Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 13 May 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 13 May 2022 Contents India must seize the trade opportunity opening now Still a long way for termination as an unconditional right India Must Seize The Trade Opportunity Opening Now Context Slower global growth, an adverse geopolitical environment, the shadow of recurring waves of the pandemic and prolonged supply chain issues […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 12 May 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 12 May 2022 Contents Ukraine conflict won’t make the US abandon Indo-Pacific Strategy The importance of Emigrants Ukraine Conflict Won’t Make the US Abandon Indo-Pacific Strategy Context When Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine at the end of February, it was widely asked in Delhi if the new challenges of European security would […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 11 May 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 11 May 2022 Contents Control inflation by acting on liquidity Literacy and delivery of services, not religion, influences fertility Control Inflation by Acting on Liquidity Context The recent action of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to raise the repo rate by 40 basis points and cash reserve ratio (CRR) by 50 basis […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 10 May 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 10 May 2022 Contents India’s judiciary and the slackening cog of trust This is how poverty in rural India came down India’s Judiciary and the Slackening Cog of Trust Context Departures from substantive and procedural justice need deep scrutiny as the fallout could severely imperil governance. Relevance GS-II: Separation of Powers […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 09 May 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 09 May 2022 Contents How to tackle food inflation – and how not to A new track for Capital Punishment Jurisprudence How To Tackle Food Inflation – and How Not To Context Recently, the RBI raised the repo rate by 40 basis points (bps) and the cash reserve ratio (CRR) by […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 07 May 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 07 May 2022 Contents Absence of Roe v Wade won’t just impact the US Let’s make GST a good and simple tax The challenge for Middle Powers like India, France and Germany Absence of Roe v Wade Won’t Just Impact the US Context The leak of an initial draft majority opinion […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 06 May 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 06 May 2022 Contents Inflation control needs another model With repo rate hike, RBI has done what’s necessary Inflation Control Needs Another Model Context At the conclusion of the April meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee had already warned that the focus will henceforth be on inflation. Yesterday it raised the repo rate somewhat […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 05 May 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 05 May 2022 Contents The status of GST Compensation dues Bill assent, a delay and the Governor’s options The Status of GST Compensation Dues Context The West Bengal CM has said that slashing State levies on petrol and diesel will be possible only if the Centre clears its outstanding dues of […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 04 May 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 04 May 2022 Contents A defining moment for Indo-German ties Europe is looming larger than ever in India’s strategic calculus A Defining Moment for Indo-German Ties Context Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Berlin for the sixth Indo-German Inter-Governmental Consultations (IGC) is significant for its timing and substantial results. Relevance GS-II: […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 03 May 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 03 May 2022 Contents The supply bottlenecks causing power shortages Quasi-Federalism in India The Supply Bottlenecks Causing Power Shortages Context The power sector in India is going through a crisis. Peak shortages in some states have reached double digits. Relevance GS-III: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc. Dimensions of the […]