EDUCATION

Claudia Goldin and her 'Nobel' research on gender gap

October 29, 2023
“Men are able to have the family and step up because women step back in terms of their jobs, but both are deprived. Men forgo time with their family and women often forgo their career,” these are the words of Nobel Laurette Claudia Goldin who was awarded the Nobel Prize…
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Hamas 'Terror Attack' on Israel puts 'Palestinian Cause' in limbo

October 25, 2023
It was the Jewish festival of ‘Sukkot’ as the whole Israel was having a relaxed sleep, when the ghoulish terrorists of Hamas carried out one of the deadliest terror attacks of recent times killing over 1400 innocent people. The Israeli counter-offensive on expected lines, has been extremely brutal leading to…
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Khalistan syndrome and souring India-Canada ties

September 25, 2023
In a major development, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on September 18, came guns blazing at India. He alleged that “agents of the Indian government” were behind the killing of the Khalistani separatist leader, Hardeep Singh Nijjar. This was followed by the expulsion of a senior Indian diplomat in Canada…
EDUCATION

G20 Summit: Where does a successful Presidency put India globally

September 18, 2023
“We are One Earth, One Family and we share one Future,” with these remarks Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded the G20 Summit under India’s Presidency, here in the national capital. The less than one year saw over 220 meetings being held with thousands of hours of consultations and discussions, finally…
EDUCATION

Why and how, the US 'purchased' ALASKA from Russia?

July 29, 2023
Alaska…the 49th state of the United States of America (USA). But, very few people know that it became a part of the US only in 1867 and was a part of Russia till then. It was all because of several economic issues faced by Moscow, that it decided to ‘sell’…
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Russia-Ukraine war: 500 days to a conflict in stalemate

July 23, 2023
It is more than 500 days since Russia launched its offensive against Ukraine. These days, many big developments have taken place on the battlefield; ranging from Russia’s embarrassing withdrawal from Kherson, the setback for Ukraine in Bakhmut, and the famous Wagner group mutiny. In the period of over one year,…
EDUCATION

PM Modi's state visit and propelling India-US ties

July 2, 2023
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently concluded his maiden state visit to the United States. From defence cooperation to space collaboration, several important areas remained the talking points of this visit. How significant the visit was, can be understood by the fact that it was only the third ‘state visit’ hosted…
EDUCATION

MANIPUR VIOLENCE: A Wake-up Call to our 'Ethnic Faultlines'

May 21, 2023
A few weeks ago, heavy violence broke out in the state of Manipur. The situation was so severe that the centre had to send in its forces, all other states had to evict out their people living in Manipur and Olympian Mary Kom literally uttered “My state is burning” while…
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KESAVANANDA BHARATI CASE: Judgement that saved Indian Constitution

May 12, 2023
Constitution…the set of laws that guide the path on which our country is governed. Although the government in power does have all the rights to make amendments to it, it has NO right to make changes in what is called the ‘Basic Structure’ of the Constitution. This crucial and historical…