by admin_ NCSCIAS | May 8, 2026 | Courses
Beijing’s Long Game, How China Made the World Dependent and Even America Vulnerable Recently, I attended a lecture on ‘Long-term missions in a short-term world’ by S. Gurumurthy. To me, the biggest example has been China. It has not only had an...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | May 8, 2026 | Courses
Assuring Credit is Spread Well, in Time, Why ECLGS 5.0 Must Address Structural Resistance to Small Borrowers The Government of India’s announcement of an additional ₹2.55 lakh crore credit guarantee under the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) 5.0 is not...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | May 8, 2026 | Courses
The Rise of an Apolitical Polity, What TVK’s Victory Means for Tamil Nadu’s Political Future Introduction: A Result That Shook the Foundation When M.K. Stalin, the outgoing Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, campaigned across the state for the Dravida Munnetra...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | May 8, 2026 | Courses
Beyond the Classroom, Why English Idioms Still Matter in India’s Globalised Current Affairs Introduction: A Column from 2000, Relevant in 2026 On July 18, 2000, The Hindu published a “Know Your English” column by S. Upendran. It explained, through a...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | May 8, 2026 | Courses
The Oscar Door Opens Wider, How India’s Independent Cinema Just Got a New Lifeline The latest rule changes by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences are not merely procedural. They signal a philosophical shift in how global cinema is seen, validated,...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | May 8, 2026 | Courses
The Great Indian Academic Fiction, Why We Must Separate Teaching from Research Introduction: The Foundational Fiction Indian academia operates on a foundational fiction: that every university faculty member is, at once, a brilliant researcher and an inspired teacher....
by admin_ NCSCIAS | May 8, 2026 | Courses
Specialists, But Not Where They Are Needed, India’s Public Health Human Resource Crisis Introduction: The Paradox of Growing Medical Seats On March 11, 2026, the Minister of State for Health, Anupriya Patel, informed Parliament of significant achievements: 43 new...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | May 8, 2026 | Courses
Beyond the Battlefield, How Operation Sinhodoor Redefined India’s Strategy for Future Conflicts Introduction: A Year After the Strike One year after Operation Sinhodoor, the dust has settled—not just on the physical terrain of the target site, but on the intellectual...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | May 7, 2026 | Courses
Governance Is the Ultimate Currency in Kerala, Why the UDF Returned and the LDF Fell Kerala has long kept its own counsel at the ballot box. In the Assembly elections of 2026, the electorate of this politically alert State delivered what many observers had anticipated...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | May 7, 2026 | Courses
Capitalising on Changing Tamil Voter Mood, The Rise of Vijay and the Crisis of Dravidian Politics The lead-up to the elections was predictable. The campaigns had to deal with issues that have been the staple of political exchange in the State since the DMK came to...
