East meets West
Harsh V. Pant As Russia’s war with Ukraine drags on, India’s engagement with the West has accelerated. Interestingly, instead of the pressure that many had feared would be put on India to toe the Western line on Ukraine, there seems…
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The Cycle of Democratic Crisis in Pakistan
Gouri Sankar Nag, Manas Mukul Bandyopadhyay The beagle of retreat of democracy in Pakistan sounds loud with Imran’s exit on 10th April and that is precisely what is really happening now in the ‘garrison state’. Hence our purpose here is…
Kids with parent/s in jail need special care
Ghasiram Panda, Sandeep Chachra The Government of Odisha recently issued guidelines for the welfare of children of incarcerated parents. It is a welcome step to address some of the adverse effects of parental incarceration on the well-being and rights of their…
Why is a comprehensive National Energy Policy the need of the hour?
Manoj Misra The IPCC recent report (Group III on Climate Change Mitigation) has been categorical to state unless we humans downsize our energy needs, which means take a conscious break from our relentless pursuit of economic growth and consumption patterns,…
Act to protect the economy
T K Arun As curtain-raisers to the International Monetary Fund’s Spring Meet and the latest World Economic Outlook warn of global growth taking a hit of 0.35 percentage point purely on account of the rise in uncertainty, emerging markets face…
Cryptos and CBDC: Is the RBI on the Right Track?
Arun Kumar Cryptocurrency will be discouraged by the government was the message from the FM during the budget discussion in parliament. There will be heavy taxation and no relief in capital gains for past losses. But, India has to contend…