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Ambani bomb scare: Threat letter calls it ‘a trailer’; NIA reaches Mumbai

27 Feb 2021

A suspicious vehicle was found parked near businessman and billionaire Mukesh Ambani›s residence, Antilia, in Mumbai on Thursday. The car was laden with 21 gelatin sticks which is an explosive material. In an exclusive conversation with The Sunday Guardian, Mumbai Police spokesperson DCP Chaitanya S. said that an FIR has...

India and Mauritius sign comprehensive economic cooperation and partnership agreement

24 Feb 2021

Dr Anup Wadhawan, Commerce Secretary, Government of India, and Ambassador Mr. Haymandoyal Dillum, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade, Government of Mauritius signed the India-Mauritius Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA) in Port Louis yesterday, in the august presence of Prime Minister of Mauritius Mr Pravind...

PAKISTAN PM’S SRI LANKA VISIT BEGINS ON AN EMBARRASSING NOTE

24 Feb 2021

Pakistan’s leading newspaper Dawn, quoting the Foreign Office (FO), reported that “Mr (Imran) Khan would visit Sri Lanka from February 23 to 24 on the invitation of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. He would be accompanied on the trip by some federal ministers and senior officials. This will be...

Indian constitutional script in defining women’s presence in Parliament: A myth or a reality?

24 Feb 2021

Lapsing onto the tables since 1996, patriarchy wrenched the pages of women’s reservation; thence, the ensconced ‘political equality’ remains unlearnt. Amidst the debate of gender inequality or equality, the notion of women’s rights, the feminists’ theories actualize; considering, if the male to female ratio can ensure equality if the Constitution...

ASSEMBLY POLL BUGLE DROWNS OUT FARMERS’ PROTESTS, CHINA AND COVID-19

24 Feb 2021

Although the dates are still to be announced, preparations for the next round of Assembly polls are well and truly underway. The Prime Minister is getting into campaign mode and is expected to hit West Bengal with a blitzkrieg of rallies from next month. Since Mamata Banerjee’s stronghold is the...

India’s fuel economy and the hard facts

24 Feb 2021

Goldman Sachs recently predicted that the global oil benchmark, that is Brent Crude Oil, will be hitting $70 in the next couple of weeks. Those gains will be driven by long-dated prices and steep backwardation, which happens when futures prices are below spot prices. “We now forecast that oil prices...

VIZAG STEEL PLANT PROTESTS: EMOTIONS AND ECONOMICS OF DISINVESTMENT

24 Feb 2021

The primary aim of a democratically elected government is to provide good governance without an authoritarian approach to the administration of the people. Generally, the government concentrates on matters pertaining to financial and economic policies along with other functions like internal and external security and foreign affairs. Apart from this,...

Artificial intelligence ecosystem: Policy and legal analysis

19 Feb 2021

Technology is curating and strengthening the structure of society for the future. While the first industrial revolution transformed the manufacturing sector through water and steam power, the second transfigured production and assembly lines using electricity, and the third industrial revolution was the era of integration of computers for the digitization...

The colonial origins and constitutionality of ‘sedition’

19 Feb 2021

The law of sedition, specifically Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), has been the subject of intense debate over the last few years. By and large, the criticism against the existence of the provision has been that it is a colonial instrument which is way past its shelf...

LAC DISENGAGEMENT: STILL A LONG WAY TO GO FOR GENUINE PEACE

19 Feb 2021

Sino-India disengagement in eastern Ladakh is fundamentally good news. The Defence Minister has outlined the broad modalities. It was followed up by an explanatory press release. Vacation of Kailash Range prior to resolving issues at Depsang, Hot Springs and Gogra has worried many. Understandable. However, disengagement is a work in...

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