Delimitation in J&K and resumption of a political process
What is delimitation? Delimitation refers to the process of demarcation of the boundaries of parliamentary or assembly constituencies. The process is intended to ensure that each constituency has approximately an equal number of voters. So that a set number of voters have one representative in the Lok Sabha as well as in the state assemblies […]
Melting of Ice at LAC – Disengagement at Pangong Tso Lake
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced on 11 February 2021that India and China are disengaging from standoff areas along the Line of Actual Control in Pangong-Tso Lake. The “synchronised and organised disengagement are to take place from the north and south banks of Pangong Lake. The announcement said that any structures that had been built by […]
Role of Drones in Azerbaijan – Armenia War
The war between Armenia and Azerbaijan started on 27 September, over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, ended in early November 2020, as both sides decided to sign a ceasefire agreement. Unlike most wars in recent decades, this war has ended decisively in which Azerbaijan defeated the other side, that is Armenia. In the 1990s, it was […]
Concept of a Bad Bank
The lockdown imposed during the pandemic period, banks are likely to witness an increase in Non-performing assets (NPAs). Before the lockdown, the gross NPAs were below Rs 10 lakh crore, which is now expected to cross Rs 11 lakh crore by the end of this fiscal year. What are NPAs? A non performing asset (NPA) is a loan or […]
Diminishing hopes for peace talks in Afghanistan
Previous blogs on this issue i         Afghanistan – US Pull Out – No Good Options dt 2/5/2019 ii       Afghan Deal all but done dt 5/9/2019 iii   Afghan Peace Talks – Expectations, its key players and Prospects for India dt 13/9/2020; iv   As US Rolls the Dice India Replaces Russia 10 Mar 21 […]
GLOBAL WARMING – US BACK ON HOT SEAT
INTRODUCTION Its matter of great joy that Joe Biden is going to be the 46th US President for all environmentalists and nature lovers , because he is an advocate for the reduction of “Global Warming”. During the months that Joe Biden and President Trump were campaigning against each other, vast sections of the American West […]
Australia’s faceoff with Facebook – control over advertisement revenues
Advertisement Revenue for the Print Media News publishers have traditionally been raising revenue through advertisements. The shift from print and TV to digital has spelt a lot of uncertainties for news publishers. As per the old revenue model in print media, the newspapers were published based on the known circulation figures and the quality of […]
As US Rolls out the Afghanistan Dice, Delhi replaces Russia in talks for Afghan peace plan
This blog should be read in continuation of earlier blogs on Afghan Peace Talks listed below: i          Afghanistan – US Pull Out – No Good Options dt 2/5/2019 ii       Afghan Deal all but done dt 5/9/2019 iii      Afghan Peace Talks – Expectations, its key players and Prospects for India dt 13/9/2020; Background Nine rounds of […]
Nepal Supreme Court sacks PM Oli
Previous Blogs on the issue (a)Constitutional Crises in Nepal 24-12-20 (b)Nepal India Road Crises May 20 Background Nepal plunged into a political crisis on December 20 last year after President Bhandari dissolved the House and announced fresh elections on April 30 and May 10 at the recommendation of Prime Minister Oli, amidst a tussle for […]
Pegasus – The Ultimate Spyware
According to an expose by a global consortium of media publications, phones of two serving union ministers, three opposition leaders, one constitutional authority, current and former heads of security organisations, administrators and 40 senior journalists and activists from India were allegedly bugged using the Israel spy software Pegasus and put on surveillance. What is Pegasus?  Pegasus […]