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Tit for Tat: How India counters Chinese Lending in South Asia
Read more: Tit for Tat: How India counters Chinese Lending in South AsiaThe recent development lending undertaken by the Indian government has sparked a conversation around the India-China relationship and whether such lending is retaliation to counter the aggressive Chinese lending in South Asia. This article aims to provide the geopolitical implications of such acts and examine the threats and opportunities that it entails.
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Safeguarding the Sea: Navigating Microplastic Pollution with WasteLess Auroville
Read more: Safeguarding the Sea: Navigating Microplastic Pollution with WasteLess AurovilleMicroplastics and marine plastic pollution is a global crisis that requires immediate action. Educating people on this issue is essential to ensure that we can effectively combat it. WasteLess Auroville and the Government of Tamil Nadu launched an educational programme to raise awareness of microplastics and marine plastic pollution. This essay will explore why it…
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Forced Beauty: Plastic Surgery and the Korean Compulsion
Read more: Forced Beauty: Plastic Surgery and the Korean CompulsionThis article deeply delves into South Korea, the world’s plastic surgery capital. It explores how unrealistic beauty standards affect women’s self-image and compel them to pursue plastic surgery to access basic professional and social opportunities. It further analyses the cultural and historical background of South Korea and why women have been subjected to the minute…
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Does reviving the Old Pension scheme make sense?
Read more: Does reviving the Old Pension scheme make sense?As Himachal Pradesh joins Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Punjab in the club, it is plausible that the trend of restoring the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) could be dying anytime soon. The oversaturated debate on freebies has now been replaced by a policy revival only intended to serve electoral purposes. Unlike freebies, reviving the OPS is not…
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The Forgotten Nomads: Mapping the Case of Gadia Lohar Community through the Lens of Public Policy
Read more: The Forgotten Nomads: Mapping the Case of Gadia Lohar Community through the Lens of Public PolicySmoke fumes from a chulah, a lady dressed in a brightly coloured ghaghara with tinted glass bangles, and a cart carrying the baggage of the past. I remember watching this sight near the outskirts of my city Bhopal, wondering who these people were and how far their lives were from ours. Little did I know…
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Platforms, Protocols and Policies in India
Read more: Platforms, Protocols and Policies in IndiaThe Government of India (GoI) is planning to implement the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), a hypothesized protocol to unbundle the current platform-centric model for digital commerce and allow for a freer flow of value within the ecosystem. This article explains the protocol and analyzes its potential impacts on Indian digital commerce.
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Is Latin America headed towards a Recession? Is there room for long-term Growth?
Read more: Is Latin America headed towards a Recession? Is there room for long-term Growth?Putin’s war in Ukraine has disrupted supply chains all over the world. Add to that rising geopolitical tensions between the United States and China, as well as rising inflation, and you have the perfect recipe for a recession. Beyond these shocks, however, opportunities for realizing long-term economic goals still persist in Latin America. This column…
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The Relevance of Oral History
Read more: The Relevance of Oral HistoryThe Partition is remembered as a horrific event which cannot be compared to any other violent event in the world. It cuts across regions, religions, castes and gender, inflicting pain on those who were caught in it. This article aims to look at the historical evidence through which the partition is remembered and talks about…
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SECONDMENT TRANSACTIONS VIS-À-VIS THEIR TAX TREATMENT
Read more: SECONDMENT TRANSACTIONS VIS-À-VIS THEIR TAX TREATMENTThis article aims to explore the nature of secondment transactions and the applicability of the same in the current tax laws existing in the Indian context. The taxability of these transactions has been explored through various case laws and the most recent landmark ruling of Northern Operating Systems. The article lastly deduces the implications of…
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PROCESS OF LIQUIDATION UNDER THE INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY CODE, 2016
Read more: PROCESS OF LIQUIDATION UNDER THE INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY CODE, 2016This article aims to explore the liquidation process under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. Further, the article lays down the procedural requirements under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Liquidation Process) Regulations, 2016 that need to be complied with by every company going into liquidation. The article also explores the importance of these…
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Powering the Indian Energy Sector: Why the new Electricity (Amendment) Bill is necessary but not sufficient to revive India’s broken energy economics
Read more: Powering the Indian Energy Sector: Why the new Electricity (Amendment) Bill is necessary but not sufficient to revive India’s broken energy economicsThe provision of electricity, as a good, has two main components: its generation and its distribution. The Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022 focuses on reforming the distribution component of the Indian energy sector to remedy its long-standing malaise. This article analyzes the Bill and its potential impacts, specifically defending its necessity as an economic and public…
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Bursting the EdTech Bubble: Why India Needs to Regulate the EdTech Sector
Read more: Bursting the EdTech Bubble: Why India Needs to Regulate the EdTech SectorThe EdTech industry in India has been experiencing rapid growth in the past few years, fuelled by increased access to technology and digital literacy after the pandemic. While the industry has transformed learning and paved the way for a more blended form of learning in both online and offline mediums, the industry is breaking its…
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