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The relationship between India and Pakistan, despite their shared history and status as neighboring countries, remains strained, marked by decades of conflict, mistrust, and diplomatic setbacks. Pakistan has, time and again, attempted to cause unrest in India. Drawn into the crucible of conflict in 1947, when tribal marauders from Pakistan descended upon Kashmir, igniting a war that stood to scar the newly formed Republic of India. Again in 1965, the

Time Spent on Unpaid Domestic and Caregiving Services – Are today’s policies reducing women’s ‘Time Poverty’ Introduction The National Statistical Office (NSO) has recently published the findings of the Time Use Survey (TUS) 2024, providing a detailed snapshot of how people across India distribute their daily 1,440 minutes among paid work, unpaid tasks, and personal activities. As a vital statistical instrument, the survey offers crucial data on the utilization of

1. INTRODUCTION Flicking through any policy journal from the last decade, one will notice a singular theme popping up time and again: how to move money without it leaking away. In India, this puzzle matters most in farming villages, where a few thousand rupees can decide whether seed is bought on time or a family eats two decent meals a day. That is why the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) platform—a giant digital

A Quantitative Assessment of Economic and Environmental Gains, Performance Index and Implementation Gaps Summary The world’s largest domestic rooftop solar initiative, ‘Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojna’ was launched by the Honourable Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi on 15th February 2024. After completing one year, the scheme was evaluated based on its financial implications, environmental benefits, and overall state-wise performance index. The findings suggested key points as

The year is 2012. In a small village in Maharashtra’s Konkan, Laxmi, a 29-year-old single mother of two, dreams of building a life of dignity by earning a livelihood to sustain her family. She would visit the local post office every other week to claim her widow’s pension, but the relief she sought was unreliable. The meagre sum she received was barely enough for a month. Laxmi came from a

When the conflict in Manipur made headlines in the year 2023, with footage of houses being burnt down, gory images of killings, harassment of women making news, including security forces facing a backlash, the entire nation gasped to understand why it had happened, as we watched the horrors that sent chills down our spines. Manipur has presently become one of the most volatile and conflict-ridden states of India. An approach