Free Trade Agreements & India: Viabilities and Complexities
In the Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) each side tries to get the best bargain for its market access and effort is made to have some sort of a balanced outcome mechanism.
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West Asia: A 2022 Recap
West Asia never ceases to spring surprises. 2022 was no different in that regard except that conflicts became milder, but the Black Swan events did not spare them either.
The 17th Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas: Indian Diaspora and, the Amrit Kaal
The theme this year has been aptly called the “Diaspora: Reliable Partner for India’s Progress in the Amrit Kaal ‘ as India embarks on an unprecedented developmental journey during the next 25 years and the diaspora becomes an integral part of this ascent.
Demonetisation Decision: Sound Judgement on Unsound Policy
TK Arun A Constitution bench of the Supreme Court has upheld the legality of the government’s decision to demonetise high-value currency notes. The court is spot on. It is not the court’s place to sit in judgment on the soundness…
As we enter 2023, Recounting the Watershed Janus faced 2022
But rarely is a Janus view as much an imperative to anticipate the contours of the new year, as we move into 2023. A clear vision of 2022 is essential to clear the mist over 2023.
Remembering Savitiribai Phule: Pioneer of Indian Feminism and the First Woman Educator
Aditi Narayani Paswan The adjectives that come to mind when describing Savitribai Phule are ‘path-breaking’, ‘conviction’ and ‘reform’. She was reforming the society at a time when educating the girl child was unthinkable, in addition to the limping barriers that…
Surge in Global Arms Sales: Who is the Prime Gainer?
A significant shift away from the world’s major weapons-producing region is underway, with impressive gains for China and to an extent India. The world witnessed a significant surge in arms sales from countries in the Asia-Oceania region in 2021. Despite supply-related disruptions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, arms sales by the 100 most important weapons manufacturing companies stood at $592 billion, representing an increase of 1.9 percent from 2020.