Given its significant market share in outsourced data processing, Indian BPO industry has landed in the eye of a storm. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/bpo-industry-battling-data-insecurity/story-SUbgNpK5mIKUO44g7dLN5H.html
Indian private companies are not the only ones going global. India?s public sector enterprises (PSEs) are aggressively embarking on a spate of cross border M&As. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/white-elephant-profits-from-global-forays/story-YjJsNjxmJWjahE33m7CtoO.html
Though Punjab and Mizoram can be cited as success stories in our counter-terrorism efforts, the nature of the threat today is as different as it is diffused. A sustained police crackdown and economic incentives are vital but insufficient to deal with fast mutating pan-Islamic jehadi terror networks. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/preventive-intelligence-requires-quality-info-and-speed/story-qYJDU8tIMNRBn0PGDzPKmL.html
About 80 per cent of India?s R&D budget is allocated for strategically targeted research done by 12 premier scientific agencies. Frequent delays in crucial projects run the risk of squandering precious resources, and are symptomatic of a larger problem. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/drdo-thrives-on-delays-and-extensions/story-WerYkwUHTitmYVf7yekG4H.html
The freedom of speech and expression, protected under Article 19 of our Constitution is being constantly challenged. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/laws-can-t-regulate-artistic-imagination/story-e2NWDPytXonnYXvTqYKxJJ.html
The primary goal of reserving jobs for the OBCs is aimed at remedying the lingering effects of discrimination. But the ‘map’ used to design and implement such action is decades old and insufficiently detailed. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/some-obcs-have-edged-out-others-from-public-services/story-maZcd8bQtnTRta5ofgbxcL.html
Recruitment racketeers have been taking Indians illegally to conflict zones, often in contravention of the Emigration Act. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/workers-abroad/story-U3axWRI1Dptg3zilSs2xRK.html
Even as there is a demand for reservation of jobs in the private sector, there is considerable backlog in Govt services. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/backlog-is-mounting-in-govt-jobs/story-IXNVop4vIZyj5i6gYBSf4K.html
We, in India have been aware of the anomalies in our electoral processes. Since the seventies at least seven committees have recommended comprehensive roadmaps for reforms. But not a single report has been implemented so far. However, most of the changes are due to the civil society initiatives and increased public awareness. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/too-many-committees-but-too-little-implementation-so-far/story-wflYYsmYzFW4tvNkOVrkhM.html
While technology is making nuclear energy more cost-efficient and nuclear waste management safer, the political wrangle continues. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/ensure-safety-without-secrecy/story-U1foIHT12kvoslS5c2q8GJ.html