T K ArunDeath penalty for rape has been on the table since the legal change in the wake of the Nirbhaya rape and murder in 2012; it has not discouraged crimes against womenAmong the many things that Prime Minister...
Policy UpdateNandini AryaBackgroundThe Employment-Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme is a major initiative launched by the Government of India to create more job opportunities and improve livelihoods across the country. This scheme was introduced as part of the Union Budget 2024-25,...
Policy UpdateGeetam AcharyaIntroductionThe Parliament of India has passed the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023 for making amendments to the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’). The Bill...
Harsh V PantThe anger of White Britain is a reality and Brexit in more ways than one was a response to this fury but things have continued to grow worse for this demographyUK Faces Worst Unrest in a Decade...
T K ArunBy 2047, citizens of a prosperous India would be creative, collaborative, and liberated, embracing a modernity shaped by historical and cultural richness. What is living in the tradition would be celebrated and carried forward, what is rotten...
Policy UpdateMeenu MohanWith Israeli forces weaponizing starvation and Hamas embedding itself within civilian infrastructure, much ink has been spilled over the geopolitical ramifications and, moreover, over who is in the right. The fact remains that every 10 minutes, a...
Dr Krishna RajIndia’s 78th Independence Day is celebrated on 15th August 2024 in memory of the hard struggles and sacrifices of many freedom fighters led by Mahatma Gandhi.The freedom struggle united all Indians together and instilled a strong ideological...
Vibhuti PatelIntroductionEconomics of Gender and Development 5005 connection between a the exploitation and degradation of the natural world and the subordination and oppression of women. Ecofeminism emerged in the mid-1970s alongside second-wave feminism and the green movement.Ecofeminism brings together...
T K ArunWhile establishing the integrity of the markets regulator is vital, so is guarding the regulator against engineered discreditingA pall of allegations hangs over the chairperson of India’s capital markets regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India...
Harsh V PantThe intent of BIMSTEC member states to push forth with a bold vision for the region was evident at the 2nd Foreign Ministers’ Retreat.India hosted the 2nd BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) Foreign...
