by Sanjeev Chopra, IAS (Retd) | Apr 11, 2025 | Energy & Environment
The Chipko Saga Writing history, especially contemporary history, is always a challenge on account of the multiple versions of the same occurrences. Even the dates are contested. But, in general, the ‘printed word’ takes precedence over oral accounts, and Google...
by Sanjeev Chopra, IAS (Retd) | Mar 25, 2025 | Governance
Deep State : The Convenient Bogeyman Whether or not it exists, whether it operates in all countries, and whether the ‘deep state’ of one country is connected with others through the dark web or entrenched corporate interests remains unclear, as the discourse is more...
by Sanjeev Chopra, IAS (Retd) | Mar 9, 2025 | Business & Infrastructure
Rational Tariffs and Protecting Domestic Industry India needs a transparent, institutional mechanism to look at both the short and long-term implications of tariffs Eleven days after US President Donald Trump’s inauguration on 20 January, Finance Minister Nirmala...
by Sanjeev Chopra, IAS (Retd) | Feb 5, 2025 | Governance
Understanding Uttarakhand’s UCC Contrary to popular perception, Uttarakhand will not be the first, but the second state in the country with a UCC. The honour of being first goes to Goa On 26 January, Uttarakhand rolled out the Uniform Civil Code for its citizens — the...
by Sanjeev Chopra, IAS (Retd) | Jan 18, 2025 | Governance
Realities of the MSP Indian farming has changed, so should protests The current impasse between the Jagjit Singh Dallewal-led farmers’ movement in Punjab for a ‘legal MSP guarantee’ has not made the kind of headline news that its predecessor — the 2020-21 farm...
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