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Horizontal Distribution of Federal Transfers

Horizontal fiscal imbalance across the states in India persists due to differences in resource endowments, population composition, geographical and...

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Pareswar Sahu

Will the King Reclaim His Throne in Nepal?

The narratives regarding the possibility of the return of the monarchy in Nepal are merely sentimental and rhetorical, particularly in light of the...

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Gaurav Bhattarai

Burial Mounds as a World Heritage Site

The moidams of Charaideo, the royal burial mounds of the Ahom dynasty (13th–19th centuries), represent a distinctive funerary tradition in Assam....

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Ritika Sahu

Union Budget 2025–26 and India’s Quest for Inclusive Cities

While the increased allocation for urban transformation appears promising, this article critically examines its effectiveness in building inclusive...

13.06.2025 6

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Soumyadip Chattopadhyay

Regionalisation and Cultural Politics of the Anglo-Indian Identity in India

Distanced from the “invisible” male feringhee in her patrilineage, the author turns inward to unpack the maternal, regionally rooted traits of the...

13.06.2025 5

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Maria Anne Fitzgerald

Preferential Trade Agreements

Preferential trade agreements are a prevailing characteristic of the international trading landscape. This article argues that PTAs are building...

13.06.2025 1

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Anisha Buragohain

Public Opinion of the Partition

Muslims in the United Provinces assembly elections of 1946 did not vote overwhelmingly for the Muslim League, which was spearheading the movement...

13.06.2025 4

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Anil Maheshwari

Navigating Cash Transfer Schemes

The Maharashtra government’s Ladki Bahin scheme is a recent addition to India’s cash transfer initiatives. Despite its goals, the scheme has faced...

13.06.2025 1

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Lalitagauri Kulkarni

Uniform Civil Code and the Future of Individual Freedom

With the implementation of a uniform civil code in Uttarakhand, there seems to be a new trend in legal reform that pushes forward an ideology of...

06.06.2025 1

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Qudsiya Contractor

The Tamil Nadu Verdict and the Limits of Gubernatorial Power

The Supreme Court’s judgment in the State of Tamil Nadu v the Governor of Tamil Nadu (2025) raises critical constitutional questions that go beyond...

06.06.2025 1

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Shruti Bedi

Role of Consumption and Investment Expenditures in India’s Growth

A point often debated in the context of long-term growth and stabilisation strategies is the relative importance of consumption and investment...

06.06.2025 3

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C Rangarajan

Assessing India’s Offshore Wind Energy Policy

India’s National Offshore Wind Energy Policy 2015 is evaluated, highlighting its role in advancing renewable energy as part of the National Action...

06.06.2025 2

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Nirmal John

Coping with the Shocks of COVID-19 through Reverse Migration in India

Many migrant workers undertook reverse migration as a  coping strategy to ameliorate negative consequences, such as the loss of livelihood, food...

06.06.2025 1

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Piyush Tiwari

Trump Tariffs and the International Trade (Dis)order

The international trading system is fast drifting away from the ideal of multilateralism. Trump tariffs have violated the Word Trade Organization...

02.06.2025 1

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K N Harilal

Loans in the Time of Terrorism

The  IMF , being a quota-based organisation, is often run at the behest of the bigger quota holders, dominated by the  US , European countries, and...

02.06.2025 3

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Biju Paul Abraham

Local Governance and Legal Gaps

A comparative legal analysis of panchayat delimitation frameworks in Bihar, Kerala, Maharashtra, and Punjab highlights the structural inadequacies...

02.06.2025 1

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Mayuri Gupta

Agricultural Legislation and Farmers’ Aspirations

Against the backdrop of India’s agrarian challenges, the union government introduced three pivotal agricultural legislations aimed at revitalising...

02.06.2025 1

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Sanjay V Deshmukh