Category Governance and Law

Overseas Citizenship of India: Navigating the Indian Diaspora

The Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) Scheme was introduced through an amendment to the Citizenship Act, 1955 in August 2005. OCI is an immigration status authorising a foreign citizen of Indian origin to live and work in India indefinitely. However, it does not grant the same rights and privileges as those of Indian citizens. The Indian Constitution does not provide for dual citizenship, i.e. holding citizenship of two or more countries at the same time. Therefore, OCI acts as an alternative for many foreign citizens of Indian origin.

National Maritime Day- 5th April

National Maritime Day is observed annually on April 5th in India to commemorate the historic voyage of SS Loyalty in 1919, marking the country's entry into international shipping. This momentous event laid the foundation for India’s self-reliance in maritime trade, challenging colonial dominance over sea routes. Established in 1964, the day recognizes the contributions of the maritime sector to India’s economy, raises awareness about emerging challenges, and highlights growth opportunities.

The Varma Cash Controversy: Four Unsettling Scenarios and Their Dark Impact on India’s Economy

There are four distinct possibilities regarding the source of the cash allegedly found at Justice Varma’s residence. Irrespective of whether it belongs to him or not, the implications on the common litigant’s trust over the judicial system are serious. India’s black economy, a complex enmeshment of political and corporate actors, has manifested itself through this scandal of our times.

Enhancing Women’s Property Rights Through Financial Empowerment and Legal Reforms

Economic self-sufficiency is crucial for women’s emancipation because it fundamentally enables autonomy, freedom, and the empowerment necessary to make decisions. It also allows women to live beyond the limits imposed by patriarchal norms.

Equality in the workplace, along with the recognition and enforcement of women’s property rights, are vital instruments for ensuring women’s economic and financial independence.

UGC Draft Regulation and Federalism: Revisiting the Role of Governors in Appointing VCs

Indian federalism, multilevel in its functioning, is based normatively on the principle of subsidiarity, which essentially means that the authority needs to be invested at the lowest possible level of institutional hierarchy. The subsidiarity principle seeks decentralisation and asserts, to deepen democracy, that the local levels, in relation to the central governments, must be ensured with some degree of functional independence and agency. The architecture of power distribution in the Indian Constitution indicates, more in spirit than in letter, that power must travel from Rajpath (the ruler’s site) to Janpath (where common people tread), down to gram sabhas, which is the real repository of people’s power.

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