Urban Inequalities Threaten India’s Road to Sustainable Development
According to the Sustainable Development Report (SDR) 2025, India has ranked 99th out of 167 countries.
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Netanyahu Faces Backlash After Israeli Strike on Hamas Leaders in Doha
This time around, the Qataris—and by extension, other Arab and Islamic countries—are showing exceptional unity in confronting Israel directly, and, by implication, the US as well
GST Exemptions and NIL Rates: Policy Gains Versus Consumer Realities
Health insurance for individuals has been made exempt from Goods and Services Tax. GST has been removed from life insurance premium payments for individuals, as well. Both used to be charged GST at 18%. So, this represents major relief for individuals, this lowering of the cost of buying insurance by nearly a fifth, right? That magnitude of reduction in the cost of either life or health insurance is merely an illusion. The cost of insurance might come down somewhat, but definitely not by 18%.
Embracing Opportunity with Caution: India’s Strategic Engagement with America
India embraces its need for American intelligence and weapons to keep China at bay. At the same time, India does not want to be obliged to the US so much that it comes under its thumb. India is better off with a multipolar world, with multiple power centres.
Bridging Gaps in Education: The Post-Matric Scholarship for SC Students
Education has never been a critical step towards ending the chain of inherited social inequality in India. For SCs, formal education has long been precluded by discrimination as well as financial struggles.
India-Iran: Chabahar Port and Multimodal Trade Corridors
India and Iran have historically enjoyed cultural, economic, and historical connections. Their relations have also gained new strategic importance in the last few decades with the re-emergence of Chabahar Port as a hub for India's regional connectivity policy.
India- USA: AI and Digital Economy Partnership 2025
The relationship between the United States and India has entered a new era, where Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the digital economy are becoming the key drivers of cooperation. The Government of India initiated the National AI Mission in March 2024, with a budget of ₹10,300 crore. The mission aims at the development of a large-scale computing infrastructure, the development of in-country created models of Artificial Intelligence like Bharat Gen, the development of semiconductor manufacturing, and the nurturing of Artificial Intelligence talent through the IndiaAI Future Skills programme.