India@2024: A resilient economy on the fast track to growth
But challenges such as persistent inflation, a slowdown in the banking sector and environmental concerns continue to pose hurdles India has firmly established itself as the fastest-growing economy among the G20 nations, with a projected GDP growth rate of 6.5 per cent-7 per cent for the fiscal year 2024-25. This remarkable...
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Rediscover Happiness
18 December 2024 | Ravi Valluri -
Pesticides are poisoning the Punjab soil
18 December 2024 | A S Mittal -
Why reading and writing matter more in the age of AI
18 December 2024 | Biju Dharamapalan -
A timely assurance
18 December 2024 | Pioneer -
Nepal embraces China’s BRI
18 December 2024 | Parul Chandra -
Persisting Central Information Commission vacancies challenge transparency claims
17 December 2024 | Priyadarshi Dutta -
Workplace Surveillance
17 December 2024 | Shainy Sharma
Call for fast-tracking WTO agricultural negotiations
In a recent WTO meeting, India urges prioritisation of issues, including a permanent solution for public stockholding and special safeguard mechanism In a meeting of the Committee on Agriculture (CoA) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) held in Geneva on December 4, 2024, India insisted that negotiations on unresolved/previously mandated issues...
Overcoming fear to unlock limitless possibilities
Embracing the unknown is essential for innovation, resilience and realising our true potential Humans possess four basic emotions – happiness, sadness, anger and fear. Each has a unique place in our lives and shapes much of our responses to situations. The unknown is probably one entity that invokes all four emotions...
Economy slowing down
India, celebrated as the fastest-growing economy in the world, is showing signs of slowdown India is facing a pivotal moment as it navigates a notable slowdown. Between July and September 2024, the country’s GDP growth rate fell to 5.4 per cent, its lowest in seven quarters and well below the Reserve...
South Asia: Two decades of turmoil
December marks two pivotal anniversaries — Soviety intervention in Afghanistan and Kandhar Hijacking — that changed South Asia’s geopolitics December marks two pivotal anniversaries that significantly influenced South Asia’s geopolitical landscape: 45 years since the Soviet Union’s intervention in Afghanistan and 25 years since the hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight IC-814...
Can INDIA bloc resolve its leadership disputes and put to rest its internal strife
With Mamata vying for the leadership of the INDIA bloc supported by a number constituents, chances of the bloc succumbing to internal disputes are high The INDIA bloc, a coalition of 26 ideologically diverse parties, was created to counter the BJP’s electoral dominance. In the 2024 general elections, the bloc achieved...
Bridging Divides in the Workplace
This growing divide can hinder teamwork, erode trust and undermine organisational effectiveness With the advent of the 21st generation, the division of people into sharply opposing groups has increasingly infiltrated workplaces, reflecting the broader societal divides in politics, culture and values. In professional settings, it is often referred to as polarisation...
Syria’s collapse: Foreign meddling and economic ruin
As allies like Iran pressured Assad for reforms, and Western nations explored conditional sanctions relief, Syria became a battleground of competing geopolitical manoeuvring By the end of November, the situation in Syria was dire. Government forces were on the brink of exhaustion, stretched thin by an economic crisis that spiralled out...
