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The 15th summit of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), held recently in Johannesburg, resulted in the expansion of the membership of the group from 5 to 11. There has long been a discussion about the cohesiveness and relevance of this group comprising democratic and autocratic nations which vary in levels of development. Is BRICS or its expansion relevant?
The report presented by the Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice to Rajya Sabha on August 3 proposes that the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) should consider extending reservation benefits to transgender people in the Central Armed Police Forces. The proposed inclusion of transgender individuals in the armed forces has ignited a discussion regarding the preparedness of the Indian forces to integrate them.
The occurrence of recent disasters such as landslides, rains, cloudbursts, and the subsidence in Joshimath in the Himalayan States has highlighted the imperative of prioritising environmental preservation over development. However, there is an ongoing debate on whether environmental concerns be traded for development in Himalayan states?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging a stop to the prevalent 'revdi' culture, has brought the enduring practice of political populism into question. The ongoing discourse about the financial sustainability and societal significance of welfare programmes, regardless of their nomenclature such as subsidies, freebies, or revdi, has persisted for a substantial time.