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India’s Dharmic tradition offers an intellectual framework for global peace

Global leadership will require the ability to mediate conflicts and anchor policy in ethical reasoning. The intellectual resources for such leadership...

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India’s 300-odd labour laws created complexity, confusion. Four new Labour Codes fix that

A young workforce entering a changing labour market needs rules that recognise mobility, skill transitions, and new forms of work. Laws rooted in past...

21.01.2026 30

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Viksit Bharat 2047 — the state as platform, the civil servant as builder

If we get this right, the citizen of 2047 will experience government as ambient and humane. Benefits arrive when needed without forms; grievances...

30.09.2025 10

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Indian universities must not mimic Ivy Leagues. Global rankings won’t build Viksit Bharat

The NEP sets the direction, but without funding, autonomy, and real implementation, it will remain a vision without velocity.

07.07.2025 10

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Viksit Bharat goal needs more than GDP growth. Shift policy from entitlement to empowerment

To strike a balance between equity and efficiency, India needs to view welfare as a transition platform—one that protects the vulnerable while...

18.06.2025 20

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Modi didn’t speak down to Indians. He spoke with them

It was a moment of national redefinition, signalling India’s transition from reactive victimhood to strategic assertiveness.

13.05.2025 10

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Covid to Kumbh—India counts on civil servants during crises

The ability to stay calm under pressure, collaborate across lines of authority, and find solutions is not trained overnight—it’s developed through...

18.04.2025 10

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India as 'vishwa guru': Embracing Swami Vivekananda's vision for global transformation

14.01.2025 20

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R Balasubramaniam