Editorial Analysis

In Context Recently Japan unveiled “Japan’s New Plan for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific” (FOIP) and exchanged views about deepening the “Japan-India Special Strategic and Global Partnership”. Japan’s New Plan for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific Need of FOIP: Japan’s FOIP underlines that given the current geopolitical landscape with the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, growing Chinese […]

In Context The government adopted the Panchamrit principles to guide its foreign policy, in actively promoting India’s image as a rising global power.  The fifth of these five principles is sanskriti evam sabhyata (cultural and civilisational links). More about the soft power diplomacy  Meaning: Soft power is the capacity to influence other nations through the […]

In Context As the year 2024 marks the centenary of the Vaikom Satyagraha, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin is to jointly inaugurate the centenary celebrations, during a function to be held at Vaikom on April 1, 2023. What is Vaikom Satyagraha? The Vaikom Satyagraha 30th March 1924 was […]

In Context India’s digital public infrastructure (DPI), loosely the India Stack and more, is shaped in a unique partnership between governments (Union and States), regulators, the private sector, selfless volunteers, startups, and academia/think tanks. India, through India Stack, became the first country to develop all three foundational DPIs: digital identity (Aadhar), real-time fast payment (UPI) […]

In Context Experts deliberate on the progress of the Indian health system and the challenges it still faces. About Over the years, the Indian health system has overcome seemingly insurmountable problems, long considered hopeless. As per National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) even under the best-case scenario, India would achieve a total fertility rate of 2.1 […]

Context India’s G20 presidency would play an important role in promoting individual and collective actions to facilitate the transition towards a sustainable blue economy.  G20 countries & significance of oceans The G20 countries together account for around 45% of the world’s coastlines and over 21% of the exclusive economic zones (EEZs).  The oceans are the […]

In Context Recent proceedings in the Supreme Court have put the spotlight on the mode of execution in death penalty cases.  Death penalty  About: It is the highest degree of punishment that can be awarded to an individual under specified penal law in force. It is a legally backed instrument used by the state to […]

In Context Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has recently been disqualified from the Lok Sabha, a day after he was convicted in a defamation case by a Surat court. Disqualification of a lawmaker It is prescribed in three situations.  First is through Articles 102(1) and 191(1) for disqualification of a member of Parliament and a member […]

Recently, the Chief Justice of India stated that ‘Press must remain free if a country is to remain a democracy’.

In News The United Nations (UN) recently reached an agreement: The High Seas Treaty, which is a critical step forward in saving the planet. About High seas About: High seas are open ocean areas that are outside the jurisdiction of any country. The high seas comprise 64 per cent of the ocean surface and about […]