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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.

Philippine Dynasts

In the archipelago of the Philippines, where history intertwines with the present, a modern-day Shakespearean drama unfolds.

Desert Storm

Summers are particularly severe in the Thar desert with temperatures shooting up to 50 degrees Celsius.

Western perceptions and Indian realities

Writing for The Chatham House, a British thinktank, Dr Cheitigj Bajpaee, mentions: “Over the decade that the BJP has been in power, assessments of the country’s democracy have pointed to a downward trajectory, with its democratic principles, including freedom of expression, under strain.

Struggle in MP

As the electoral battlefield heats up in Madhya Pradesh, the Congress finds itself locked in an uphill struggle against the formidable might of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).