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At the Heart of Israel-Iran Conflict: Western Domination

The subjective compulsion might be Netanyahu’s need to keep a war going to stay in power, but the objective result is driving home the point that might is right:

As Israel and Iran exchange missiles, and Iran gets battered, with its oil and gas facilities getting destroyed, what is at stake for India? Should India worry about anything beyond the price of oil going up, and of possible disruptions to shipping through the straits of Hormuz? Or, as Islamophobes tweet in India, should India be happy that the Islamic theocracy of Iran is being humiliated? Does Israel’s support of the Indian position over Operation Sindoor override all other considerations, including moral compunctions over the genocide still underway in Gaza? Or should collateral damage to the Haifa port, operated by an Indian company, the Adanis, be the major consideration for India?

Tejas Portal (2021): Powering India’s Data-Driven Governance

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), in partnership with the National Informatics Centre (NIC) and NIC Services Inc. (NICSI), developed an integrated self-service analytics platform named Tejas. Introduced in 2021, Tejas, which stands for "Technology Enabled Justified Analytics Solution", was developed under the Centre of Excellence for Data Analytics (CEDA) to provide high-powered, accessible, and scalable data visualisation and analysis features to Indian government departments.

Agnipath Yojana (2022): Transforming Military Recruitment in India

The Agnipath Yojana, launched on June 14 2022, by the Government of India, marks a significant shift in the recruitment and human resource management of the Indian Armed Forces ( Hooda, D.S., 2022). This scheme addresses the structural issues such as the increasing pension liabilities, the aging of the military and the need for a technologically adept defence force.

Mapping Democracy: Evaluating India’s Local Government Directory (LGD), 2007 and Its Future

India’s three-tier system of local governance: comprising of Gram Panchayats (village level), Panchayat Samitis (block level) and Zilla Parishads (district level) in rural areas, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats in urban areas, was constitutionally established by the 73rd and 74th Amendments in 1992 and 1993 respectively (Government of India, 1992; Government of India, 1993).

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Participants list & Details: Beyond Binaries – Cohort 3.0 | Theme: LGBTQIA+ Realities and Resistance

Beyond Binaries – Cohort 3.0 | Theme: LGBTQIA+ Realities and Resistance | An Online International Summer School Program | A One-Month Immersive Online Certificate Training Course | Pride Month June 2025 | IMPRI #WebPolicyLearning Participants List & Details Participants List & Details Beyond Binaries – Cohort 3.0 Theme:…

Strengthening Science Through Infrastructure : Deep Dive Into The  Fund  for Improvement of S&T Infrastructure  Scheme

The scientific institutions are critical cradle of innovation and knowledge creation and the development of scientific infrastructure is crucial for advancement of a nation with ease of access and greater emphasis for  optimal utilisationThe FIST scheme was introduced to cater the growing demand for skilled manpower and to decentralise scientific development beyond premier institutions like IITs and IISc.

Bridging the Digital Divide: Evaluating the Common Services Centres (CSC) Scheme in India

India’s digital transformation journey has been both ambitious and inclusive in scope. Among the various initiatives under the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP), the Common Services Centres (CSC) Scheme stands out as a significant intervention aimed at ensuring the last-mile delivery of digital services. Approved in 2006, the CSC Scheme was envisioned to cover all six lakh census villages through one lakh ICT-enabled service delivery outlets, bridging the vast gap between the government and rural citizens.

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