by admin_ NCSCIAS | Apr 13, 2026 | Courses
Diplomacy Under Duress, Pakistan’s Limited Leverage and the Fragile West Asian Ceasefire The April 8 ceasefire announcement in West Asia came as a relief to a world weary of escalating conflict, spiking energy prices, and the spectre of a wider regional war. The...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | Apr 13, 2026 | Courses
The Long March to Representation, Women’s Reservation and the Unfinished Journey In September 2023, the passage of the Nari Shakti Vandana Adhinayam (Constitution One Hundred and Twenty-Eighth Amendment Act) was celebrated as a historic moment. After nearly...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | Apr 13, 2026 | Courses
When “Auntie” Becomes Harassment, A UK Tribunal, Cultural Clash, and the Boundaries of Respect In the intricate dance of human interaction, few words carry as many contradictory connotations as “auntie.” Strictly speaking, an aunt is “the...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | Apr 13, 2026 | Courses
A New Dawn in Dhaka, India and Bangladesh Must Sidestep Short-termism to Rebuild a Vital Partnership For nearly two decades, Delhi and Dhaka crafted one of the Subcontinent’s most significant and stable bilateral relationships. The foundation of this partnership...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | Apr 13, 2026 | Courses
The Fragile Ceasefire and Netanyahu’s Gamble, Why Trump Must Rein in Israel In the high-stakes theatre of West Asian geopolitics, ceasefires are rarely the end of conflict; more often, they are brief, brittle intermissions before the next act of violence. The latest...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | Apr 13, 2026 | Courses
The Festival of Democracy Has a Guest List, Electoral Disappearances and the Crisis of Faith in India’s Roller In the world’s largest democracy, the act of voting is often described as a “festival”—a joyous, participatory celebration of civic...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | Apr 9, 2026 | Courses
Back to the Moon, But Not as Before, How Artemis Is Transforming Earth’s Satellite into a Contested Marketplace On April 6, 2026, a historic moment unfolded more than 380,000 kilometres from Earth. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch,...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | Apr 9, 2026 | Courses
IPL’s Billion-Dollar Club, How Fandom, Virtual Value, and a 16x Return Redefined Sports Business Just two weeks ago, the Indian Premier League (IPL) witnessed a watershed moment. Two of its most beloved franchises—Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Rajasthan...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | Apr 7, 2026 | Courses
The Malacca Dilemma Solved, How China’s Two-Decade Energy Strategy Shielded It from the Iran War Crisis As the Israel-US military campaign against Iran meanders into its uncertain second year, global energy markets have been thrown into turmoil. The Strait of...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | Apr 7, 2026 | Courses
Kerala’s Green Gap, When Fiscal Realities Undermine Environmental Ambitions Kerala has long enjoyed a reputation as India’s most socially advanced state. With near-universal literacy, high life expectancy, low infant mortality, and a robust public health...