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Causes and Recovery of the Indian Economy Slowdown.

From Jan-March 2019 to July- Sep 2019, the Indian economy received a steep fall in its gross domestic product from 8.2% to 4.5%. Reasons for this economic trend seem to encompass many; however, can also be summarized for the purpose of a basic understanding of the situation at hand. One of the major reasons talked…
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Prof. Thandika Mkandawire’s legacy: Lessons for higher education and its internationalisation

Professor Thandika Mkandawire was someone at home in the world: his childhood years were spent in Malawi, Zimbabwe and Zambia; his life’s work spanned Africa, Latin America, Europe and Asia; he was pan-Africanist in his outlook but with a deep affinity for the global south at large. His discomfort with structures sustaining global inequality and…
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Loss in the time of a Pandemic

As a flurry of statistics pour in from every corner of the world and the numbers rise every second, you keep trying to consume all of the information, trying to keep the people and things around you sane. Classes and grades burden you but the inevitability of the pandemic has yet to hit the rest…
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PANDEMIC: LOCKDOWN,CLIMATE CHANGE: IGNORANCE

The declaration by the World Health Organization that saw the coronavirus or the COVID-19 as pandemic caught on a string of reactions by several countries throughout the world. From international travel bans to domestic social distancing – all methods to curb the spread of the virus are being practiced by everyone around the globe. The…
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Interpreting the (Un)employment Scenario in India

This article looks to further analyze the employment landscape with a focus on the unorganized sector, the gap between education and employability, and the gender bias that is prevalent.
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“DON’T BLAME THE PLAYER, BLAME THE GAME”, AN ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC POLICY ON CORRUPTION THROUGH GAME THEORY

ABSTRACT: This article analyses corruption policy through game theory analysis of the choices of two players, the briber and the bribee. It finds that public policy initiatives of harsh penalties to deter corruption are not sufficient. These rely on decision theory and have empirically shown to have failed. Through game theory analysis, this article suggests…
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US under the next Democratic President (Part 1)

After multiple gruelling caucuses and primaries, the race to nomination has come down to Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders. With Biden ahead in the race after Super Tuesday, the Sanders campaign is working all the more harder, marching with full steam ahead for the upcoming caucuses. With still 2 months to go for the final…
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Toilet Paper Crisis

The rampantly spreading Coronavirus has impacted the life of every human being in unimaginable ways. May that be a rich aristocrat or a roadside barber, the virus has physically, financially, socially and mentally affected the lifestyle of all. To prevent the virus from spreading, people around the globe have self-quarantined themselves to maintain social distances…
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Wuhan Opportunity?

Whilst the whole world comes to a halt with the pandemonium caused by coronavirus, China could seek to expand its influence across the globe. This particular phase of history could determine International Relations in the coming years. One of humanity’s biggest enemies, since time immemorial, has been infectious diseases. Early civilisation lived in the vile…
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THE REAL REASON BEHIND MISMANAGEMENT OF THE WATER CRISIS IN INDIA.

‘WHEN TAPS RUN DRY: CHENNAI’S WATER CRISIS’. I stared at the news article printed in the Deccan Herald. The statistics mentioned in the article about the depleting water tables, increasing depth of the water bore wells being dug up and the increasing volume of water being imported into the city spoke about the gravity of…
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THE KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM TRUMP’S VISIT TO INDIA

The recently concluded trip of US President Donald Trump to India was demonstrative of the nature of politics that is prevailing in both India and the United States. While facing difficulties at home, both the leaders used this trip to demonstrate their popularity abroad. The grandeur of the trip must have fed into the efforts…
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Is banning e-cigarettes a moral façade?

Digging up on old news, it has been almost three months since the bill on banning e-cigarettes has been passed. The government has claimed that the intention behind the ban was to curb the exponential increase in the consumption of e-cigarettes, especially amongst the youth. As a measure to propagate a healthy lifestyle, banning e-cigarettes…
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