The Ukraine war has cast its shadow on the state election in Gujarat in December via the government’s sudden ban of wheat exports. The government has defended its decision, saying the ban will help it manage food security. The great […]
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For those who wonder why India has not joined a “coalition of the free” against Russia, the news is that India is not that free anyway. It has fallen from 142nd to 150th position in the World Press Freedom Index
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Indian democracy is flawed, but pessimists claiming that Modi will crush all dissent, abandon secularism, and make India a Hindu state have been proved wrong. NOVEMBER 24, 2020 • POLICY ANALYSIS NO. 903 By Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar India’s constitution guarantees democracy,
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The speed and consequences of Himalayan glacial retreat have been grossly exaggerated by the media and environmental activists. MAY 3, 2022 • POLICY ANALYSIS NO. 927 By Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar and Vijay K. Raina Many activists and journalists warn that rapidly
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There are many reasons why India has abstained in UN votes on Ukraine rather than join the West in condemning Russia. First, India prizes its non‐aligned traditions. Second, India has always viewed Russia (and the USSR earlier) as an old
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India boasts that 40% of its power capacity is now based on renewables. But competition between political parties in election pledges has resulted in more and more states providing free electricity to domestic consumers. This subsidizes rather than taxes carbon.
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In Alice in Wonderland, the Red Queen declares, “Sentence first, verdict afterwards.” That resembles media reports (including a long one in the Washington Post) on the flash flood in the high Himalayas in February that destroyed two hydel projects, killed at
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For over four months, agitating farmers have surrounded India’s capital, New Delhi, often blocking major roads and railway lines. They stormed Delhi’s fabled Red Fort on India’s Republic Day, January 26. The protesting farmers want the repeal of three farm
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