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Inherent Structural Weaknesses of the Eurozone and the Crisis

Chinar Gupta discusses the integration of the Eurozone and the benefits it brought to the member states. From bringing about a common currency to removing trade barriers – various steps taken by them have been analysed by her. She also looks at the negative impacts of this integration, focusing on the problems faced by the…
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Indian bankruptcy reforms: Where we are and where we go next

Ajay Shah and Susan Thomas critically analyse Bankruptcy reforms in the context of the Indian Economy with focus on the latest Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code of 2016. It discusses the history of bankruptcy laws and the jurisprudence which resulted in the IBC…
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Cost of Compliance for Clinical Establishments

by Manya Nayar and Shubho Roy. The Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2010(Clinical Establishments Act) is facing resistance from the medical fraternity. The Indian Medical Association claims that the law will cause an increase in the cost of treatment and adversely affect small and medium size clinical establishments such as a clinic run by…
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The Fault in Our Urban Bodies

Aryan Agarwal talks about the importance of Urban Local Bodies in unleashing the powerful dynamics of change, the challenges that are faced by ULBs. The article also tells us how sometimes these ULBs put the blame on the migrants to hide their inefficiencies and even suggests ways to empower ULBs. Later in the article, the…
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The Volatile Politics of The Middle East and The Kurdish Question

Abstract: In this essay, I intend to discuss the Middle Eastern politics along with The Kurdish Question in detail. This essay comprises of a brief history of the Kurds and how the Kurds were affected during the Saddam Regime in Iraq and would focus on the Kurdish Question, along with how the Kurds were affected…
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An analysis of Puttaswamy: the Supreme Court’s privacy verdict

by Vrinda Bhandari, Amba Kak, Smriti Parsheera and Faiza Rahman. Introduction On 24th August 2017, a nine judge bench of the Supreme Court in Justice K.S. Puttaswamy vs Union of India passed a historic judgment affirming the constitutional right to privacy. It declared privacy to be an integral component of Part III of the Constitution…
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Coffee, Fair Trade and Global Warming

Coffee is the second most traded commodity in the world, after oil. More than 2.25 billion cups of coffee is consumed everyday all over the world. More than ninety percent of the cultivation happens in developing countries while developed countries are the major consumers. It employs millions of people in its cultivation, processing and trading.…
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Book Review – South Asia in the New World Order: The role of regional cooperation, Shahid Javed Burki

In the book, Shahid Javed Burki, a Pakistani economist and social scientist talks about how India and other South Asian Countries could benefit from the new world order if they play their regional cooperation card carefully. As reviewed by Aditi Khemani.
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Realism and the Qatar Diplomatic Crisis

The Qatar diplomatic crisis of 2017 serves as a narrative uncovering the inner workings of international alliances and therefore international relations. Viewing the crisis from multiple perspectives in the form of how popular news sources from different countries portray the crisis, this article touches the various themes that the narrative unearths. The first theme includes…
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How Does Popular Culture Relate to Global Politics?

Prachi Pahuja talks about the relevance of popular culture in global politics and displays the close relationship between them through illustrations and a case study of the song “Rasputin” which was introduced during the reign of the Tsarist Government.
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Illegal uses of Cryptocurrency

This is the second part of the article: Introduction and Regulation of Cryptocurrency”, authored by Mitali Arora, focuses on how cryptocurrency is misused for various illegal activities and suggests the need of a regulatory framework that would make cryptocurrencies a trustworthy medium of exchange.
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Introduction and Regulation of Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency, generally referred to as “digital currency” or “virtual currency”, is a mode of financial exchange that enables users to virtually pay for goods and services without the presence of a central regulatory authority. It is characterized by peer to peer (P2P) transactions. Cryptocurrency is backed primarily by user consensus. Bitcoin can only be sent…
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