Editorial Analysis

India has reaffirmed its commitment to the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR), a UN-backed global agreement adopted in 2015.

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)’s Living Planet Report 2024 reveals a drastic 73% decrease in the average size of monitored wildlife populations over the past 50 years, from 1970 to 2020.

The under-representation of women in judiciary, that is expected to embody fairness and equality, highlights a significant gap in achieving true gender parity. Despite various efforts, women continue to face substantial barriers in entering and advancing within the judiciary.

The Anti Defection Law in India, a crucial instrument designed to maintain the stability of governments and uphold the integrity of democratic institutions, has several gaps which need to be addressed to make it more effective and impartial.

Recently, the Union Cabinet has approved the establishment of a Rs.1,000 crore Venture Capital (VC) Fund dedicated to supporting India’s space sector.

As India approaches the 75th anniversary of its Constitution, the role of education, as it remains a fundamental pillar for nation-building in India, remains as crucial as ever. 

Global supply chains are at an inflection point. As recent proposed US rules on Chinese connected car tech and Israel’s pager attacks indicated the changing focus of global supply chains — from resilience to security.

In a significant diplomatic development, India and China held their first bilateral talks in five years on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, marking a crucial step towards mending the strained relations between the two neighbouring countries, which have been marred by a prolonged military standoff along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh.

In a world increasingly fraught with conflict, the role of the United Nations (UN) peacekeepers, often referred to as ‘blue helmets’ has never been more critical. However, there is growing concern that these peacekeepers are not fulfilling their mandate effectively, often being reduced to mere bystanders in the face of escalating violence.

Recent adoption of the Global Digital Compact (GDC) at the UN Summit marks the beginning of a period of global multi-stakeholder cooperation in digital governance, highlighting the need to carefully manage and regulate the deployment of  Digital Public Infrastructures (DPIs).