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Climate actions must be scrutinised

Annual conferences organized by UNFCCC to review climate actions like funding poor nations to cover loss and damage inflicted by global warming and transitioning away to green energy have not resulted in concrete actions.

Unfinished Promise

The horror of a particularly brutal sexual assault in Bihar's Begusarai has once again provoked national outrage and revived memories of the crime that shook Delhi and India in December 2012. Such comparisons are understandable.

Changing Mandate

The resignation of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer less than two years after leading Labour to a commanding parliamentary majority is not just a political fall.

A barrier to growth

The vision of Viksit Bharat@2047 dreaming to transform India into a developed nation by the centenary of its independence is very often dominated by and confined to economic growth, infrastructure expansion, technological advancement, and global leadership.

Ocean will make this India’s maritime century

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.

Politics of MSP

In the lead-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the debate over the Minimum Support Price (MSP) has taken centre stage, reflecting the deep-seated concerns of India’s agrarian community.

Gaza effect

A boycott of KFC outlets in Muslim-majority Malaysia, to register protest against America’s support for Israel, may be entirely predictable. But the fires of protest ignited on university campuses as far apart as New York and California

Downward Trajectory

Expressing his disappointment at bureaucratic non-performance, in a longish speech in Parliament, on 10 February 2021, PM Modi broke an unspoken taboo, by questioning the operational capability of IAS officers.

Balance needed with dynamic injunctions

The issue of dynamic injunctions is a complex one. On the one hand, the court is confronted with judicially engineering newer ways to present effective remedies to the intellectual property right-holders and shield them from repeated infringement.

Order and politics

As Uttar Pradesh braces for yet another phase in the election cycle, the dynamics of law and order loom large over the political landscape, with both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP) vying for electoral advantage.