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India’s Low Corporate R&D: Market Failure or Risk Aversion? A Critical Analysis India’s low corporate R&D intensity remains a major concern despite the country being one of the fastest-growing major economies. Understanding whether India’s low corporate R&D is primarily driven by market failure rather than mere risk aversion is crucial for improving innovation productivity and […]

Double-Deflator Approach: Analysing Real Value Added and Sectoral Growth Disparities Between Manufacturing and Agriculture Introduction: The Double-Deflator Approach improves the estimation of real value added by separately adjusting output and intermediate inputs for inflation, offering a clearer picture of sectoral growth disparities between manufacturing and agriculture. Gross Value Added (GVA) measures the value of output

Contribution to GSDP Criterion in 16th Finance Commission: Impact on Horizontal Devolution and Fiscal Federalism Contribution to GSDP Criterion in 16th Finance Commission represents a significant shift in India’s fiscal federal framework. The introduction of this parameter into the horizontal devolution formula reflects evolving debates between equity and efficiency in intergovernmental fiscal transfers. Introduction The

International Law in Contemporary World Order: Relevance and Resilience of Global Legal Norms International Law in Contemporary World Order continues to shape global governance despite recurring geopolitical conflicts and criticisms of failure. The perceived failure of international law in preventing major conflicts often arises from comparing it to domestic legal systems that possess centralized enforcement

National Critical Mineral Mission (NCMM): Transforming India into a Global Midstream Processing Hub Introduction Critical minerals are mineral resources that are essential for economic development, clean energy technologies, national security, and industrial growth, but are vulnerable to supply disruptions due to geological scarcity or geopolitical concentration. According to the International Energy Agency, achieving global clean

India’s Trade Diplomacy Shift: From Cautious Regionalism to Proactive Integration with Advanced Economies India’s Trade Diplomacy Shift refers to the transformation in India’s global economic engagement from a strategy of cautious regionalism to proactive integration with advanced economies. Trade diplomacy refers to the use of trade agreements, negotiations, and economic partnerships as strategic instruments to

Impact of Unregulated Digital Environment on Adolescent Mental Wellbeing: Safeguarding India’s Demographic Dividend Impact of Unregulated Digital Environment on Adolescent Mental Wellbeing has emerged as a critical concern in the context of India’s demographic dividend. India’s demographic dividend—with nearly 65% of its population below 35 years and over 250 million adolescents—represents a historic opportunity for

Women’s Reservation Bill Since 1996: Historical Evolution, Roadblocks & the 106th Constitutional Amendment Women’s Reservation Bill since 1996 has undergone nearly three decades of legislative debate, political contestation, and constitutional reform before culminating in the 106th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2023. The Women’s Reservation Bill, enacted as the 106th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2023, seeks to reserve

RTI Act and DPDP Act 2023: Has Information Asymmetry in Governance Returned? RTI Act and DPDP Act 2023 are at the center of India’s contemporary debate on transparency versus privacy. The Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005 is a landmark legislation that operationalises the citizen’s fundamental right to know, which flows from Article 19(1)(a) of