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Kashmiri Politics in the Shadow of Pulwama

Elections in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) have always been a messy affair, with different dynamics operating in the three provinces of Jammu, Ladakh, and t

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Contending with Contentious Cows

The evangelical zeal with which Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has sought to protect cows has caused an administrative crisis. Farmers,

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The Hindu Centre Ranked 33rd in China, India, Japan, and Korea

  The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy has been ranked 33 rd among Think Tanks in the China, India, Japan, and Republic of South Korea region by the 2018 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report prepared by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program, The Lauder Institute, University of Pennsylvania. [ Ranking Table on p 85 of the Report ]. 2018 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report [PDF 1.58 MB] Source: University of Pennsylvania: ScholarlyCommons  

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Some Basic Issues Underlying Basic Income

As India gears up for another general election, the politics of poverty eradication has again gained centre-stage; and there has been a great deal of

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Is Ayushman Bharat going to enlarge the role of the private sector in healthcare?

Presenting the Union interim budget for 2019-’20, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal hailed the creation of Ayushman Bharat as a major achievement of the N

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Budget Documents: Vote on Account - 2019-2020

  With the next General Election scheduled for May, 2019, the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) Vote on Account, 2019-20, contained announcements that favoured important segments of the electorate: farmers, informal workers, and salaried employees. The Vote on Account was presented to the Lok Sabha on February 1, 2019, by Piyush Goyal, Union Finance Minister. Arun Jaitley, who presented the previous NDA government's budgets since 2014, was undergoing medical treatment in the U.S. [Related link]. A selection of important documents relating to the Vote on Account, 2019-20, can be accessed here:  Interim Budget, 2019-2020:  Speech by Piyush Goyal [PDF 340 KB] Source: Ministry of Finance, Government of India Budget at a Glance 2019-2020 [PDF 482 KB] Source: Ministry of Finance, Government of India Budget Profile [PDF 485 KB] Source: Ministry of Finance, Government of India   Expenditure of Government of India [PDF 421 KB] Source: Ministry of Finance, Government of India Status of Implementation of Budget Announcements, 2018-19 [PDF 66.8 KB] Source: Ministry of Finance, Government of India   The Finance Bill, 2019 [PDF 104 KB] Source: Ministry of Finance, Government of India Vote on Account for Expenditure of the Central Government [PDF 194 KB] Source: Ministry of Finance, Government of India Related Link : The Hindu . 2019 . " Goyal gets additional charge of Finance ", January 24.