by admin_ NCSCIAS | May 6, 2026 | Courses
Beyond RCEP, How the India-New Zealand FTA Signals a New Era of Strategic Economic Statecraft The India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed this week is far more than a conventional trade pact. It is part of a defensive architecture against a fragmenting...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | May 6, 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 may be observed as a decisive...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | May 6, 2026 | Courses
Reimagining the Legal Frame for Cantonments, A Shift from Criminalisation to Compliance The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026, passed recently by Parliament, marks a turning point in the legal history of India’s cantonments. While the Act has a...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | May 6, 2026 | Courses
When Capital Heals and Harms, India’s Private Equity Healthcare Dilemma After the pandemic receded, India stood at a critical inflection point in healthcare. The crisis had exposed gaping holes in public health infrastructure, overwhelmed existing facilities,...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | May 6, 2026 | Courses
Capitalising on Changing Tamil Voter Mood, The Rise of Vijay and the Crisis of Dravidian Politics Social justice, especially the reservation policy, is not an existential issue in that it is yet another detail to be attended to while filling forms. Or it becomes a...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | May 6, 2026 | Courses
The Structural Dominance of the BJP, Beyond Charisma to the Machinery of Power The phase of Indian politics since 2014 has been widely termed the fourth party system, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) constituting a dominant pole that increasingly structures the...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | May 6, 2026 | Courses
Learning Outcome and Child Health Are Linked, The Unbreakable Bond Between Nutrition and Education In early childhood, nutrition and development outcomes depend critically on the quality of care children receive. A child who is malnourished cannot learn effectively. A...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | May 6, 2026 | Courses
Making Them Wait, & Wait, & …: The Politics of Waiting in India’s Digital State To say that the Indian state is digital would be an understatement. It has built an astounding infrastructure of data—a sprawling, intricate web of biometrics, instant...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | May 6, 2026 | Courses
The Unbreakable Bond, Why the US Cannot Abandon Pakistan Despite Decades of Betrayal Pakistan and Iran exchanged missiles between January 16 and 18, 2024, killing 11 people. This was not the first time Pakistan acted against the interests of its Western patrons....
by admin_ NCSCIAS | May 6, 2026 | Courses
Counting Chickens Before They Hatch, The Ugly Manoeuvre for Kerala’s Chief Minister’s Post In Kerala, the United Democratic Front (UDF) has been engaged in ugly manoeuvres for the Chief Minister’s post—before a single vote has been counted. The...
