Politics and Institutions – Page 4

Affiliations and Affirmative Action

In this post, the authors trace the legal history of caste-based reservation in India, and contemplate the way forward.
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Pandian’s Republic

Using Benedict Anderson’s argument that hegemonic beliefs only operate at the level of ideas, author through this essay, attempts to unveil the roots of Nationalism to help the reader reach an “Archimedean vantage point from where the ideals imposed by nation-form can be critiqued” and an India replete with plurality of cultures, religions and ethnicity…
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Embracing the Positive Obligation of Privacy

Mr.Ashit Kumar Srivastava talks about the role of the Union Government as a ‘Data Fiduciary’ after the Puttuswamy judgment which cements the Right to Privacy as a Fundamental Right under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. Even though it is a negative right demanding non-interference of the State, with the Adhaar initiative, the Author…
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India’s Alternative Approach Towards African Market.

In this article, Atharva argues that despite the availability of abundance of mineral reserves in Africa, the country depends on foreign economic actors and investments owing to the lack of a sustainable manufacturing sector. This makes Africa prone to exploitation, by countries that look for an external source to uplift their consumer markets. However, the…
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Rohingya’s in Delhi: “Had I Not Escaped I Would Have Been Killed”

Despite having been termed “the world’s least wanted”, the Rohingyas are determined to get back their rights they were once denuded of. Devika Sahni writes about their escape from Myanmar to India, for a livelihood. But having earned nothing but betrayal from the government, they should now make do with what’s left of them… In a…
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India and Brexit

What does the post-Brexit aftermath imply for India? Richa Sekhani poses the question for India to assess what the possible short and long term implications can be. With Brexit decided, the British have dismantled the decision they had taken to join the common market in 1975 and have unwittingly opened a Pandora’s Box not only for…
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The Social-Justice Implications of Brexit

In the ongoing brouhuahua over Brexit, Kalyani Unkule tries to uniquely assess the impact on global social justice through the various consequences Brexit threatens to have on politics, trade relations, and the lives of the British people. Even as the political and economic fallout of the result of the Brexit referendum largely remain matters of…
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Two Years Since Make in India

In this article, Ashwath Komath revisits the arguments for the Make in India programme, nearly two years since its conception, to assess whether it is truly needed and beneficial in the Indian development context. As the Modi government turns two on May 26th, we should take a look at his past initiatives, one of the…
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How much did the Israeli war really cost?

Swetha Meenal argues about the various visible and hidden costs of the Israeli war through an effort to link the economic impacts of the war to every violation of a constitutional right. Thereby, she also exposes certain aspects that have been completely ignored by the western media… “Families are being wiped out in such massive numbers.…
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What do Monetary Policies of advance economies have in store for Emerging Markets?

In a highly integrated global economy, the actions of central banks of developed countries generate significant spillovers for developing economies. Richa Sekhani explores the possible effects that developing countries need to watch out for to safeguard their stability… Following the global downturn post 2008, the advanced economies of the world particularly the US has sought…
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IMF Quota Reform: What is in it for Emerging Economies?

In quota reforms which have been long overdue, the IMF has increased the voting share of emerging economies. But is this enough? Richa Sekhani tries to answer this question… Marking a “significant” development at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), developing countries including India and China will now have more voting rights with the implementation of…
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State, Market and Institutions: Changing Roles and Relationships in Economic Development Since 1950

Mohan Kumar reviews the work of leading Development Economists to understand the role of the market and the state and how the evolution of the field of Development Economics has contributed to our understanding of these institutions. [Mohan Kumar is pursuing his Masters in Diplomacy, Law and Business from Jindal Global University, Haryana] The emergence…
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