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Policy UpdateNaushabaThe Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), India’s principal anti-terrorism legislation was formulated in 1967 to prevent unlawful activities which threaten the sovereignty, integrity, and security of India. Although the act has seen major amendments over time which have...
Policy UpdateNaushabaAfter the Trump-Biden debate debacle and Biden’s exit from the presidential candidature, Trump – the Harris debate was much awaited. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump met for their first debate or rebuttal for the...
TK ArunProtests at Samsung’s Tamil Nadu plant highlight workers’ push for unionisation, but South Korean management resists, influenced by their country’s historical context.Markets have continued their rise since the US Fed rate cut last Thursday, brushing aside suspicion about...
Harsh V Pant and Vivek MishraWith less than 50 days to go until the US presidential election on November 5, the campaigns of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have entered their home stretch. Following their first debate, expectations around key policy...
Harsh V. PantWhile the four-member initiative has widened its ambit to cover domains from healthcare to education, it’s in maritime security that the Quad is getting its act together most strikingly. Despite the criticism it faced, it now has...
Policy UpdateJay MudaliarIntroduction The PM Shri Yojana is a centrally sponsored scheme of the Government of India. Through this initiative, the government will transform 14,500 schools across the nation over five years, from 2022-23 to 2026-27. The schools managed by...
Policy UpdateMukti BariIn a developing country such as India, climate change has disrupted lives to an extent far greater than we can imagine. We are already aware of the large financial disparity that persists in our nation, and that...
Harsh V Pant Sayantan HaldarUS President Joe Biden hosted the Prime Ministers of India, Australia, and Japan for the fourth in-person Quad Leaders’ Summit at his hometown, Wilmington, last week. This summit was seen as crucial for multiple reasons....
Anil TrigunayatForeign policy in the neighbourhood turns out to be a sine curve, but that’s what engineers the constant recalibration and rejuvenation of relationship, writes former diplomat Anil Trigunayat in his exclusive Op-Ed on the impacts of the regime...
And the death of a young chartered accountant at EY brings attention back to corporate managers wielding unbridled power.Last week’s biggest development was, indeed, the much-awaited US Fed rate cut. The Fed cut the federal fund rate by 50...