Insights, a blog published by IMPRI.
Harsh V. Pant At the BRICS Foreign Ministers meeting held virtually last month and chaired by China, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar asserted that “BRICS has repeatedly affirmed respect for sovereign equality, territorial integrity and international law” and it “must…
अरुण कुमार भारतीय अर्थव्यवस्था इन दिनों बाहरी व अंदरूनी, दोनों तरह की चुनौतियों से जूझ रही है। थोक महंगाई दर पिछले एक साल से 10 फीसदी के ऊपर बनी हुई है, तो खुदरा महंगाई दर भी बीते पांच माह से…
Dhiraj Nayyar India has a complicated, love-hate relationship with its bureaucracy. Recently, two babus of the elite IAS were the subject of widespread public derision when an investigation by this newspaper revealed that one of them had ordered that a government stadium…
Arun Kumar Aryan Khan’s case reflects what is wrong in India’s system of justice. He was caught for allegedly being part of a nexus with international or national drug dealers. Much hype followed since he is the son of a…
TK Arun The pandemic, supply disruptions, the Ukraine war, inflation and monetary tightening are hurting a lot of businesses. One cottage industry that deserves to go under but seems to thrive in these conditions is crafting polished wooden crosses on…
Manoj Parmar The historic urban areas of Indian cities are experiencing higher gentrification and urbanization pressures causing rapid urban transformations. The vulnerable natural resources and livelihood patterns of these historic areas are compromised in the planning process. The increasing insensitive…
Nilanjan Banik and Philip Stevens Recent data from Our World in Data calls for celebration as Covid-19 related infection around the world and India is waning. Hospitalizations and deaths are very low. Vaccines must take great credit for keeping Covid…