Category: Indian Politics
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RBI’s new bad loans framework
In a move to address India’s growing problem regarding bad loans, the Reserve Bank of India has tightened its rules regarding bank loan defaults. According to the new rules..
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PM Modi’s visits Palestine
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the first PM from the nation to visit Palestine while still in office. The hugely symbolic visit comes at a period when there..
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Anti-Corruption Mechanism in India
In July 2017, the Synergia Forum hosted a talk on the ‘Anti corruption mechanism in India’ featuring speaker Shri. Rupak Kumar Dutta, an IPS Officer of 1981 Batch..
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Highlights of the Indian budget
India’s Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the government’s budget for the fiscal year 2018/2019. The budget has allocated billions of dollars for rural infrastructure. In addition..
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India’s engagement with ASEAN nations
As part of India “Act East” policy, India rolled out a red-carpet welcome to leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to mark 25 years of New Delhi’s ties with the ASEAN bloc. All 10 heads of states from ASEAN (comprising of Singapore, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Philippines, Laos and Brunei)…
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The Act East policy
The leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will be attending the India-ASEAN summit in New Delhi. In an unprecedented move, all 10 leaders of ASEAN..
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Fodder scam: Game over for Lalu Yadav?
On 24 January 2018, a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court sentenced former Bihar Chief Ministers Lalu Prasad and Jagannath Mishra to five years in jail in a fodder..
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The crisis in Indian judiciary
The Supreme Court has announced that it will be examining the circumstances around the mysterious death of CBI Judge BH Loya. Judge Loya’s death and the handling..
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Judiciary crisis not resolved
The Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra has met with the four dissenting judges who had openly and publicly criticized the Indian judiciary and alleged mismanagement. Justice J..
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The state of Indian democracy
For the first time in history, four sitting Supreme Court judges in India have openly spoken against the administration of the nation’s highest court. In an unprecedented move..