One may or may not agree with the Trump Administration’s decision to effectively handcuff the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). But the allegations against USAID for serving all sorts of ‘liberal’ causes in the guise o
The buzz in the air is that India should become a developed country by 2047, when we celebrate 100 years of our independence. The union government has made known its determination to achieve that formidable goal and has begun work on multiple fronts.
The Union Budget for FY 2025-26 reflects the government’s commitment to continuity, incremental reforms, and fiscal prudence. With a focus on tax relief, infrastructure, manufacturing, and technology, the budget aims to drive economic growth while
A trial court’s verdict in Kolkata’s RG Kar hospital rape-murder case has once again brought to the fore the concept of ‘rarest of rare’. The court sentenced the convict to a life term instead of giving the death sentence that the Central Bur
On 3rd December External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar made a suo moto statement in the Lok Sabha and informed the members about current state of relations between India and China after the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese
What does the Finance Ministry do? What role does the Home Ministry perform? What are the functions of the External Affairs Ministry? What is the purpose of the Defence Ministry? Put these questions to any lay citizen, and one can expect a fairly acc
The India-Malaysia relationship has come a long way since 2019, when Malaysia’s the then Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad ruined the ties with his uncalled-for remark on Kashmir—he said that ‘New Delhi had invaded and occupied Kashmir’. He ha
COVID-19 knocked on the doors of the world in early 2020. It led to massive devastation and the loss of many lives and livelihood across the globe. In India, tens of millions of people were affected by the virus, and at least 1.5 million people died
The recent collapse of the global supply chains that threatened to integrate the world without borders, have left economists and statesmen bewildered. Over a century ago, British economist Alfred Marshall said economics meant political economy. Wh