Articles
July 17, 2020
India and the United Arab Emirates established diplomatic relations in 1972; the UAE Embassy in India was opened in 1972, while the Indian Embassy in the UAE was opened in 1973. Both sides have since signed MoUs on strengthening cooperation in cyber space, defence, maritime/road transport, SME, agriculture, manpower, human trafficking, entry visa exemption for diplomatic, special and official passport holders, media, energy, etc, entering a Comprehensive and Strategic Partnership.
July 15, 2020
Gazi Hassan Last week, a consignment addressed to the UAE Consulate in Thiruvananthapuram came under suspicion and was stopped by the Customs officials of the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport and seized 30 kg of gold being smuggled from the UAE. The […]
July 14, 2020
Dr Vijay Sakhuja Media is rife with speculations that China may announce Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ) over the disputed Pratas, Paracel and Spratly island chain in the South China Sea.[1] This is not the first time that ADIZ over […]
July 14, 2020
The recently introduced expat quota Bill in Kuwait’s National Legislative has caused some buzz in India, especially after several media reports suggested that if the Bill was made law, it would force about 800,000 Indians to leave the small West […]
July 10, 2020
Earlier this month, on 1st July, 350 paratroopers from the US 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) parachuted onto Guam to test their ability to “execute real-world missions” and demonstrate that they could be deployed “anywhere in the U.S. Indo-Pacific […]
July 3, 2020
Dr D Dhanuraj and Rahul V Kumar Amongst the different kinds of challenges posed by COVID-19, policy makers in Kerala are now confronted with unprecedented changes required in the education sector. The challenge is how to deal with balancing the […]
July 2, 2020
ഇന്ധനവില തുടർച്ചയായി ഉയർത്തി സാധാരണ ജനങ്ങളെ വറുതിയിലാക്കാൻ കച്ചകെട്ടി ഇറങ്ങിത്തിരിച്ചിരിക്കുകയാണ് കേന്ദ്ര സർക്കാർ. കൊട്ടിഘോഷിച്ച 20 ലക്ഷത്തിൽ സാധാരണ ജനങ്ങൾക്കായി മാറ്റിവച്ച തുക ഭിക്ഷ കൊടുക്കുന്നതുപോലെയായി. ജന്മനാടുകളിലേക്ക് കാൽനടയായി പലായനം ചെയ്ത അതിഥിത്തൊഴിലാളികളുടെ ചിത്രം മനസ്സിൽനിന്ന് മായുംമുമ്പുതന്നെ ഇന്ധനവില മൂന്നാഴ്ചയ്ക്കുള്ളിൽ 22 തവണ ഉയർത്തി. ഓരോ ദിവസത്തെയും വർധന ചെറുതാണ് — 20 പൈസ മുതൽ […]
July 2, 2020
The ongoing operational maneuvers by the US military in the Pacific Ocean, establishment of the Pacific Deterrence Initiative (PDI) in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, and a new approach towards Taipei through the Taiwan Defence Act […]
July 1, 2020
Kahini Ojha The initial days of unlock 1.0 have proven crucial for the transport sector. With no or minimum revenue generated during the lockdown and increased cost of maintenance for disinfecting and repairing vehicle body parts, which were not in […]
June 26, 2020
‘സാർവത്രിക അടിസ്ഥാന വരുമാനം’ (Universal Basic Income) എന്ന ആശയം ആദ്യമായി ഇന്ത്യയിൽ അവതരിപ്പിക്കുന്നത് 2017–18 ലെ സാമ്പത്തിക സർവേയിലാണ്. എല്ലാ ക്ഷേമ പദ്ധതികളും നിർത്തലാക്കി, പകരം എല്ലാ വ്യക്തികൾക്കും ഒരു ‘നിശ്ചിത തുക’ (Minimum Amount) നൽകണമെന്ന ആശയമാണ് ഇതിലൂടെ മുന്നോട്ടു വെക്കുന്നത്. നിലവിലുള്ള പദ്ധതികളിലൂടെ നൽകുന്ന ചെറിയ തുകയുടെ സ്ഥാനത്ത് കുറച്ചുകൂടി മെച്ചപ്പെട്ട […]
June 26, 2020
Nissy Solomon and Gazi Hassan The ongoing political tension between India and China is transcending into an economic clash. While the Indian defence is busy handling the territorial borders, various agencies believe that boycotting Chinese goods would be one of […]
June 25, 2020
In an economy, sustained economic growth is achieved through the robustness of factor market efficiency, sound public policies, financial institutions, and its ability to lend worthy projects and core infrastructure facilities serving around the clock. More importantly, the power sector […]
June 25, 2020
Devassy Auseph Soft power—the term coined by an American political scientist, Joseph Nye, about three decades ago—holds prominence among academicians and political scientists alike even today. In Nye’s words, “to get others to do what they otherwise would not” is […]
June 23, 2020
Aiswarya Krishnan and Viral Arun Nigam Mobility plays a significant role in determining the growth and development of a city. Nowadays, mobility in cities is faced with too many challenges including lack of sufficient infrastructure as well as the unaffordability […]
June 23, 2020
The restrictive measures taken to combat COVID-19 including shutting down borders, travel bans and halting migration have put more constraints on the displaced refugee population all over the world, making them more vulnerable to the pandemic. According to UNHCR, there […]