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TopicWomen Legislators

Topic: Women Legislators

More women are entering Indian Parliament but at the cost of SC, ST men

Francesca Jensenius -
Political parties replace male SC, ST candidates with women to keep as many general category male candidates as possible.

In India, constituencies that elect women show significantly higher economic growth

Thushyanthan Baskaran -
A study by UN University finds that women legislators in India raise economic performance in their constituencies by about 1.8 percentage points per year more than male legislators.

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Economy

Indian govt says will borrow Rs 8.2 trillion in first-half of next fiscal year

Pratigya Vajpayee -
The administration trimmed its gross borrowing program to 16.09 trillion rupees from 17.2 trillion rupees announced in the budget on Feb. 1.

Defence

India greenlights procurement of 5 more S-400 air defence systems from Russia

Snehesh Alex Philip -
In FY 2025-26, AoN for 55 proposals amounting to Rs 6.73 lakh cr has been accorded by DAC. Both the quantum of AoN given and capital contracts signed, so far, have been the highest in any FY.

National Interest

The Vishwaguru delusion, mine vs yours, is ruining our view of the world

Shekhar Gupta -
One side thinks India is punching way above its weight. The other thinks Modi has undermined India and it punches below its strength. Both are wrong.

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