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Reimagining access to justice

In a nation where ‘justice for all’ has long been a constitutional dream, Third-Party Litigation Funding might help turn it into reality




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Spotlighting the work of the Economics Nobel winners

AJR have emphasised the role of institutions in development but there has been criticism of this approach as privileging western liberal institutions




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The fading allure of media endorsements

Should media houses in the U.S. be endorsing political candidates? The question is gaining more traction with every election cycle




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India’s SDG focus and its human development issues

Countries that aspire to achieve sustainable development need to take steps to boost human development




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Has the Congress internalised its message of social justice?




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Carnatic music export: Positive outcomes and areas of concern

The increasing Carnatic music festivals abroad show the growing interest of the NRIs, and a huge financial market for the art form




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Forecasting better in India, come rain or shine

With improvements, the ‘Mausam Mission’ will transform how weather information can help India become climate smart




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Essential business priorities in a changing world

In advanced and emerging economies, inclusive growth and development can become a reality if there is a focus on key policy actions that have been identified




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Methodology of the MIT-SOG-Lokniti-CSDS pre-poll survey on Maharashtra




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Maharashtra Assembly elections 2024: A mixed assessment

It is quite clear that voters in Maharashtra are not swayed by either of the two coalitions yet. While a greater share of voters are satisfied rather than dissatisfied with the incumbent government, they expressed concerns about unemployment, inflation, and corruption, which are likely to dominate the electoral discourse




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Maharashtra elections 2024: Unemployment and inflation are main concerns of voters

With public sentiment leaning towards addressing immediate economic challenges, the effectiveness with which each coalition communicates its vision will be crucial in determining its success.




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Maharashtra elections 2024: On Maratha reservation, there is near social consensus

There is no battle between the Marathas and the OBCs on the issue of reservation to Marathas, as of now




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Maharashtra elections 2024: Comparing the governments led by Thackeray and Shinde

While the previous MVA govt. has a higher rating in terms of overall development of Maharashtra and social harmony, the incumbent Mahayuti govt. has edge in the areas of condition of hospitals, supply of electricity, drinking water, and roads.




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Maharashtra elections 2024: Six in 10 Maharashtrians relate more to the national identity than the regional

Two in 10 believe that they are Maharashtrian first, Indian later. A little over one-sixth of the respondents favoured both identities equally.




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Maharashtra elections 2024: Keen contest on the cards as caste equations shape up ahead of polls

While the Mahayuti is popular among the upper castes, Marathas, and those who are economically well-off, the MVA seems to be the first choice among Muslims, Buddhists, Adivasis, and farmers.




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Maharashtra elections 2024: Shinde-led Mahayuti government perceived as high on corruption, not bad on performance

Two in five (42%) voters believed that corruption had increased under the Mahayuti government.




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A bitter battle for the Karnataka bypolls

The results will have larger implications for not just parties, but also individual leaders




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The case for a nature restoration law in India

The law enacted by the European Union recently is a model worth following




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Working toward a meaningful ‘victims’ register’ in Bastar

Compilation of the ‘register’, which has been tried globally as a conflict resolution tool, would have to an exercise in the spirit of truth and reconciliation




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Two GOs and a competitive exam

After much delay and controversy, the Group-I test begins in Telangana




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Trump’s toxic politics of misinformation

The danger of Donald Trump’s leadership lies in his willingness to exploit and manipulate information to achieve his goals




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The shifting sands within global supply chains

Proposed U.S. rules on Chinese connected car tech and Israel’s pager attacks indicate the changing focus of global supply chains — from resilience to security




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The Gaza war and the Global South’s ‘interventions’

The proverbial Global South seems to be showing a fragmented approach to the crisis




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Should chess be an Olympic sport?




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A Nobel in hand, but where AJR’s model falls short

The AJR Eurocentric framework falls short of representing the Global South, oversimplifies history and ignores diverse development paths




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Towards a coherent education policy

The Chandrababu Naidu government is introducing measures to improve learning outcomes




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The private sector holds the key to India’s e-bus push

If there is to be scale in the electric bus market in India, private sector participation is critical




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Karnataka’s untapped tourism potential

The State has not capitalised on its rich cultural, religious, and natural heritage




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Tackling learning disabilities head-on

With understanding, empathy, and evidence-based interventions, we can create an education system that truly leaves no child behind




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Solar, a game changer in women’s empowerment

For solar energy to truly empower communities, policy must be equitable, positioning women not just as beneficiaries but also as change agents




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What is clicking on the U.S. presidential campaign trail

Kamala Harris’s campaign is leveraged on a diminishing statistic while Donald Trump’s is the opposite




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Fighting high-stakes bypolls

Wayanad, Palakkad, and Chelakkara will all witness tough three-way contests




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A collective effort towards peace in Myanmar

ASEAN and India will need to adopt a more inclusive and pragmatic approach towards Myanmar — one that involves all key stakeholders




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Tackle the issue of adjournments, case pendency

The concern that the President of India expressed on the subject is valid, but there are major reasons for the rise




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Vijay cannot be ignored

His speech has drawn admiration and criticism in equal measure




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The politics of data-based policymaking




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The essential skill of ‘media and information literacy’

The complex digital environment poses governance challenges, making it important to create an ‘Internet of Trust’ for a safe digital world




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Zeroing in on methane diplomacy, at COP29

The Baku meet is an opportunity for India to fast-track its efforts in reducing methane emissions




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Luck, logic, and white lies [electronic resource] : the mathematics of games / Jörg Bewersdorff ; translated by David Kramer.

Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2021.




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Bernoulli's fallacy [electronic resource] : statistical illogic and the crisis of modern science / Aubrey Clayton.

New York : Columbia University Press, [2021]




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Chance, logic and intuition [electronic resource] : an introduction to the counter-intuitive logic of chance / Steven Tijms.

Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd, [2021]




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Probability, choice, and reason [electronic resource] / Leighton Vaughan Williams.

Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2022.




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Compact Riemann surfaces [electronic resource] : an introduction to contemporary mathematics / by Jürgen Jost

Berlin ; Heidelberg : Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2006




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Uniform output regulation of nonlinear systems [electronic resource] : a convergent dynamics approach / Alexey Pavlov, Nathan van de Wouw, Henk Nijmeijer

Boston : Birkhäuser, 2006




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Undergraduate algebra [electronic resource] / Serge Lang

New York : Springer, 2005




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Uncertainty and surprise in complex systems [electronic resource] : questions on working with the unexpected / R.R. McDaniel, Jr., D.J. Driebe (eds.)

Berlin : Springer, 2005




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Tropical algebraic geometry [electronic resource] / Ilia Itenberg, Grigory Mikhalkin, Eugenii Shustin

Basel ; Boston : Birkhauser, 2007




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Ordered sets [electronic resource] / by Egbert Harzheim

New York : Springer, 2005




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The history of approximation theory [electronic resource] : from Euler to Bernstein / Karl-Georg Steffens

Boston : Birkhauser, 2006




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The maximum principle [electronic resource] / Patrizia Pucci, James Serrin

Basel ; Boston : Birkhauser, 2007