The concept of electoral bonds has been proposed as a way of reforming election funding. Are there any loopholes in this concept? Critically discuss while suggesting ways to plug those loopholes or alternative ways to clean electoral funding.

Electoral Bond is a financial instrument for making donations to political parties. These are issued by Scheduled Commercial banks upon authorization from the Central Government to intending donors, but only against cheque and digital payments (it cannot be purchased by ..

Discuss the principles and philosophy underlying the doctrine of 'basic structure' as enunciated in Keshvananda Bharti's case. Which features of the Constitution have so far been declared as part of its basic structure by the Supreme Court?

Prior to Kesavananda Bharatis case there was no effective limitation on the power of Parliament to amend any part of the Constitution. There was nothing that prevented Parliament from taking away a citizen’s right to freedom of speech or his ..

National Data Repository: Concept, Content and Uses

India has joined the rank of elite nations like the UK and Norway as the Union Government unveiled the establishment of a National Data Repository for the upstream sector. It was announced by Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan during his ..

MDR charges and UPI

The way the Government has pushed the adoption of digital payments has been remarkable. It started with bearing a large part of the cost of Merchant discount rate (MDR charges) which was absorbed by the PSU oil companies while simultaneously ..

Elucidate the geography of "areas of dispute"between India and China. Despite the fact that these areas are much larger than Pak-Occupied Kashmir (PoK), least attention is paid to them in Indian media. Discuss the reasons.

The territories that are disputed between India and China include: The Aksai Chin region- This is a region which is claimed by India to be a part of the state of Jammu and Kashmir in the district of Ladakh, while ..

In light of the economic rise of Bangladesh, examine the opportunities for India and hope for South Asia. Discuss the associated challenges and suggest a way forward.

Bangladesh has surpassed India in terms of per capita GDP. This economic rise of Bangladesh poses new opportunities & hopes. Reasons for economic rise of Bangladesh: Subsidies & concessions due to LDC status. Unique models of financial inclusion (Grameen Banks). ..

In the context of primary healthcare in India, the only way to fulfill the objectives of equitable and comprehensive care is to democratize it. Discuss.

The Right to health is subsumed under the Right to Life in the constitution of India. There is enough evidence to show that Primary Health Care (PHC) approach is the most effective way to solve health and health system challenges. ..

The government needs a fine balance between rationalising income tax rates and maintaining revenue collection. Comment.

The Finance Minister has recently spoken about the government considering lowering and rationalising of personal income tax (I-T) rates. This announcement was made among other measures to boost economic growth. The Budget 2020-21 will see changes to the personal income ..

“In recent years, the emerging economies in east are increasing their geo-economic footprints, while the previous proponents of globalization in west seem to be stepping back.” Do you agree with this observation? Discuss while analyzing the implications of such trends on North-South relationship and India.

This holds true in the current state of globalization. While the West which was the hub of modernization, is facing several crises in terms of political, economic and religious, some countries are silently growing into prosperity. China and Hong Kong ..

Present an overview of attitude of regional parties in India over centre-state relations.

India is a parliamentary democracy and has multiparty system. For the success of a federal set-up, a strong centre-state relation is needed. Implementation of policies need a cordial federal structure. The centre-state relations are influenced by several factors like public ..