ThoughtPapers

The Emerging World Order

How Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war disrupted the global power balance.

Author : Lt. Gen. P R Shankar, AVSM, VSM, Professor of Practice, IIT Madras

Keywords : World order, Covid-19 pandemic, Russia-Ukraine war, India

1857 - India’s First War of Independence

The uprising of 1857: What led to it, why it failed, and its aftermath.

Author : Raghbendra Jha, Emeritus Professor of Economics, Australian National University

Keywords : Indian History, British Rule, Uprising, Independence, History

Celebrity Drug Abuse and Addiction: Film Cities Becoming Drug Cities

A note on the increasing revelations of drug use in tinsel town.

Author : Dr. G Shreekumar Menon, IRS (Rtd), Former DG, NACIN

Keywords : Bollywood, Drugs, Narcotics, Glam-biz, Celebrity

The Phenomenon called Annamalai

Annamalai Kuppuswamy Storms the political arena in TN.

Author : G Ramesh, Professor (Retd), IIM Bangalore

Keywords : Annamalai Kuppuswamy, BJP, Tamil Nadu, Politics,

Dr. Kalam Wanted Us to Read…!

Dr. Kalam looked at reading not as a goal but as a means to achieve it.

Author : Ms. Smita Dhantal, Researcher (English Literature and Theory)

Keywords : Dr. Abdul Kalam, Key to Success, Reading, Learning, Books

Analyzing India’s growth story

An analysis of the macroeconomic variables that sustained India's growth.

Author : Dr. Taniya Ghosh, and Prashant Parab, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

Keywords : Productivity, GDP Growth, Foreign Direct Investment, Human Capital, Gross Enrollment Ratio

Make in India So Far

An evaluation of the performance of the Make in India initiative.

Author : Dr. Liji Lakshmanan T., Researcher on Macroeconomic Policy

Keywords : Make in India, Manufacturing Sector, Ease of Doing Business, Gross Value Added, Foreign Direct Investment

Youth Specific Sustainable Governance Indicators

Youth Development Indicator needs to be modified. 

Author : Dr. Naveen B R, Lok-Sabha Research Fellow and PhD from Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore.

Keywords : Youth Development, Sustainable Governance, Capacity Building, Policy, Indian Youth, Commonwealth, Global

Ranked Choice Voting - A Voting System India Needs

It's high time that India rethinks about the existing voting procedure

Author : Manan Gandhi, Shobhit Mathur, Rashtram School of Public Leadership

Keywords : First-past-the-post, Tactical voting, Voter preferences, Pilot study

Ganita Kaumudi: When do we meet next?

Ancient mathematics texts are a treasure tove of interesting problems

Author : Chandrahas M. Halai, Science & Technology Writer

Keywords : Sutra, time, distance, circumference

Indian Leadership Vs Chinese Virus

It's only an effective & strong leadership that can help the Nation tackle the virus

Author : Lt. Gen. P R Shankar, AVSM, VSM, Professor of Practice, IIT Madras

Keywords : Organization, Discipline, Vaccination programs, USA, China

Covid-19: Second Wave and the Challenges Ahead for India

We as a country need to put in combined efforts to manage the pandemic effectively

Author : Dr. Balasubramanian Sambasivam, PhD from Indian Institute of Science (IISc)

Keywords : Vaccination, Developed Countries, Resource management, Health Sector

Ungovernability of Polity

The crux of the matter is that India or any other democratic nation is ungovernable

Author : Prof. G Ramesh, Center for Public Policy, IIM Bangalore

Keywords : Policy making, Governance, Complexity, Transparency, National Interest

The V-Dem Rating of Democracies: As if it Matters

The report had a whole section on India under the title,"Democracy Broken down:India"

Author : Prof. G Ramesh, Center for Public Policy, IIM Bangalore

Keywords : Electoral Autocracy, Freedom, Global Calamity, Election Commission, CAA, CSO funding

Just with a Garland of Flowers

Exploring the glorious tradition of debating in Bharat through a story from the epics

Author : Amishi Seth, Author, Screenwriter, Playwright, Director

Keywords : Veda, Adi Shankaracharya, Science of Yoga, Ethical Debating

How does one shake off the Chinese Gorilla off its perch?

A multipolar world needs a multipolar leadership based on the QUAD

Author : Lt. Gen. P R Shankar, AVSM, VSM, Professor of Practice, IIT Madras

Keywords : QUAD nations, Chinese Economy, Military, Superpower, USA

Is India able to leverage on huge agricultural production surpluses?

India lacks market intelligence in the global market & has restrictive trade policies

Author : Dr. Tamanna Chaturvedi, Consultant, WTO & Trade Policy

Keywords : Agro commodities, Export Promotion, Global Competitiveness, International Market

Celebration of Women’s Day Via Gender Parity- Still Miles to Cover

On this Women's day, let's end gender discrimination for the prosperity of our Nation

Author : Shashank Vikram Pratap Singh and Deepika, Assistant Professors, University of Delhi

Keywords : Gender Gap, Political Empowerment, Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational attainment

The Broken Bamboo

Ancient Indian Mathematical texts are a treasure trove of interesting problems

Author : Chandrahas M. Halai, Science & Technology Writer

Keywords : Bhaskaracharya, Mathematics, Sulbasutra

In the VUCA World, India needs additional sources of Equity Investment in the Education Sector

 GoI should design polices where private entity can explore the possibilities of rational investment 

Author : Shashank Vikram Pratap Singh, Assistant Prof., Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi.

Keywords : Higher education, Income sharing agreement, Equity investment, Policy, Educational loan

National Girl Child Day: Hermeneutics of an event

We need to be more perceptive to the needs of girls soon to turn women

Author : Shreya Mudgil, Research Fellow, IIT Jammu

Keywords : Safety, ambition, dream, Bawa Jitto, Bua Kodi,

THE FUTURE OF INDIA

An invigorating speech on our task ahead from one of the makers of modern India

Author : Swami Vivekananda

Keywords : India, Swami Vivekananda, Hinduism, Atmanirbhar

A Grand Vision of Prosperous Bharat

Is India getting ready to enter a new stage of industrial expansion?

Author : Ratan Sharda, Author, Columnist, and TV Panelist

Keywords : Atmanirbhar Bharat, Manufacturing, Labor Reforms

In India, is it about reiterating Stree Shakti, or rediscovering it?

Women of our great country has always been visionaries, patriots and leaders 

Author : Amishi Seth, Author, Screenwriter, Playwright, Director

Keywords : Women empowerment, Eternal icons, Virtuousness, Fearlessness

Swami Vivekananda's Call to the Youth of India (Part 1)

What Swamiji wants Indian youth to know about their own country.

Author : Compiled by Gokulmuthu Narayanaswamy, Spiritual Seeker and Blogger

Keywords : India, Swami Vivekananda, Youth Empowerment

India and the US Presidential Elections: A comment

What does the US Presidential Election result hold for India?

Author : Dr. Amit Mukherjee, Defence and Strategic Studies Analyst

Keywords : US, India, Trump, Biden, Foreign Affairs

Two Indian ways of celebrating January 1st

Why January 1st is a special day for many Hindus

Author : Translated and Adopted by G. K. Ramakrishnan

Keywords : Sri Ramakrishna, Muruga, New Year

Swami Vivekananda's Patriotism was rooted in Spirituality

 What was the foundation of Swamiji's love, strategy, and work for India?

Author : Dr. Vighnesh N V

Keywords : Swami Vivekananda, Dharma, India

National Mathematics Day 2020

A post-event report of the webinar commemorating Srinivasa Ramanujan's birthday

Author : Dr. Vighnesh N V

Keywords : India, Science, Education, Mathematics, Srinivasa Ramanujan, Pride of Bharat

Ramanujan: The mathematics genius

Remembering a man extraordinaire on his death anniversary    

Author : Senkottai Sriram, Experienced Journalist

Keywords : Ramanujan, National Mathematics Day, Numerology

Cost of democracy or the cost of upsetting vested interests?

The delays and negotiations can be considered as 'transaction cost of democracy'

Author : G Ramesh, Professor, Center for Public Policy, IIM Bangalore

Keywords : Farm Bills, Cost of Democracy, Cost of Protests

Coffee in India: The seven beans story

In 1670, a Sufi Saint brought a secret to India from Yemen ...

Author : Jagdeesh Laxman Singh

Keywords : Coffee, Chikmagalur

Near-space surveillance and beyond

India should put in concentrated efforts in exploring near space and developing tech

Author : Lt. Gen. P R Shankar, AVSM, VSM, Professor of Practice, IIT Madras

Keywords : Space, Defense

When the holy feet of Swami Vivekananda traversed the towns of Tamil Nadu

Snippets from Swamiji's TN trip, which breathed life into the freedom fight

Author : Dr R Ilango, former Vice Principal, Vivekananda College, Madurai

Keywords : Swami Vivekananda, Indian freedom struggle, Arise and Awake

Dawn in a dusk in Pakistan

A definitive account of all the events leading up to the latest turmoil in Pakistan

Author : Lt. Gen. P R Shankar, AVSM, VSM, Professor of Practice, IIT Madras

Keywords : Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif, Imran Khan, India