How Could Chile Reject a Perfectly Progressive Constitution?
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How Could Chile Reject a Perfectly Progressive Constitution?

This month, through a public vote, Chileans overwhelmingly rejected a new constitution that has been described as being one of the world’s most progressive charters. The vote is particularly perplexing because public opinion had adamantly supported replacing the current Chilean constitution.

India’s Economic Narrative Might Be Glowing. The Economy Isn’t.
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India’s Economic Narrative Might Be Glowing. The Economy Isn’t.

The latest GDP figures are a window dressing under which the economy is unmistakably tottering and the growth trajectory since the pandemic has been ramshackle at best. Incomes are also declining, which means that chances of economic recovery are dim.

Russia Won’t Congratulate CIA on its Diamond Jubilee
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Russia Won’t Congratulate CIA on its Diamond Jubilee

The chief of Russia’s foreign intelligence Sergey Naryshkin has recently written a riveting essay on the 75th anniversary of the Central Intelligence Agency. Most certainly, it serves to remind the Russian people and foreigners alike that nothing has been forgotten, nothing forgiven.

Forget Your Rights and Do Your Duties: Modi’s ‘Kartavyapath’ is a Road Paved With Bad Intentions
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Forget Your Rights and Do Your Duties: Modi’s ‘Kartavyapath’ is a Road Paved With Bad Intentions

In his August 15 speech, Prime Minister Modi sidestepped demands on the government to deliver on its promises and instead laid great emphasis on citizens fulfilling their duties. The Orwellian new name for Delhi’s Rajpath adds to this push.

How Many Indians are Poor If Even Govt Admits that 800 Million Need Dry Rations?
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How Many Indians are Poor If Even Govt Admits that 800 Million Need Dry Rations?

Recent reports say that the government scheme of giving dry ration to 800 million Indians is set to continue for another three months. In the absence of any official estimate, this is the closest official estimate for the numbers of those who are living below the poverty line.

Increasing Threat to Federalism from Centrally Sponsored Schemes: States Need to Form a Federal Front
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Increasing Threat to Federalism from Centrally Sponsored Schemes: States Need to Form a Federal Front

Open letter to Chief Ministers calling upon them to form a federal front of the States to persuade the Centre not to proliferate Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSSs), and instead transfer existing CSSs with the associated fund allocations to the States.