by admin_ NCSCIAS | May 6, 2026 | Courses
The Prime Minister’s Broadcast and the Model Code of Conduct, A Test of Electoral Regulation The Model Code of Conduct (MCC), which guides political parties and candidates during elections, was first drafted by the Kerala government in 1960. The Election...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | May 6, 2026 | Courses
The Bugle Call of the Superstar Outsider, How Vijay’s TVK Shattered Tamil Nadu’s Dravidian Duopoly The DMK, which, according to many pollsters, was set to win comfortably, if not by itself, but at least with the support of its admittedly grumpy alliance...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | May 6, 2026 | Courses
What the Woman in Worli Tells Us About Our Life, Fury as Citizenship When I saw the video of the woman in Worli shouting at a minister, after a political rally trapped her in traffic as she was trying to collect her child from school, I did not think: How rude. I...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | May 6, 2026 | Courses
All Isn’t Quiet on the Eastern Front, Why India Must Shift Its Strategic Gaze As we head for the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor next week, we should brace for being inundated by stirring stories of the military performance during those 87 hours. We...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | May 6, 2026 | Courses
The Enduring Relevance of Adam Smith, Reconciling Morality and Markets in the 21st Century Adam Smith’s magnum opus, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, considered the foundation stone of modern economics, marked its 250th anniversary...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | May 6, 2026 | Courses
The 2026 Assembly Elections, A Watershed Moment in Indian Federal Politics The NDA’s success in West Bengal and Assam is partly offset by its failure in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The 2026 Assembly elections have produced a complex, multi-polar verdict that defies...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | May 6, 2026 | Courses
Through Raghu Rai’s Lens, There Is Always Drama in Bengal, in Faces and in Nature Writing about the place where you grew up is a bit like writing about your mum. If you are too effusive, people shake their heads: “The boy loves his mother”. If you...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | May 6, 2026 | Courses
Assam’s Mandate of Assertion and Polarisation, How the BJP Conflated Identity and Development The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is set to form the government in Assam for a third consecutive term. In an Assembly of 126...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | May 6, 2026 | Courses
The AI Layoff Trap, When Productivity Becomes a Problem In many ways, a gig economy worker in a third-world country lives better than any 19th century monarch. The average 21st century individual lives decades longer, while enjoying better health and access to far...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | May 6, 2026 | Courses
The Hawkish Case, Why the MPC Should Have Hiked Rates The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to hold the policy rates unchanged in the April monetary policy, which remains largely in consonance with market expectations. In the last few months, as conflict in...
