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NPR-NRC-CAA—The Troubling Triad
15 March 2020, by Sudhir VombatkereThe Union Government’s inflexible and resolute NPR-NRC initiative is causing country-wide unrest, testing the credibility of statements made by top politicians. With the date for starting the NPR registration being April 1, 2020, some issues (...) -
Tackling the Multi-dimensional Crisis
9 March 2020, by SCEDITORIAL
As we go to press, news has come of a major crisis having hit another bank, the Yes Bank. The RBI Governor has disclosed that those having accounts in the bank would be able to withdraw a maximum of Rs 50,000 at present. He has also (...) -
Is Peace in Afghanistan a Chimera?
9 March 2020, by Apratim MukarjiThe “historic” agreement between the Taliban and United States was signed, as scheduled, on February 29 in Doha, in the presence of Pakistan, Qatar (the host and a major facilitator), India (anxious to avoid any association in the beginning but, (...) -
The Doha Agreement
9 March 2020by Mahendra Ved
History may or may not repeat in Afghanistan. But past and present damages to its people are unlikely to be repaired anytime soon. They may even persist and multiply, after the ‘historic’ peace deal signed by the USA and the (...) -
Threat to Constitutional Structure
9 March 2020, by Nikhil ChakravarttyFrom N.C.’s Writings
A situation of unprecedented confusion synchronising with the onset of serious crisis for the entire constitutional structure of the Indian state presents before the nation today.
On the one side is the outright challenge of (...) -
NSA managing Delhi on behalf of Narendra Modi
9 March 2020by Arun Srivastava
This article was sent sometime ago but could not be used earlier due to space constraints.
Some people are trying to provide a cover to the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, by putting the blame for the mayhem that rocked Delhi (...) -
Geopolitics of Trump’s Visit
9 March 2020, by M K BhadrakumarFrom a geopolitical perspective, India and the US essentially reaffirmed in the joint statement issued after the visit of President Trump—Vision and Principles for India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership—what they have been saying (...) -
Anatomy of a Planned Genocide
9 March 2020, by Barun Das GuptaSome people will jump at the word “genocide” in connection with the recent Delhi violence. They will also jump at the word “pogrom”. They will react with equal vehemence to the phrase “communal riot”. What happened in northeast Delhi for the better (...) -
Dynamics of Indian Economic Slowdown and Union Budget 2020-21
9 March 2020by V. Mathew Kurian
1. Introduction
The Indian economy is currently in a grave slowdown. According to the new IMF Director, Christalina Georgieva, the world is presently in a ‘Synchronised slowdown’. But the ‘slowdown’ is more pronounced in India. (...) -
Central Budget 2020-2021: Creates an Aura of Development but Mars Corresponding Allocations
9 March 2020by S.S. Sangwan
The Budget 2020-21 has been presented by the Finance Minister (FM), Government of India (GOI), under the prevailing conditions of slowdown in the economy, stagnant GST collections, widening trade deficit, increasing committed (...)
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