by admin_ NCSCIAS | Apr 28, 2026 | Courses
Tamil Nadu’s Political Cauldron, Record Turnout, Rising Tensions, and the Emergence of a Third Force The period between the date of polling and the date of counting votes should normally be quiet. But, in Tamil Nadu, which saw a record voter turnout of 85.1 per...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | Apr 28, 2026 | Courses
The Culture of Violence, How Proliferation of Guns Has Given a Deadly Edge to American Political Disagreements A gunman breached security and fired shots at the annual dinner gala of the White House Correspondents’ Association in Washington DC, which included US...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | Apr 28, 2026 | Courses
Betting Big on Amaravati, The Promise, the Peril, and the Path Ahead The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Act 2026, passed earlier this month, finally nailed Amaravati to the map as the state’s undisputed capital. For a decade, the city existed in a...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | Apr 28, 2026 | Courses
From Reactive to Proactive, India’s Maritime Security Doctrine at a Crossroads The ongoing tensions in the Gulf and the looming spectre of a blockade in the Strait of Hormuz serve as a stark reminder that global sea lanes are neither inviolable nor immune to...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | Apr 28, 2026 | Courses
A Friendly Federal Assassin, The Third Attempt on Trump’s Life and the Crisis of Political Violence in America When a federal Cabinet member visits us at the Journal these days, he’s invariably accompanied by multiple security agents. It can seem excessive...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | Apr 28, 2026 | Courses
Theaterisation the Right Way, Restructuring India’s Military for Integrated Warfare Theaterisation, or the reorganisation of the Indian military into tri-services integrated theatre commands, is nearing realisation. This would possibly be the most profound...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | Apr 28, 2026 | Courses
Vishu Kani, Six Decades Apart, A Meditation on Tradition, Memory, and the Passage of Time My father’s words woke me up from a deep slumber 60 years ago: “Don’t open your eyes. Hold my hand and walk with me.” I kept my eyes tightly closed,...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | Apr 28, 2026 | Courses
The Incredible Internet of Things, When Sensors, AI, and Actuators Reshape the World A person awakens not to an alarm clock but to a wearable band that has monitored the entire sleep architecture—tracking REM cycles, heart rate variability, and nocturnal peripheral...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | Apr 28, 2026 | Courses
Misreading Global Economic Risks, Why the IMF’s Analysis Fails the Global South In the tumultuous global economic and political context of the past year, it is hardly surprising that the focus of the IMF in the first chapter of its flagship report, the World...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | Apr 28, 2026 | Courses
A Once-in-a-Generation Pact, How the India-New Zealand FTA Reshapes Bilateral Trade India and New Zealand on Monday signed the much-awaited free-trade agreement (FTA). The FTA was formalised in the presence of Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and his New Zealand...
