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Politics

The RTI (Amendment) Act, 2019 in its Present Phase

by Shrikrishna S. Kachave16 October 202014 November 2020 4 min read

October 12, 2020 marked the completion of 15 years of Right to Information (RTI) Act which has brought radical changes in the governance of the country.

EnvironmentScience

What’s Wrong with The World: From a Conservationist’s Diary – Part 2

by Rushikesh Chavan12 July 202017 July 2020 4 min read

We must stop putting people, corporations, and governments in ‘good’ and ‘bad’ boxes.

Foreign PolicyPolitics

Singapore’s First Internet (Only) Elections 2020: Global Lessons for Post- Pandemic Democracies

by Manishankar Prasad12 July 202016 July 2020 4 min read

The online space dominated the elections; for the resource-poor opposition, this was an opportunity to be creative in its outreach, and they made the most of it.

Economy

India’s Rising Petroleum Prices, Despite Global Fall

by Ajit Phadke10 July 202012 July 2020 4 min read

Since imports account for nearly 84% of India’s petroleum consumption, any change in the global prices significantly impacts the prices in the country.

Foreign PolicyPolitics

How Pragmatism Drives Democracy, Digital and Discourse in Singapore

by Manishankar Prasad8 July 202012 July 2020 5 min read

How does a country even the size of Singapore hold an election, campaign and voting processes, amid a pandemic?

EnvironmentScience

What’s Wrong with The World: From a Conservationist’s Diary – Part 1

by Rushikesh Chavan7 July 202012 July 2020 5 min read

So, what is really wrong with the world? Why are we destroying ecosystems and, in effect, our very existence?

Defence & SecurityPolitics

Surgical and Other Strikes – What is Missing?

by Group Capt. Anant Bewoor VM (Gallantry)6 July 202011 July 2020 4 min read

Our defence strategies are designed by the political leadership and bureaucracy, but its execution is the responsibility of the Armed Forces/Paramilitary.

Foreign PolicyPolitics

China’s Inconsistent Borders and Unidentified Intentions

by Mark Kinra4 July 20207 July 2020 6 min read

It is astonishing that despite living side-by-side since centuries, India and China have failed to demarcate their boundaries in the modern world.

IndiaPolitics

Playing to Win: Moving Beyond ‘Chalta Hai’ Ethic in India

by Manishankar Prasad30 June 20205 July 2020 5 min read

We need to create a culture where results matter, and ‘moving the needle’ is the only metric.

Society

56 days as a Corona Warrior – Part I

by Raminder Singh Sokhi9 June 202013 June 2020 5 min read

I was to lead a team of volunteers for one police station in North Bengaluru under North Deputy Commissioner of Police’s jurisdiction as I stayed in the same area.