Harsh V. Pant & Premesha Saha The visit by United States Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken to Southeast Asia in December 2021 — his first since becoming Secretary — underscores the importance that is being accorded to this region…
Anil Trigunayat Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first visit abroad in 2022 was supposed to be to the UAE and Kuwait. It had to be postponed due to the spiraling Omicron Covid virus both in India and the Middle East. However,…
Tikender Singh Panwar A few days ago, a Chandigarh-based researcher friend asked whether there was a provision in the local bodies laws to ensure contestants in elections, candidates and parties, make implementable promises. And if they were to promise something…
Ishika Chaudhary The legal age of marriage in India has a long history which dates back to the British Raj and has undergone various transformations in the face of societal changes. The different age of marriage for both the sexes…
Manoj Parmar Micro Housing. Cities in India are faced with the challenges of unprecedented migration of labor and workers in search of better livelihoods. Housing for such migrants along with the existing living densities in the slums requires the reassurance…
Krishna Raj The proposed Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021, now being referred to the Joint Parliamentary Committee for scrutiny, was tabled in the Lok Sabha without public consultation. The Biological Diversity Act (BDA), 2002, was prepared with caution and on…