India and Maldives share ethnic, cultural, religious, linguistic and commercial links steeped in antiquity. The relations have been close, cordial, multi-dimensional but mixed with several ups and downs. Indian Maldivian Bilateral relationship was formalized with the signing of the Treaty of Friendship in 1981. After the democratic transition took place in 2008, India’s relationship with…
India shares a 605-kilometer (376-mile) border with Bhutan. Both share unique and exemplary bilateral relations, which are based on mutual trust, goodwill, and understanding. The basic framework of India-Bhutan relations is the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation signed in 1949 between the two countries, which was renewed in 2007. Formal diplomatic relations between India and…
Nepal is a “priority partner” of India under its ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy’. India and Nepal share a unique relationship of friendship characterized by open borders, shared culture and deep-rooted people-to-people contact. This relationship is also often described as the Roti-Beti relationship. With a long tradition of free movement of people across borders, a substantial number…
India and Sri Lanka have a legacy of cultural, intellectual, religious and linguistic interaction and the relationship between India and Sri Lanka. India is Sri Lanka’s closest neighbour and its relation is more than 2500 years old. According to the Sri Lanka chronicles Dipavamsa, the Mahindra who was the son of Emperor Ashoka, introduced Buddhism…
India and Pakistan share historical and civilizational linkages. We can trace the historical connection in the Indus Valley civilisation, which was spread in both countries. Both were politically united under British India until the partition in 1947. India and Pakistan’s relationship has faced various ups and downs, thus often cited as a complex relationship. Mistrust…
We live in a ‘curious world’ where one cannot view engagement with different parties as a ‘zero-sum game’. – S. Jaishankar (India’s Foreign Minister) What is Geopolitics? Geopolitics is the use of diplomacy, military, economy, territory, and political influence in a particular region to get one’s interest served. In International Relations, geopolitics is a method…
India, being the world’s biggest democracy and now dubbed as the “mother of democracy”, it becomes crucial to conduct a smooth transfer of power through free and fair elections that reflect the political and socio-economic aspirations of its people. In a democracy, it is through elections that the general public participates in public affairs and…
Over the years, several committees set up by the union government, Law Commission reports, and the Election Commission itself have proposed wide-ranging electoral reforms such as issues related to the criminalisation of politics, electoral financing, the autonomy of the Election Commission, Anti-defection law, paid news, simultaneous elections, Right to reject, Model code of conduct etc….
Voting behaviour refers to actions or decisions taken by the electors while voting. It involves the study of human political behaviour in the context of voting in elections. It encompasses a wide range of factors that influence how people choose their preferred candidates or political parties. Voting behaviour is not limited to the mere examination…
The system of urban government was constitutionalised through the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1992. Before this, a variety to systems existed in various locations. Evolution of urban local bodies: Pre-British Era: British Era: Post-independence Era / Way to constitutionalisation: 74th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1992: Articles Related to Municipalities at a Glance Article No….
