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When the Supreme Court Failed the Spirit of the Constitution
Rajesh Singh Commentary

India recently observed the 75th anniversary of its Constitution Day. It was an occasion to celebrate the robustness of our Constitution which ensures a slew of fundamental rights to all citizens of the country. It was also an occasion to bear in mi....

February 21, 2025 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , Fundamental Rights , Emergency , Habeas Corpus case , Justice H.R. Khanna , 44th Amendment , Con-stitution Day
USAID and its Crony Humanitarianism
Rajesh Singh Commentary

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....

February 11, 2025 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , USAID , Heritage Foundation , Sheikh Hasina , George Soros , Reporters Without Borders , OCF , Robert F. Kennedy Jr. , International Republication Institute
Government Interventions and the Economy
Rajesh Singh Article

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.....

February 07, 2025 Governance and Political Studies , Article , Air India , Viksit Bharat , Creative destruction , Easy money
The Union Budget 2025 – at a Glance
Sanjay Chadha Commentary

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 ....

February 04, 2025 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , agriculture , MSME , Services , Manufacturing , Digital economy , energy transition , Viksit Bharat
The ‘Rarest of Rare’ Conundrum
Rajesh Singh Commentary

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....

January 28, 2025 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , RG Kar hospital , ‘rarest of rare’ , mitigating circumstances , Bachan Singh vs State of Punjab , Machhi Singh vs State of Punjab , Dharma Bhagare versus the State of Maharashtra
Pitfalls of Parliament Debate on China
Rup Narayan Das Commentary

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....

December 31, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , India , China , Parliament , Nehru , resolution , Noorani , Menon
Earth Sciences Ministry : Not ‘Glamorous’, but Critical to Lives and Livelihood
Rajesh Singh Commentary

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....

October 22, 2024 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , Arctic , Earth Sciences Ministry , Antarctic , Tsunami , INCOIS , polar diplomacy
Design Thinking for Resurgent Bharat
Dr Mihir Bholey

Design, an ancient human endeavor, evolved into a profession in the early twentieth century when Walter Gropius founded the Bauhaus. He aimed to unify craftsmen, artists, and architects to break down the futile class distinctions prevailing in the fa....

August 21, 2024 Governance and Political Studies , Climate Change , Urbanization , Book Published , Healthcare , sustainable development , Amrit Kaal , Public policy , Design Thinking
Despite Hiccups, India-Malaysia Ties on Track
Rajesh Singh Commentary

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....

August 20, 2024 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , Kashmir , Zakir Naik , CAA , Mahathir Mohammad , Anwar Ibrahim
Games, Politics and Geopolitical Games
Anurag Saxena Commentary

आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक् प्रजनशाऽस्मि कन्दर्पः सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकिः “Among weapons....

August 20, 2024 Governance and Political Studies , Technological and Scientific Studies , Commentary , Bharat , data sovereignty , Gaming Industry , itihasa
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