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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…
Inter-State River Water Sharing Disputes 01 Jul 2019 9 min read Context The Inter-State River Water Disputes are one of the most contentious issues in the Indian federalism today. The recent cases of the Cauvery Water Dispute and the Satluj Yamuna Link Canal are some examples. Various Inter-State Water Disputes Tribunals have been constituted so…
Reservation in India 24 Jul 2019 15 min read Introduction The age-old caste system of India is responsible for the origination of the reservation system in the country. In simple terms, it is about facilitating access to seats in the government jobs, educational institutions, and even legislatures to certain sections of the population. These sections…
Connect Central Asia Policy 26 Jul 2019 10 min read Introduction Central Asia is the geographical centre of Asia that marks the confluence of the world’s four religious ideologies — Islam, Buddhism, Christianity and Hinduism. Modern Central Asia consists of five nations: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. All five nations became independent after the…
Article 370 14 Aug 2019 10 min read On 5th August 2019, President of India in the exercise of the powers conferred by Clause (1) of Article 370 of the Constitution had issued the Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 2019. Through this, Government of India has made modifications in Article 370 itself (not…
Delimitation 26 Aug 2019 5 min read Why in the news? The bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir state into the Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh has made delimitation of their electoral constituencies inevitable. Recently, the EC has held “internal discussions” on the Jammu and Kashmir reorganisation Act, 2019, particularly its provisions on delimitation. What is…
Rise of Regional Parties In India 30 Aug 2019 11 min read In a democracy, political parties provide an agency to the society to gather different views on various issues and to present these to the government. They bring various representatives together so that a responsible government could be formed. They provide a mechanism to…
Citizenship of India 02 Sep 2019 17 min read In the run-up to the publication of the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, the Supreme Court, in August, 2019 rejected a plea to include those born in India between after March 24, 1971 and before July 1, 1987 in NRC unless they had…
Right to Education 06 Sep 2019 7 min read Why in the news? India’s landmark Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009 completes its decadal anniversary. Further, renewed focus on skilling and higher education, the RTE remains one of the most important catalysts for India to reap its much-anticipated “demographic dividend.” What is Right to Education?…