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8 results for “Council”

Economy
Who Pays for the State? Direct vs Indirect Taxes and the GST Story
CBDT vs CBIC, the 101st Amendment, the GST Council's 5%-18% Next-Gen overhaul, India's tax system decoded for Prelims and Mains.
28 September 2026 · 49 min read
Ancient History
From emperor's mission to empty monasteries: Buddhism's 1,700-year Indian journey
Four councils, an emperor's missionaries, and stupas across Asia, then a thousand-year fade in its homeland. The complete arc of Buddhism in India, from Sarnath to Nalanda.
27 September 2026 · 28 min read
International Relations
The UN and UNSC reform: India's permanent-membership bid
The Security Council still reflects the power map of 1945. Why India claims a permanent seat, how the G4 coalition pushes for expansion, and what blocks the bid: China, the Coffee Club, and the veto question.
27 September 2026 · 20 min read
International Relations
India-EU: trade, technology and the FTA endgame
Six decades from the EEC to the Trade and Technology Council: why the EU is India's largest goods-trade partner, what the FTA endgame hinges on, and where CBAM and strategic autonomy collide.
27 September 2026 · 20 min read
Polity
Fifth and Sixth Schedules: Governing India's Tribal Areas
Two constitutional regimes for tribal India: the Fifth Schedule's gubernatorial guardianship across ten states and the Sixth Schedule's autonomous councils in the north-east, plus PESA and the Ladakh question.
27 September 2026 · 30 min read
Polity
NITI Aayog, the Finance Commission and the New Federal Architecture
The new federal architecture: why NITI Aayog replaced the Planning Commission in 2015, how the Finance Commission divides tax revenue, and the GST Council's shared sovereignty.
27 September 2026 · 29 min read
Polity
The Vice-President and the Council of Ministers: where executive power sits
The Vice-President as Rajya Sabha Chairman and stand-in President, and the Council of Ministers: binding advice, collective responsibility, and the Cabinet within.
27 September 2026 · 34 min read
Polity
Inter-State Relations: Water Disputes, Councils and Zones
How states settle fights with each other: Article 262 river tribunals, the Cauvery story, the lapsed 2019 reform, the Inter-State Council, zonal councils, and free trade under Articles 301 to 307.
27 September 2026 · 31 min read