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The Curious Case of the Indefinite Chinese Loans
Read more: The Curious Case of the Indefinite Chinese LoansThe World owes China around 1.5 trillion dollars, and some speculate— it will not be able to pay it back. The interesting bit is that China probably knew that before it granted these debts, and did so with ulterior motives. The controversy doesn’t end here since there is another side which vehemently argues against this,…
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Growth Potential and Challenges for Electric Vehicles In India
Read more: Growth Potential and Challenges for Electric Vehicles In IndiaThis article examines various opportunities for the growth of the electric vehicle market in India. Specifically, it explores what would be needed for their widespread adoption by both consumers and businesses, as well as to ensure competitive supply. It also looks at prevailing challenges, technological and otherwise, to do the same.
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Decoding The Hits and Misses of the 4 Indian Labour Codes
Read more: Decoding The Hits and Misses of the 4 Indian Labour CodesOn 22nd September, the Rajya Sabha passed three labour codes— The Industrial Relations Code 2020, The Code on Social Security 2020, The Occupational Safety, Health, and Working Conditions (OSH) Code 2020. When combined with the fourth code, i.e, the Code on Wages 2019, the four labour codes are an amalgamation of 44 Central Labour Laws/Acts.…
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Population Growth and Economic Growth
Read more: Population Growth and Economic GrowthThe relationship between population growth and economic growth is complex. While some ponder the consequence of population explosion, few economies are striving to revive population growth to a sustainable level. This article discusses India’s position in the population growth story and looks from past experience at what mismanaged policies can yield.
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Why India needs to reconsider its stance on Freedom of Press?
Read more: Why India needs to reconsider its stance on Freedom of Press?This article tries to understand the intricacies of the ‘media trials’ and while doing so tries to demarcate the line at which media reporting crossed the freedom ensured by the Indian Constitution and enters the unethical space of trials and staged vilifications.
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Arcane Algorithms
Read more: Arcane AlgorithmsThis article talks about the use of algorithms by social media platforms and the ways in which they, oftentimes without the user’s knowledge, collect personally identifiable data to generate specific content for them. The article also touches upon the impact of the same on children and adolescents and the future of behavioural science to mitigate…
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POWERPLAY- Exploring US Military Bases as a form of Neocolonialism
Read more: POWERPLAY- Exploring US Military Bases as a form of NeocolonialismThis article seeks to analyze the impact of the US military bases focusing on Okinawa, Japan as a form of neocolonialism by foreign troops, including the gendered impact on women as a subset of such colonialism.
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No Digital Currency for Digital India?
Read more: No Digital Currency for Digital India?What is all the fuss about the government’s attempt to ban cryptocurrencies? What shall be the implications if the government is successful in doing so? Does it mean that India will be a devoid of a digital currency while the rest of the world adapts itself to all technological developments? Let’s see.
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Book Review- Populism: A Very Short Introduction, Cas Mudde and Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser
Read more: Book Review- Populism: A Very Short Introduction, Cas Mudde and Cristóbal Rovira KaltwasserIn this article, Vanshika Shah reviews the book Populism: A Very Short Introduction written by Cas Mudde and Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser.
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What makes BCCI the richest cricketing board
Read more: What makes BCCI the richest cricketing boardThis article talks about how BCCI became the richest cricketing board in the world and assesses how the board earns its money and what factors helped it in becoming the economic giant that we know today.
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Heightening Hydropower: Development or Devastation in the Himalayas?
Read more: Heightening Hydropower: Development or Devastation in the Himalayas?Hydroelectric projects have burgeoned in the Himalayas, in the name of economic growth and development. The eco-sensitive region is no stranger to environmental degradation, which is being exacerbated as a result of extensive damming. Instead of directly improving the regional economy, these projects are hampering the lives and livelihoods of the locals.
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Latent Gender Normativity – A Roadblock for Feminism
Read more: Latent Gender Normativity – A Roadblock for FeminismGender is a complicated and widely debated subject. This article explores what construes gender, its stability, its role in feminism and the seemingly normal distinctions that can be potential forms of gender normativity.
