National Insight

Reservation for women Introduction Even after so much upliftment of women in every field, it is still challenging to find political representation. Of the total population, 48.39% are women but even after 75 years of independence Parliament lacks proper representation from half of the population Political representation As on April 20, about 14.4% of sitting MPs are women. Women had significant participation during the freedom struggle, fighters like Rani Lakshmi Bai, Sarojini Naidu, Madam Bhikaiji Cama, and many others played vital roles as leaders and influenced many people.  Women gave a memorandum in 1931 that adult franchises should be accepted without any sex discrimination and equal rights for men and women. This was about before the independence but after that, in 1955 a government-based committee recommended for 10% women reservation in Lok Sabha and State assemblies but in 1988 national plan for women recommended for 30% reservation which. Then in 1993 for the first time,...

Indian Diplomacy: National Interest or Morality National interest: It is a country's self-interest like security interest, defense interest, strategic interest, economic interest, trade, and cultural interest. In political science, international relation two approaches are being followed:  1. Idealistic  2. Realistic or Pragmatic  Idealistic approach , a country should prioritize morality, values, ethics, and principles because these entities show civilized democracy. Realistic pragmatic approach,  a country can't rely on moral high ground in every situation or it has to compromise on its national interest. Countries coldly opt for their national interest by ignoring morality and idealistic viewpoint.  Where India Stands India's Relations have warmed in recent years and cooperation has strengthened across a range of economic and political  areas with many countries and to achieve this India is also following " Realistic Politik " for quite a long tim...

CHINA INDIA AND THE GLOBAL MARKET Introduction: India overtook China as the world's most populous country, According to the World Population Review report India's population stood at 1.428 billion against China's 1.425 billion. This event presents opportunities and challenges as it must ensure that young people have access to education, healthcare, and employment. But China's population growth is declining because of its governance policies.  Global market: Now discussing the consumer status in the world market for both countries. The global consumer class is defined as those spending more than $12 in a day and if we see the numbers only 473 million people in India lie in this category and the rest lie outside but in the case of China about 899 million people lie in global consumer class category which is almost double to that of India. Key Points: Despite India and China being two important markets in the world economy they have three major points of difference. 1. Siz...