US-India Climate and Clean Energy Agenda 2030
The launch of the U.S.-India Climate and Clean Energy Agenda 2030 Partnership marks a significant step in the global effort to combat climate change, particularly in light of the recent U.S. elections.
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The Limits of Judicial Duty: Justice Chandrachud and Constitutional Challenges
When all else fails, judiciary has to shoulder the responsibility of upholding constitutional ideals; its shoulders clearly are not broad enough for this
Insights of Farmers Ongoing Protest
Farmers protest annually for fair prices and wages. Minimum Support Price and its impact on various crops are key issues. Small farmers struggle with low incomes and market access. Loan waivers offer limited relief. Policy debates focus on balancing farmer needs with market realities. The government faces challenges in supporting farmers while managing the budget.
Global Power Dynamics and Terrorism: The Resurgence of the Syrian Conflict
West Asia is never quiet. As if the ongoing conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon are not enough, let alone the simmering ones in Libya, Yemen, and Sudan, the past week’s conflagration in Syria has yet again proved that the causes of conflict must also be definitively addressed, especially when a highly complex situation is allowed to take deeper, divisive roots with external powers having their own axe to grind every step of the way.
India’s Strategic Concerns: The Risks of an Unstable Middle East
In the past dozen or so years, India has effectively transformed its "Link West" policy into an "Act West" policy. The transactional partnerships of previous decades have been replaced by a comprehensive, strategic relationship, expanding, renewing, and reigniting the intensity of exchanges at the highest levels.
South Korea’s 6-Hour Martial Rule: Domestic and Indo-Pacific Implications
On December 3, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol surprised the nation by declaring martial law. The announcement sent shock waves across the globe as airborne troops entered the premises of the National Assembly. Although South Korea has a history of martial law-13 emergency ones and four security martial laws this was the first time it had been declared after the 1981 revision of the National Assembly Act. Nonetheless, a proactive opposition voted in the assembly against the martial law, forcing the President to lift it.
One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) Scheme, 2019
In a landmark decision, the Union Cabinet, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) scheme.