Recidivism Context: In recent times, recidivism has increased, as some of the released terrorists have carried out terrorist acts, including Ahmed Hassan (Parsons Green Bomber; 2017), Usman Khan (the London Bridge attacker; 2019), Kutjim Fejzulai (Central Vienna attacker; 2020), and Ali Harbi Ali […]
AFSPA Context: The killing of 14 civilians in a botched military operation in Nagaland has led to fresh calls for repealing The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), a stringent law that allows the armed forces to use maximum force in an area declared as ‘disturbed’. AFSPA: The AFSPA like many other […]
Reverse repo normalization Context: State Bank of India’s economic research team believes the stage is set for a reverse repo normalisation, given that the Triparty Repo Dealing and Settlement (TREPS) and call money rates are ruling higher than the reverse repo rate. Background: Normalization […]
Environmental Governance Context: The Supreme Court has asked the Government if it will create an Indian Environmental Service (IES) as recommended by a committee headed by former Cabinet secretary T.S.R Subramanian in 2014. T.S.R Subramanian committee report on environment: The Subramanian committee was set up to review the […]
Surge In Oil Prices Context: Rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine are leading to a surge in oil prices, with Brent breaching the $90-a-barrel mark overnight on Thursday the first time since 2014. Some analysts predict oil prices to hit the $100-110-mark per […]
Eurasian Heartland Context: • India’s engagement with the Central Asian Republics (CARs), a region which India considers part of its “extended neighbourhood”, is likely to receive a renewed momentum when the first India–Central Asia Heads of Government meeting takes place on 27 January 2022. • […]
Food Processing In India Context: India being one of the largest producers of fruits and vegetables in the world has huge potential in food processing industry. In this context it is important to know about the Production Linked Incentive Scheme which aims to incentivize […]
Kazakhstan’s Maritime Quest Context: Kazakhstan, a landlocked nation located in the Eurasian region, relies on neighbouring nations like Turkmenistan (gateway to Iran and Afghanistan), Russia (gateway to Europe) and Uzbekistan (gateway to Tajikistan and Turkey) as gateways for trade. Though land routes are considered […]
India – China Economic Relations Context: India’s imports from China rose to $97.5 billion in calendar year 2021, up 46.1 per cent from imports worth $66.7 billion in 2020, which was impacted by Covid-19related restrictions, as per data from the China General Administration of Customs. […]
