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Social Security For Informal Workers is Possible

Santosh Mehrotra and Jajati Keshari Parida India’s Social Security Code 2020, which merges eight existing laws, will not do enough to ensure a safety net for informal workers. As much as 91% of India’s workforce of 475 million is informal and…

What Is Blockchain Technology?

Blockchain technology has been making headlines lately, and it’s not hard to see why. Originally designed to power Bitcoin, blockchain has the potential to disrupt everything from accounting to voting, but it’s not yet clear how best to take advantage…

चीन को स्पष्ट संदेश है एप पर पाबंदी

अनिल त्रिगुणायत भारत द्वारा चीनी एप पर पाबंदी से चीन की डिजिटल अर्थव्यवस्था को अच्छा-खासा नुकसान होगा क्योंकि इनके लिए भारत बहुत बड़ा बाजार है. भारत ने राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा से जुड़ी चिंताओं के कारण फिर 53 चीनी एप पर पाबंदी…

Why capital inflows are a pain and not a growth fuel?

TK Arun Alfred Marshall, the man who brought mathematical rigor to economics at the turn of the 20th century, used a very non-mathematical tool to demonstrate to students the concept of general equilibrium. He filled a glass bowl with marbles,…

Quad and the Emerging Politics of the Indo Pacific

Harsh V. Pant and Shashank Mattoo In their first physical meeting in over two years, foreign ministers of India, the US, Japan, and Australia reiterated their commitment to the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue’s rules-based international system and freedom of navigation at…

Shimla Development Plan 2041: Not an impressive plan

Tikender Singh Panwar and Deepika Saxena The plan’s failure to address the specific development requirements for hilly topographies as well as Shimla’s rich architectural heritage is among the many drawbacks of the new draft development plan. Shimla, the erstwhile capital…

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