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The attempt to securitise the climate change agenda could have unintended consequences India’s negative vote at the UN Security Council (UNSC) on a draft resolution on climate change is a reflection of its long-held opposition to expanding the UNSC’s...
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On Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) introduced a prompt corrective action (PCA) framework for non-banking finance companies (NBFCs). The framework has been designed to trigger supervisory intervention at the suitable time, helping nurse the entity back to...
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More fuel tax cuts are needed to prevent inflation from hurting the recovery. The latest inflation data, both retail and wholesale, point to accelerating price gains that could potentially undermine the fragile economic recovery by pushing up costs and depleting...
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China is preparing for a major long-term shift in its politics under Xi Following a meeting of its Central Committee last week, China’s Communist Party passed what it called a “Resolution on the Major Achievements and Historical Experience of the Party...
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Tamil Nadu’s cities need long-term solutions to avoid the monsoon woes The ongoing spell of heavy rain in Chennai has again exposed the vulnerability of the city, a coastal metropolis with a flat terrain, to floods, and raised more questions than answers about...
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The role of middlemen in both the bid process and the Rafale sale agreement must be probed More than a year following the arrival of the first batch of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France, the controversy over L’affaire Rafale refuses to die down,...
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India and Pakistan must ensure that fi shermen are not victims of a deterioration in ties An Indian fisherman was killed in firing by the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) off the Gujarat coast on November 7. This is the first such killing by the PMSA in the...
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India has failed to fully appreciate the usage of international law as a means to advance its national security interests Military experts, international relations academics, and practitioners like retired diplomats dominate the debates on global security in India....
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Levies must be cut further to offset the effect of the continuing surge in global oil prices The Centre finally decided last week to relent and act on the advice of monetary policymakers by cutting the excise duty on petrol and diesel by `5 and `10 a litre,...
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The G20 meeting has come at a critical moment for the global political economy At their first in-person meeting in two years, leaders of the G20 did not shy away from reengaging with the biggest issues facing the global community today, including the COVID-19...
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Far too many cases have been diluted with the appointment of external panels, in turn compromising civil liberties On October 27, the Supreme Court of India appointed an independent committee to inquire into charges that the Union government had used the mobile...
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