DEFINING GOOD GOVERNANCE Governance is a broad concept covering all aspects of how a country is governed, including its economic policies, regulatory framework, and adherence to rule of law. Poor governance offers greater incentives and more opportunities for corruption—the abuse of public office for private gain. Corruption undermines the public’s trust in its government. It…
The 73rd Constitutional Amendment granted constitutional standing to self-government entities known as Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), with the goal of making democracy more functional at the local level, driven by residents’ demands and with their involvement. Economic growth, social justice, and the implementation of Central and State Government Schemes, including the 29 subjects listed in…
“Any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, or mental harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion, or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or private life,” according to the United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The…
In international affairs, the stance and policy of a nation or group of nations guarding itself from another nation or group of nations by balancing their force against the opposite side. States can pursue a balance of power policy in two ways: by growing their own power, as in an arms race or the competitive…
Part IX of the Indian Constitution establishes three tiers of Panchayats (only two tiers in the case of States or Union Territories with populations under 2 million): I Village-level Gram Panchayat (ii) District Panchayats at the district level, and (iii) Intermediate Panchayats between Gram Panchayats and District Panchayats at the sub-district level. It also establishes…
Meaning of Impeachment Impeachment is defined as the act of questioning something’s integrity or validity. The term impeachment refers to the procedure for removing a person in a position from all of the powers and obligations that the post requires. Impeachment is the term used to describe the complete process of removing someone from office.It…
India was one of the United Nations’ select members who signed the Declaration of the United Nations in Washington on January 1, 1942, and attended the landmark UN Conference on International Organizations in San Francisco from April 25 to June 26, 1945. During the United Nations’ stormy years of struggle against colonialism and apartheid, India was at the vanguard. India was a co-sponsor of the momentous United Nations Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples of 1960, which emphasized the need to abolish colonialism in all its forms and manifestations unconditionally. India was also elected as the first head of the Decolonization Committee (committee of 24), where it is…
When we talk about Israeli Palestinian balance of power then in terms of all materialistic and political factors, Israel has an evident advantage in case of any future confrontations but also confer an important diplomatic advantage, in the sense that Israel controls most of the stakes in the dispute and therefore has a less urgent…
Panchayats have the authority to draught plans and programmes for the village’s economic development and social justice promotion. They are in charge of developing practical and well-thought-out programmes that will enable the villages’ interests to be furthered. The State, according to Article 243G, decides the particular scope and degree of the panchayat’s powers in the…
India was among the select members of the United Nations that signed the Declaration by United Nations at Washington on 1 January 1942 and participated in the historic UN Conference of International Organization at San Francisco from 25 April to 26 June 1945. since then India has always complied with united nation’s policies and stood…
