Free trade agreements with Japan and South Korea have not worked in India’s favour. Will the deals with Australia and UAE deliver? K.A.Badarinath After Canberra ratified the India Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (IndAus ECTA) on Tuesday there was huge sense of achievement that overtook the establishment and media outlets. While fine print was … Continue reading FTAs, free for all?
A gruesome murder and mutilation case in New Delhi has stunned the Indian society. On May 18, 2022, a Muslim man named Aaftab Ameen Poonawalla mercilessly slaughtered and mutilated a 26-year-old Dalit Hindu woman named Shraddha Walkar. Six months after the crime, on November 14, 2022, officials detained and eventually arrested Aaftab following his confession … Continue reading Aaftab, the Killer Butcher
Population Prospects 2022 of United Nations has estimated that on November 15, 2022 there will be eight billion people on the planet that would move up to 8.5 billion in 2030, 9.7 billion in 2050 and 10.4 billion in 2100. Since 1990, the global average lifespan has increased by over nine years and in 2019 … Continue reading Population Conundrum: Policy options
Prachi Mishra / New Delhi Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, in his speech at the first working session on Food and Energy Security of the G20 Summit in Bali, called for all the world leaders to strive for peace, security, and harmony. Deriving from the lessons learnt during the wars of yesteryears, he urged for … Continue reading PM Modi at G20 in Bali, Indonesia
Background In the budget speech of 2022, India’s Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman had announced issuance of sovereign green bonds (SGBs) to achieve the country's objective of carbon neutrality by 2070[1]. In October this year, the Finance Ministry approved the SGB framework which is designed to gather funds for supporting state-run projects which will reduce carbon … Continue reading Sovereign Green Bonds for India’s Green Goals
Oil and gas deals, gold imports, small & medium ticket trade payments must be settled in rupees. Russia jumping on to the rupee bandwagon is a big breakthrough even as India readies to overtake Germany as third largest economy. K.A.Badarinath Two significant developments this week have made the trajectory on Indian rupee very clear. … Continue reading New India’s Rupee Goes Global & Dematerialized!
In October 2022, a media outlet called the Wire, which presents itself as a critical dissenting voice and champion of free speech, published a three-story series alleging that Meta, the big tech and social media giant, had given unchecked authority to Amit Malviya, the head of the Indian ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Information Technology … Continue reading Brief: Cybersecurity, Meta and The Wire Fiasco
Hindus were attacked in Mississauga during Diwali celebrations. Slogan mongering & sword wielding Khalistanis led these attacks. Canada seems to be going bonkers on tackling the malice of a distinct minority as well as vocal Sikhs that profess Khalistan. While peace-loving large community of Sikhs living in Canada have contributed to its prosperity and progress, … Continue reading Canada Turns Breeding Ground for Khalistani Subversives!
Rashtra Sevika Samiti is the world's largest Hindu women's organisation to uphold Bharatiya culture and traditions. Rashtra Sevika Samiti's motto is to build the individual and build the nation. Samiti works to uphold the Bharatiya culture and traditions in India and across 22 nations worldwide. draft1_sevika-1Download
Muslim women globally seek to free from hijab and burka. In India, its other way, radical religious fanatics push for regressive dress code Neha Dahiya Why’s it that there’s so much furore on the headgear, face cover or someone covering his or her body partially or in full? Incidents reported in last few weeks on … Continue reading Dichotomy, Fault Lines & Lies
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