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India’s growing water crisis, the seen and the unseen..

16.09.22

Rural-urban water disputes are very likely to occur as scarcity grows, exacerbated by climate change. The UNESCO United Nations World Water Development Report of 2022 has encapsulated global concern over the sharp rise in freshwater withdrawal from streams, lakes,...

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Part of a pattern: On Varanasi court verdict in Gyanvapi case..

15.09.22

Courts should be wary of giving a toehold to communal forces in religious disputes. Hindu revanchism has found a way to use the legal route to record early success in its latest communal campaign. The district court in Varanasi has rejected objections to the...

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Tokyo-Delhi Compact..

15.09.22

The spurt in ties is also attributable to the long-term vision shared by the leaders on both sides. India’s emergence as the fifth-largest as well as the fastest-growing economy in the world will definitely ensure a further quantum leap in strategic ties with...

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Staying the course: On monitoring inflation..

15.09.22

Inflation may have moderated a bit, but remains a threat that warrants constant vigil. Over this week, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman spoke at length on India’s inflation battle, signalling it is no longer as ‘red-lettered’ a priority as there...

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The spirit of 1971: On India-Bangladesh relations..

15.09.22

India and Bangladesh must focus on future cooperation based on past partnership. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ongoing state visit to India and meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi have resulted in positive outcomes and seven agreements, which...

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Rethinking Defence..

07.09.22

There is deep political resistance and bureaucratic inertia against any effort to recast defence policies in both capitals. There is much that Delhi and Tokyo could do together in meeting their common security challenges. As India’s defence and foreign...

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A lot is at stake for India-Bangladesh ties..

07.09.22

While they have deepened ties, the Hasina and Modi governments have failed to resolve long-standing issues In August, while addressing devotees gathered to celebrate Janmashtami, Bangladesh Foreign Minister Abdul Momen requested the Indian government to ensure that...

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Electricity Amendment Bill-  2022..

07.09.22

Concerns of states on some provisions of the new Electricity Bill are justified. But the legislation proposes welcome correctives to longstanding problems of the power sector. The government introduced the Electricity Amendment Bill 2022 in the Lok Sabha recently,...

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What is the NCRB’s ‘Crime in India’ report, and how to read its findings..

07.09.22

By its own admission, the NCRB says there are limitations to data, such as dependence on FIRs registered, and the 'Principle Offence Rule'. A new edition of ‘Crime in India’, the annual report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), was...

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The Return Of Nuclear Weapons..

02.09.22

After 1998, India premised its strategy on building ‘credible minimum deterrence’. The time has come to reflect on what is ‘credible’ and redefine what ‘minimum’ might be. An international conference to review the Nuclear...

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‘One Nation One Fertilizer’ policy..

02.09.22

The scheme has drawn flak from the Opposition which called it an exercise in ‘self-promotion’. The story so far: In an order on Wednesday, August 24, the Union Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers issued a memo announcing the implementation of the...

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