Insights, a blog published by IMPRI.
T K Arun Women’s struggles for the right to autonomy on par with men are evolving into a potent political force in the world today, a force for good. In the simple act of removing the headscarf (hijab), the women…
Anil Trigunayat Neighbours are a gift of geography but sometimes become pains of history . India has also been blessed with a troubled neighborhood and has often been at cross roads especially with Pakistan and China . Both appear to…
Zubiya Moin Abstract On 15th May 2020, the finance minister of India announced the post harvest infrastructure financing facility of the Agriculture Infrastructure fund. The scheme document lays down all the issues persisting in the Indian agricultural sector due to…
Russia’s war against Ukraine has reached an inflection point—politically, tactically and strategically. President Putin is likely to announce the annexation of the breakaway regions of Donetsk and Luhansk as well as the occupied parts of the southern regions of Kherson and Zaporizhzhiain in a speech to a joint session of Russia’s parliament this week. Though these referendums have been described as a sham by Ukraine and its western allies, Moscow is claiming that there is near-universal support among the four million people asked to vote in the war-torn regions for joining Russia.
The problems being faced today by the elderly, particularly relating to their health, housing etc., emanate from the socio-economic system – neoliberal capitalism – that treats even human beings as commodities.
Arun Kumar The frequency of extreme weather events has been increasing. Ferocious cyclones, severe droughts and floods, wildfires, melting glaciers, and polar ice caps are reported all too frequently. The world needs to consider an alternative development path and Gandhi…
TK Arun Why the draft telecom bill falls short of the new law India’s dynamic digital economy needs Telecom laws around the world date back to before the internet’s rise, spread and growth to be the ubiquitous substratum of a…