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TopicGokhale Institute of Politics and Economics

Topic: Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics

Crisis at Pune’s Gokhale Institute deepens as founding society’s secy arrested on fund misuse charges

Milind Deshmukh's arrest follows complaint filed by the institute’s officiating deputy registrar. This comes days after a controversy over appointment of Sanjeev Sanyal as chancellor.

Hit by returning fire, founding society reinstates Sanjeev Sanyal as Gokhale Institute chancellor

Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics in Pune has faced churn since 2024. Sanyal responded to claims made by SIS with examples of ‘suspicious happenings at GIPE campus’.

Sanjeev Sanyal replaced as Gokhale Institute chancellor over ‘no plan of action’ amid slip in rankings

This comes months after former EAC-PM chairperson Bibek Debroy resigned from chancellorship after just 3 months in office, and the controversial removal of V-C Ajit Ranade last September.

Ajit Ranade quits as V-C of Gokhale Institute ‘for personal reasons’ amid ‘ineligibility’ controversy

Ranade was removed from his role at the Pune-based Institute but received relief from Bombay HC. In his resignation letter, he writes it 'doesn't indicate acceptance of ineligibility'.

On Camera

Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’, the Western Hemisphere, and unravelling of the global order

The end of the Cold War in the 1990s brought an end to the ideological spheres of influence that had defined the post-World War II period, envisioned as a fight between the capitalist West and the communist East.

India’s growth story rests on stability, reforms & strategic self-reliance: Shaktikanta Das

Former RBI governor says India is now expected to remain the fastest-growing major economy; self-reliance gives India economic resilience and foreign policy autonomy.

Oreshnik, ATACMS & Storm Shadow: All about the missiles Russia and Ukraine are firing

Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.

Thank you Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of free trade and spur reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, almost every member of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.