The Chinese Powerplay
Earlier, on March 2, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang, who came to attend the G20 foreign ministerial meeting, that the state of India-China relations is “abnormal”
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Child Rights Crisis Camouflaging Onscreen Endearing Kids
Macaulay Culkin -Culkin rose to fame as a child actor in the movie Home Alone. In an interview with Esquire magazine in 2020, he talked about the pressure he faced as a child actor and how it affected him. He said, "People assume that I'm crazy, or a drug addict, or whatever. And I'm not. I was just a kid who was working a lot and going through a lot."
Deputy Appointment and Rishi Sunak’s Vision for the Party
. Last week, where Prime Minister Rishi Sunak finally lost his long-standing ally and deputy, Dominic Raab, he also managed to consolidate his hold over power with the appointment of his close allies to senior positions in the government. Sunak is increasingly making it clear that he is playing a long game and, despite challenges, is unlikely to give up easily.
The Vibrant Villages Programme, against Chinese Expansion
India is pulling out all the stops to reach out to the “first citizens” who reside in hamlets along the India-China border. Under the Vibrant Villages Programme (VVP), nearly 3,000 villages selected along the 3,400-km-long border are set to get better infrastructure facilities, and ₹2,500 crore has been set aside to construct roads.
e-RUPI: The Way Forward!
e-RUPI is a digital payment solution that was launched in August 2021 by the Government of India and the digital rupee was tossed on December 1, 2022. As proposed ever since its inception, there were many discussions revolved around this fancy term. As there exist a large asymmetry on the realities of India’s digital currency, here we try to comprehend what it is and how to move forward. This policy update tries to bring on the discussion on the lights of major characteristics and attributes behind the payment mechanism, its benefits, and challenges ahead.
Managing India’s Rise in an Uncertain World
Mukul Asher Introduction In presenting the 2023-24 Union Government Budget, the Finance Minister stated that this is the first year of India’s Amrit Kaal, the 25-year period ending in 2047 when India will complete 100 years of independence. In the…