The 21st century is increasingly b eing described as the Indian Ocean Century. As the global economic centre of gravity shifts from the Atlantic to Asia, the vast maritime region stretching from the eastern coast of Africa to the western Pacific has emerged as the world's busiest and most strategically important sea space.
When Home Minister Amit Shah directed the commission formed on “Demographic Change” to study the phenomenon in India’s borderlands, he did not speak in the cautious language of policy briefs.
The reopening of shipping lanes through the Strait of Hormuz may have calmed oil markets, but it would be a mistake to confuse the return of traffic with the return of certainty.
A file sits on a clerk’s desk. It is complete, stamped, in order ~ and it will not move. The applicant, a farmer or a small contractor or a widow chasing a pension, learns the unwritten tariff: a little cash to the right hand, and the file walks.
Data from the recently published National Family Health Survey 6 (NFHS 6) shows that India is moving away from being a young country.
China’s latest affordable housing policy marks a significant step in addressing both the housing crisis and broader economic challenges. By converting unsold apartments into affordable homes, the government aims to tackle an oversupply in the property market while simultaneously providing accessible housing for various demographics.
It was 11 June 1964 when Lal Bahadur Shastri made his first broadcast to the nation, two days after being sworn in as Prime Minister of India on 9 June 1964. Paying his tribute to his predecessor, Jawaharlal Nehru, he said, “The towering personality who was in our midst till but a few days ago is no longer with us to lead and guide us.
Ronald Reagan loved using the phrase “Shining city on a hill” as a metaphor for America and all its purported greatness. Implicit in the phrase were insistences of nobility, morality, and uprightness that were specifically American.
On 30 July 2017, Justice B.N. Srikrishna, Retired Judge, Supreme Court of India, Chairperson of the HighLevel Committee to Review the Institutionalisation of Arbitration Mechanism in India, submitted his report on the need to institutionalise arbitration mechanisms in India.
While there is no doubt that the National Democratic Alliance, cumulatively poised for an absolute majority, will form the government, its shape and direction will depend on how adroitly the dominant party within the grouping manages the demands of its partners.
