RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, making his monetary policy statement, said inflation – the elephant in the room – is under control. Has he ignored the other elephants in his office - lagging private investment, structural rigidities in the economy, real growth rate?
As India races to achieve the target of drawing half its energy from sources other than fossil fuels by 2030, this very green energy drive also threatens
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The Russia-Ukraine war shows no signs of ending any time soon. The death and destruction is all-pervasive, but both sides continue to insist that they will fight on. For Ukraine, it's a matter of survival, and for Russia, it's a matter of national pride. Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure now extend well behind the frontlines even as its missile strikes and shelling have escalated in an attempt to turn the war decisively in Moscow's favour. Last week, Russia fired around 100 missiles and drones on Ukraine, leaving several regions experiencing partial blackouts, a set of tactics that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called “missile terror”. Ukraine, meanwhile, is scouring for support from across the world as it tries to shore up defence production at home and build an integrated electronic warfare control system.
The forthcoming elections will be pivotal to ascertain the aspirations of tribal and Dalit women. It remains to be seen whether the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam Bill will translate into tangible progress.
Defiance of international laws has become a norm even by smaller and middle powers which has further emboldened the non-state actors in the bargain
As Iran celebrated its 45th anniversary of the establishment of the Islamic Republic two things have not abated one is the spate of Western sanctions on Iran and the second is the mutually assured destruction syndrome with Israel. Low-intensity, clandestine attacks on strategic assets and grey zone warfare have continued apace by both sides. But rhetoric is no longer being expressed in words alone. The threat of increasing wider conflagration in the region is becoming real.