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India-Vietnam Relations 20 May 2019 8 min read Why in the News? Recently India’s Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu was on a four-day visit to Vietnam. India and Vietnam both agreed to further strengthen cooperation in defence and security, peaceful uses of atomic energy and outer space, oil and gas and renewable energy. Evolving Strategic Realities…
Indo-Bhutan Relations 22 May 2019 10 min read Why in News? The first Indo-Bhutan feature film ‘Singye’ won four awards at 18th Bhutan National Film Awards organized on 21st February 2019. Historical Ties India and Bhutan have been sharing ties since 1910 when Bhutan became a protectorate of British India, allowing the British to “guide” its foreign affairs…
Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019 27 May 2019 16 min read Context The Union Ministry for Health and Family Welfare has notified the Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019 with an aim to promote clinical research in the country. The new rules will change the regulatory landscape for the approval of new drugs and…
India-Pakistan: Scope of Soft Diplomacy 29 May 2019 16 min read Why in News? Deterioration of bilateral relations between India and Pakistan and withdrawal from all level of talks and summits from both the sides, post Pulwama attack on 14, Feb 2019 has created a need for comprehensive and sustainable conflict resolution mechanism. Background India…
Statehood Demand 31 May 2019 11 min read Introduction Modern states are large and complex with several cultural and economic problems and historical experiences add complexity to their problems. Since independence Indian state has to deal with the demands of separate statehood largely based on language, culture, ethnicity, religion etc. Later the basis for separate…
Violence Against Women 03 Jun 2019 11 min read Why in News? National Crime Record Bureau report shows stark increase in violence against women in India in the forms of dowry deaths, acts of sexual harassment, torture, rapes and domestic violence. Violence against Women The United Nations defines violence against women as “any act of…
India BIMSTEC 07 Jun 2019 15 min read Why in News? PM of India has invited BIMSTEC (The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) partners for his second swearing in ceremony, reversing the previous stand of inviting the SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) leaders including Pakistan for a similar…
Cooperative and Competitive Federalism in India 19 Jun 2019 17 min read Context Federalism is derived from the Latin world foedus, which means agreement. In fact federation is an agreement between two types of governments sharing power and controlling their respective spheres. Thus a federation is a system of national and local governments, combined under…
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India – Sri Lanka Relations 21 Jun 2019 22 min read Background The relationship between India and Sri Lanka is more than 2,500 years old. Both countries have a legacy of intellectual, cultural, religious and linguistic interaction. In recent years, the relationship has been marked by close contacts at all levels. Trade and investment have…
Trans-Boundary Water Conflicts 28 Jun 2019 13 min read Context With about 4% of the water resources of the world, India should have been a water-adequate nation. However, in 2011 India turned into a water-stressed nation. India is currently ranked 120 among 122 countries on the Water Quality Index, as per a report by NITI…