Chinese President Xi Jinping announced one of China’s most ambitious foreign policy and economic initiatives at the end of 2013. He called for the building of a Silk Road Economic Belt and a 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, collectively referred to as One Belt One Road (OBOR). One Belt One Road (OBOR) is arguably one of […]
Archives for April 2017
‘Ancient and Medieval India’ by Poonam Dalal Dahiya – Book Review
McGraw Hill Education India has published a new book on Ancient and Medieval Indian History. The book is authored by Poonam Dalal Dahiya IRS and it titled ‘Ancient and Medieval India‘. In 16 chapters and 616 pages, Poonam Dalal covers the complete syllabus of ancient and medieval history for UPSC and various state PSC exams. What’s […]
Police Reforms in India – Against the backdrop of T P Senkumar Case
The way Police forces work in India needs a lot of reforms. Police need more autonomy, professionalism, fixed tenure and so on. This article is on Police reforms in India – the history, the reforms so far, the Supreme Court directives, recent cases like T P Senkumar Case etc. Police Reforms: Why in news now? The […]
Inter-State River Water Disputes in India: Is it time for a new mechanism rather than tribunals?
The Inter-State River Water Disputes are one of the most contiguous issues in the Indian federalism today. In extreme cases, it may hamper the relationship between the different states. The recent cases of the Cauvery Water Dispute and the Satluj Yamuna Link Canal case are examples. Various Inter-State Water Disputes Tribunals have been constituted so far, […]
The Twin Balance Sheet Problem (TBS): How can Indian Economy Avoid a Crisis?
How well is the Indian Economy doing in the last 3-4 years? Economic Survey – the flagship annual document of the Ministry of Finance, Government of India – points out that we should worry about the Twin Balance Sheet Problem, now widely known as TBS problem. First of all, what is a balance sheet? A […]
How to score very high marks in UPSC CSE Prelims (and even get an IFS call!) – by Parveen Kaswan IFS
UPSC Civil Services Exam (CSE) Prelims is not only a screening test to select eligible candidates for various Civil Services like IAS, IPS, IRS etc. but it is also a common exam to screen candidates for Indian Forest Services (IFS) main exam. But to get an IFS call, candidates need to score higher marks than one […]
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