by admin_ NCSCIAS | Apr 14, 2026 | Courses
The NBFC Upper Layer, RBI’s New Norms and the Tata Sons Listing Conundrum The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has long been the vigilant guardian of the country’s financial stability, and its regulation of Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) has evolved...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | Apr 14, 2026 | Courses
A Narrow Passage, Jag Vikram, the Strait of Hormuz, and India’s Maritime Gamble In the early hours of April 11, 2026, a mid-sized gas carrier named Jag Vikram, flying the Indian flag, did something that no India-flagged vessel had done since the announcement of...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | Apr 14, 2026 | Courses
The Azamgarh Miracle, How Mohsina Kidwai’s 1978 By-Poll Win Revived a Beaten Congress Sometimes, all it takes is a single victory. Not a landslide, not a sweeping mandate, but a solitary, hard-fought win in a by-election that nobody expected. For the Indian...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | Apr 14, 2026 | Courses
Growing Up, Blowing Bubbles, Raising a Son in an Age of Fragmented Masculinity A 15-year-old boy stands at the cusp of manhood, tugged in two directions. One moment, he is a child, tugging at his mother’s arm, pointing to a bubble blower, watching with...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | Apr 14, 2026 | Courses
The Election Eve Gambit, Women’s Reservation, Electoral Manipulation, and the BJP’s High-Stakes Risk The Budget session of Parliament was adjourned on April 2, 2026, after the completion of financial business. It was the right time to adjourn. Polling in...
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...
