legal tender for all payments within the country, has made it the first country to do so.
Shivangi Basu
7 min read
Gender and Politics: The Peculiar Case of the Women’s Reservation Bill
Prior to the Parliament’s Monsoon session, Derek O’Brien, a member of the Rajya Sabha, pressed upon the urgent need to enact the Women's...
Shivangi Basu
7 min read
India is facing an energy crisis amidst coal shortages: How are government policies responsible?
India's domestic energy security crisis and increased consumption amidst the depletion of primary energy sources such as coal.
Ananya Iyer
6 min read
An Unsolved Puzzle: The Environmental Impact of NFTs and Cryptomarkets
Environmental Impact of NFTs and Cryptomarkets
Anwesha Bhajan
8 min read
The Pegasus Scandal- India’s Watergate Moment
A nation is more than just a government and its citizens. It thrives on its socio-economic and political cultures that have dominant...
Harshita Khaund
4 min read
India’s Venture into a ‘New Quad’: A Tryst with the ‘Kohinoor’ of the West
Source: India and the New ‘Quad’ in West Asia; Express Opinion by C. Raja Mohan, Youtube On 18th October 2021, the Indian Foreign...
Stuti Biyani
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Plastics Pact India- A Step towards Green Economy
With pollution and global warming rising to alarming levels, the message for the world is clear - the time to act is now.
Shreya Maloo
3 min read
Section 66A: Unconstitutional Execution?
March 24, 2015, has been considered an important date for the proponents of free speech in India. Section 66A of the Information and...
Khushi Baldota
6 min read
Europe’s Carbon Tax: Combating Climate Change or Erecting New Trade Barriers?
The Green New Deal is a part of Europe’s ’Fit for 55’ package which alludes to its aim of decreasing emissions by 55%.
Stuti Biyani
6 min read
Caste Census: The New Avatar of Mandal Politics
Insights on the recent burning political and policy issue on conducting a caste census.
Shreya Maloo
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Youth: Ruled By Whom?
There have been recent reshuffles in the Union and State governments to provide portfolios to young party members. Earlier in May 2021,...
Stuti Biyani
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The Fate of Women in an Uncertain Afghan Future
As the Doha Agreement promised to bring a new dawn in the process of ensuring peace, darkness fell over the campaign for the rights of women
chitreshyouthpolic
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A Perspective on Indian Railways Catering Policy of 2017 and its Implications
Food is not just an important for human survival, but is also an important source of non-core revenue for the transport sector such as...
Anwesha Bhajan
6 min read
Unpacking The Eichmann Paradox
“Even if the defendant did act out of blind obedience, a man who took part in crimes of such magnitude, for years, should endure the...
Khushi Baldota
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Have We Forgotten Morals In Our Market Dominated World?
Insights from Michael Sandel’s 'What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Market'
Devarshi Trivedi
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Lateral Entry into the Bureaucracy: The Pros & Cons
The Indian government has accelerated the lateral intake at a substantial rate. Since the decision of lateral entry, 40 professionals...
Aryan Anand
6 min read
Indian Military: A Desperate Need for Indigenous Modernization
Is indigenisation an effective solution to modernise our ageing military equipment or is the longstanding import policy still substantial?
Khushi Baldota
7 min read
Iran: The Election That Never Was
The uncompetitive elections in Iran have led to the victory of Ebrahim Raisi. This has many regional and foreign policy implications.
Anwesha Bhajan
6 min read
The Legitimacy of Bill Cosby's Overturned Conviction
One of the questions raised by Cosby's release has been can law and morality be on the same side of justice?
Aryan Anand
6 min read
The Need for Rehabilitative Incarceration in India
India’s goal to reduce incarceration and recidivism can only be achieved if there is a complete overhaul of the prison system.
Khushi Baldota
5 min read
Should India Revise its Climate Commitments?
India has remained consistent with its promises in the Paris Climate Accords. However, it can increase its commitments in the upcoming COP26
chitreshyouthpolic
4 min read
Dedicated Corridor and its Relevance in the National Security
Image Courtesy: The Railway Gazette The railway sector in India post-independence became the backbone of the Indian economy, before...
Asmita Jain
4 min read
COVID-19: A New Path for Climate Change or Another Defence for Largest Carbon Emitters?
In a recent study, Eurostat, the statistical office of EU found that in 2020, Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions from fuel combustion sources...
Asmita Jain
4 min read
Open Arms to Violence: Texas Gun Laws in 2021
On May 24th, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott received the approved legislature bill allowing “open carry “of handguns without a license,...
Asmita Jain
5 min read
Miyawaki Method: A New Carbon Sink Policy?
Miyawaki Method is a form of urban forestry where forests are planted on small patches and increased systematically to act as a carbon sink
Shreya Maloo
5 min read
How WhatsApp’s 2021 Policies Hint Market Domination
WhatsApp announces their revised policies for users in 2021. We break the policy down to its bits, looking at WhatsApp's new market roles.
Shreya Maloo
6 min read
Geospatial Policy 2021: A Liberal and Atmanirbhar Approach
Image Credits: The Financial Express The Ministry of Science and Technology in a press release put forward ‘India Maps the 21st Century’...
Asmita Jain
5 min read
Sci-Hub & LibGen: Open Access vs Legal Rights
It all started when three of the biggest academic publishers in the world sued Sci-Hub and LibGen in the Delhi HC for copyright infringement
Dhruv Bannerjee
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Gilgit Baltistan: Tracing the Route to (Provisional) Provincial Status
A major reason underlying the discourse around CPEC, something which particularly concerns India is the territory of Gilgit-Baltistan.
Tanishq Gupta
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The Long Fight to Reproductive Justice: Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 2020
On 16th March 2021 the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 2020 was passed in the Rajya Sabha.
Trividesh Singh Maini
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China-US Collaboration Offers Progressive View Towards Climate Change
Introduction US President, Joe Biden hosted a Summit on Climate (April 22-23, 2021) which was attended by 40 world leaders, including...
Asmita Jain
5 min read
Digital Health Passports: A New Travel Buddy in the Post Pandemic Era?
Lockdowns and travel restrictions have been well in place for almost a year and the global travel game has completely changed.
Chitresh Shrivastva
3 min read
Populist Impact of Railway Infrastructure in West Bengal
Railways have for long been a populist instrument post-independence. Even as the current government attempts to shed the image of...
Dhruv Bannerjee
7 min read
Authoritarian Governments: Tracing the History
Over the course of the last few years, political discourse in India has taken an interesting route. People have had problems with almost...
Soumava Basu
10 min read
Even in Schism, What India should learn from China
In July 1981, when today’s celebrated poet and novelist Vikram Seth visited China, he was then an unknown Stanford University graduate,...
Rishabh Ahuja
7 min read
India’s Tryst with Trickle-Down Economics: Inequality vs. Growth
While India was one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, it is also one of the most unequal countries.
Railway Policy Team
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Tackling Urban Chaos: Suburban Railways now a Growing Necessity?
The growth of cities post-globalisation has been accompanied by a rise in the number of Multi-National Companies and increasing job...
Shreya Maloo
8 min read
Profit and Loss: Playing Accounts with Trees
The Supreme Court of India recently published a committee report that calculates the cost of felling one tree.
Asmita Jain
5 min read
South Korea's Universal Basic Income Plan: A New Economic Silver Lining or a Fiasco In The Making?
With a bolstering economy, a great deal of praise for handling the COVID-19 pandemic, and the recent law announcing BTS to postpone their...
Rishabh Ahuja
7 min read
NITI Aayog’s Delusion: Urbanization of Little Andaman
The NITI Aayog recently released a plan aiming at the sustainable and holistic development of Little Andaman Island.
Railway Policy Team
3 min read
Railways in Post-COVID India: Opportunities and Limitations
Our previous article dealt with the changing nature of the railway budget in the post-NDA regime marked by the budget merger, bringing an...
Shreya Maloo
7 min read
Information Technology Rules, 2021: Explained
The Government of India has released the new Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
Asmita Jain
5 min read
Green Tax or Green Burden? An Insight Into India’s Latest Vehicle Policies
The onset of 2021 has brought in what may be defined as “new hope” for the world. While in 2020 the entire globe grappled with the...
Sarthak Agarwal
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Beyond the Tangled Mess: Bengal Elections
“Khela Hobe, Bhoyonkar Khela Hobe '' was the outcry by the political parties in the state of Bengal, as the Election Commission announced...
Soumava Basu
6 min read
Myanmar Coup— The Warning bell for ASEAN
Military build-up in South-east Asia has been a noticeable trend since the post-colonial 20th century. On 1st February, the military assumed
Sarthak Agarwal
6 min read
Japan: Politics, Pandemic and Precision
Japan's 'Abenomics' under Yoshihide Suga and the country's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sarthak Agarwal
5 min read
The Love Jihad Law: Explained
We, The People of India, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a sovereign, socialist, secular, rings some bells. While...
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