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Draft Telecom Bill 2022: A Step in the Right Direction but Concerns Remain

India is set to overhaul its telecommunication regulatory framework. The Ministry of Communications, Government of India, has released
a 40-page draft of the Indian Telecommunication Bill, 2022, along with an explanatory note for public...

November 25, 2022 Download

Tags: cyber sovereignty, digital inclusion, Telecom Bil, telecommunications bill, telecommunications draft bill, telecommunications regime, Governance and Political Studies

Ban on Popular Front of India - A Long Overdue Step

Abhinav Pandya

… strong legal measures, including a law on radicalization and terror funding are the need of the hour to clearly state that attempts to challenge India’s unity and integrity will be firmly dealt with ... red-lines need to be drawn for the media...

November 17, 2022 Download

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, anti-national activities, anti-terrorist capabilities, Islamist terror, PFI, Popular Front of India, radicalization, Violence, Terrorism, Governance and Political Studies

Repositioning National Cadet Corps to Drive Youth Development and Social Change

Maj Gen M Indrabalan, ADG, NCC (B&J)

… time and national resources deployed for mentoring and guiding the present generation of youth through the revamped NCC’s stables will definitely start yielding much larger outcomes …

October 25, 2021 Download

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Building a strong nationhood, Character-building of youth, Dividends of young India, NCC, NCC in nation building, NCC modernisation, Restructure of NCC curricula, Governance and Political Studies

Reforms for Atmanirbhar Bharat

Aayush Mohanty

COVID-19 has exposed the serious strategic implications of India’s import dependence, especially on China. Politics, Policy and Pandemic are the challenges to Prime Minister Modi’s vision of Atmanirbharta (self-reliance). While the initiative is...

February 7, 2021 Download

Tags: Boycott China, COVID-19, economy, LAC, Reforms for Atmanirbhar Bharat, Self-reliance, trade, Governance and Political Studies

River Water Pollution - A New Threat to India: A Case Study of River Ganga

Major General (Retd.) Ajay Kumar Chaturvedi, AVSM, VSM

… pollution of water bodies is not only a function of higher human load but also on account of technology dependence and lack of awareness amongst the masses about the ill effects of pollution … but the most important factor is the indifference...

November 25, 2019 Download

Tags: Ganga Action Plan, Namami Gange, Quality of Water, River Ganga, River Water Pollution, Governance and Political Studies

National Register of Citizen: Genesis and Way Forward

Brig Sushil Kumar Sharma

Dr Mridusmita Baruah

… any new step invites appreciation or challenges. NRC in Assam was also an experimental device to curb the menace of the illegal influx of population from the neighbouring countries. Taking a cue from this, many States in India is also...

October 31, 2019 Download

Tags: Assam, Assam Accord, CAB, Citizen Amendment Bill, Issue of illegal migrants, NRC, NRC Process, Supreme Court, Governance and Political Studies

Restructuring the Armed Forces – Professionally Speaking

Brigadier V Mahalingam (Retd)

… It is time the Indian Armed Forces ceased preparing for the last war and concentrated on working towards undertaking military operations under modern conditions …operational priorities and actions cannot be left to the choice of individual...

October 9, 2019 Download

Tags: Modernisation of Indian military, Need for tri-service integration, Role of CDS, Governance and Political Studies