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Sabarimala Temple: The New Political Battleground?

In this article, Janeesha Singh writes about the debates around the Sabarimala judgment of the Supreme Court and the arising conflict between religious faith and gender equality.
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Book Review Series: Bullshit Jobs

Through this book review, the author, Rohan Khattar Singh has provided a succinct analysis of the book to highlight the takeaways from this book. The author mentions how the book is a must read despite the criticism.
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The Vulnerable Coral

In this article author Ankita writes about splendid coral reefs and the consequences which would occur due to the rapid destruction which is ensuing on the reefs.
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The China model

Through this book review, Pritish Gupta, the author looks at the China model as defended by Daniel Bell and its comparison to a meritocracy.
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Common Knowledge: A Quantum Decision Theory Discussion

In this article, author Sudip Patra discusses why common knowledge does not necessarily lead to a single accepted rational action and how Quantum Decision Theory approaches this dilemma.
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When more is not good: A comparative analysis of Zimbabwean hyperinflation

Through this article. Siddharth Shukla, aims to look at the hyperinflation crisis in Zimbabwe. the causes which led to it and to analyse the situation and circumstances in order to prevent such a situation from arising again.
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Constituent Assembly Debates on Alcohol Ban

In this article, Gayatri Virmani critically analyses the relevance and effectiveness of Article 47 (the intoxication of drinks). She highlights how the negative impacts of the ban on alcohol on national highways and in some states, Bihar in particular, outweigh the positive impacts, concluding that imposing a ban on alcohol is in direct violation of…
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Use of Number Operators in Finance

In this article, Professor Sudip Patra discusses the idea of number operators, borrowed from quantum field theory, and used in modelling financial market scenarios.
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LIBERTARIAN DEMOCRACY VIS-À-VIS POLITICAL DEMOCRACY

In this article, Mr. Ashit Kumar Srivastava compares the scenarios of democracy in America in the pre-twentieth century with the present day. Political democracy’s purpose was to ensure fairness and the equitable allocation of resources. However in practice, the downfalls of the modern day democracy has converted the welfare state into an oligarch institution working…
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Blockchain technology can save lives

In the following article, the author, Pritish Gupta, talks about how the use of blockchain technology can usher a visible change in the lives of citizens with more informed decisions & can promote a shift from quaint approach to complex problems to a more efficient one.
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India- UK Trade Relations

In this article Mr. Ankit Malhotra examines India and the United Kingdom who share a modern partnership bound by strong historical ties. Trade dialogue between superpowers inevitably takes time, but with the input and knowledge the relationship is set to make even more history.
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Cricket influenced by politics

This research of Aseem Mittal is based on the argument that how political malpractices destroyed the essence of sports particularly cricket. Match fixing and Spot fixing are some the malpractices in which either the players or the member of the central body that is BCCI in the case cricket get involved in these activities to…
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