The rising abuse of narcotic drugs in India has come to limelight after the alleged suicide of a notable actor… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Substance Abuse in India

Universal vaccination programs have eliminated smallpox and reduced serious diseases including measles, mumps, rotavirus, and polio. But in the coming… Continue reading [Burning Issue] COVID-19 Vaccination Challenges

The ongoing stand-off between the Union government and protesting farmers does not show any signs of a resolution at the… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Farmers Agitation

Dr. B R Ambedkar, in his lecture “Castes in India” in 1916 – “One of the most intrinsic characteristics of… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Inter-faith Marriages and Related Issues

India is one of such paradises on earth where you can speak your heart out without the fear of someone… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Kerala’s Gagging Law

India’s decision to stay out of the China-backed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP, Asia’s mega free-trade agreement (FTA), has… Continue reading [Burning Issue] India’s exit from RCEP

Early this year, our PM attended the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) virtual summit, after previously skipping two summits. Not attending that… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Strategic Autonomy vs NAM

India and the US are the two largest democracies in the world but the electoral systems of the two countries… Continue reading [Burning Issue] US and Indian Election System: A Comparison

“In an economy that is overleveraged to historic proportions, economic stimuli may not do the trick.” – Kenneth Eade Several… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Fiscal Stimulus & COVID

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has last month approved ‘Natural Gas Marketing Reforms’, taking another significant step to move… Continue reading [Burning Issue] India’s push for a Gas-based Economy

Food has deep ties to culture, religion, ethnicity and most Indians regard food as sanctified or holy. We celebrate, mourn,… Continue reading [Burning Issue] India’s quest for Zero Hunger

The judiciary is weakened by the very act of publication when legal remedies are not accessed. When that happens, ‘We… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Uproar over AP CM’s letter to CJI

“Information is the currency of democracy.” – Thomas Jefferson Fifteen years have passed since the Right to Information Act, 2005… Continue reading [Burning Issue] 15 Years of Right to Information

The CRISPR-Cas9 system has revolutionized genetic manipulations and made gene editing simpler, faster and easily accessible to most laboratories. To… Continue reading [Burning Issue] CRISPR Technology and Associated Concerns

The altercation between technology giant Google and fintech major Paytm has brought the global debate around app store monopolies to… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Paytm vs Google App Store Row

The Parliament has passed new versions of three labour codes — Industrial Relations Code Bill, 2020, Code on Social Security… Continue reading [Burning Issue] New Labour Laws

Context Despite the global decline in crude oil prices over the last month and buying of cheap Russian crude oil,… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Global Fuel Dynamics and India’s Energy Security

Farmers in Punjab and Haryana have been protesting against 3 ordinances promulgated by the Centre back in June this year.… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Agricultural Reform Bills, 2020

In view of the pandemic and a truncated Monsoon Session, Parliament has said no to Question Hour and curtailed Zero… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Quashing of the Question Hour