Forging Synergies: India’s Strategic Engagement with Central Asia
India has been committed to re-energising its efforts in Central Asia since 2012, when it launched its ‘Connect Central Asia’ initiative with the aim of strengthening ties.
Category Thematic Areas
Addressing Unaccounted Political Funding Beyond Electoral Bonds
Recorded contributions, whether via electoral bonds or plain contributions for which parties issue receipts, form only a part, probably a tiny part, of the total spending by political parties.
Scarecrows against farmers demands
The strife between the government and farm unions has again come to a head with farmers heading towards Delhi more than three years after the 2021 episode. The issues this time are somewhat different from those in 2021-22.
The Intersection Of Data Protection Act 2023 And Employee Privacy Rights: Balancing Workplace Surveillance And Data Security
The intention of passing the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (“the DPDP Act”) by the government was to protect the private information of the citizens. This applies to the workplaces where the data related to employees is collected and processed for different reasons such as insurance, medical records, financial security benefits and other similar reasons.
Hollow Claims?: Examining Modi Government’s White Paper on the UPA Administration
The UPA era witnessed the fastest rate of growth in India’s history but the government failed to tom-tom many of its achievements | File photo of former PM Manmohan Singh with UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi.
Poonam Pandey’s Misguided Move: Spotlighting the Need for Celebrity Responsibility in Cancer Awareness
Poonam Pandey undoubtedly succeeded in her goal of becoming a topic of conversation albeit by throwing ethics, sensitivity and basic empathy to the winds.
The Hidden Toll of Fiscal Consolidation: Social Sectors Shoulder the Burden
India wants to be among the top 3 world economies by 2047, which is dependent on greater spending on education, health and social welfare schemes. But the Interim Budget harks back to lower allocation trends.