The Israel–Hamas conflict shows how local wars create global shocks—disrupting trade routes, energy flows, and supply chains. For India, stability in West Asia is vital for economic security and strategic balance. In today’s world, diplomacy protects not just borders but also commerce, energy, and national resilience.
Click to View MoreNITI Aayog’s report urges India to decriminalize minor tax offences, remove mandatory jail terms, and restore judicial discretion. It calls for distinguishing genuine errors from fraud, adopting global best practices, and building a fair, trust-based tax system that promotes compliance, transparency, and equity.
Click to View MoreIndia and the UK maintain a 'Comprehensive Strategic Partnership'. Key challenges, including the Khalistan issue and extradition delays, currently test the relationship. Both nations must resolve these irritants while maximizing their Free Trade Agreement negotiations and joint Indo-Pacific defence efforts for global benefit.
Click to View MoreThe Draft Shram Shakti Niti 2025 to empower the workforce by extending social security to unorganized and gig workers, promoting skill development, and ensuring safe workplaces. It leverages technology to build a future-ready labor force, promoting inclusive growth, and shifts from welfare-based to rights-based worker empowerment for economic progress.
Click to View MoreNITI Aayog’s AI roadmap promotes an “AI for All” vision to drive inclusive growth in healthcare, agriculture, and education. It advances Responsible AI principles, supports innovation through the AIRAWAT platform, strengthens skills and data ecosystems, and positions India as a global leader in ethical, development-driven AI aligned with “Make in India.”
Click to View MoreChina’s Polar Silk Road via the Arctic Sea Route offers faster Asia-Europe trade, but experts warn it will raise emissions, create new carbon hotspots, harm Arctic ecosystems and indigenous communities, and worsen climate inequality unless strong environmental governance intervenes.
Click to View MoreThe Crime in India 2023 report shows rising cybercrime and violence against Scheduled Tribes. It urges strengthening cybersecurity, improving digital literacy, and tackling social vulnerabilities. Policymakers and law enforcement must adapt rapidly to evolving crime patterns to ensure effective prevention and protection.
Click to View MoreIndia and Qatar have strengthened their Strategic Partnership, advancing energy security, trade diversification, and digital collaboration. By leveraging LNG supplies, expanding non-hydrocarbon sectors, and engaging the Indian diaspora, both nations drive mutual economic growth and investment.
Click to View MoreThe ILO’s report, The State of Social Justice, warns that declining trust and persistent inequality threaten social justice and democratic legitimacy. Despite reduced extreme poverty, 71% of earnings depend on birth, and 58% of workers face informality. It urges a renewed social contract and Fair Transition policies for inclusive, decent work.
Click to View MoreIndia must strengthen diaspora diplomacy by ensuring welfare, deepening engagement, and harnessing the diaspora’s skills and influence. Proactive protection and inclusion can transform the diaspora into a strategic force for India’s growth and enhanced global stature.
Click to View MoreThe unresolved Sir Creek dispute strains India-Pakistan relations, impacting fishermen who unknowingly cross the unmarked maritime boundary. Strategic mistrust, economic interests, and historical tensions keep this marshy region a persistent source of conflict and diplomatic friction between the two nations.
Click to View MoreThe PM-SETU Yojana aims to modernize over 1,000 ITIs with advanced technology to build a future-ready workforce. It strengthens education, skilling, and entrepreneurship, boosting employability, supporting ‘Make in India,’ and unlocking India’s demographic dividend through structural economic transformation.
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