Author: Shital Rabara

The Government of India has recently introduced new Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) rules to strengthen the e-commerce sector and create more opportunities for small businesses, artisans, farmers, and fishermen. The new policy aims to expand digital trade by allowing greater participation in export-oriented e-commerce activities. This decision is expected to increase the global reach of products made in India and support the country’s growing digital economy. Under the previous policy, foreign-invested e-commerce companies were allowed to operate mainly through the marketplace model, where they connected buyers and sellers without owning the products. However, the revised policy allows foreign-funded e-commerce companies…

The Congress government in Karnataka has announced new portfolio allocations for 19 newly inducted ministers. The notification was issued a day before the state legislature’s monsoon session. The latest reshuffle also introduced several changes in the responsibilities of senior ministers who joined the cabinet alongside Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar on June 3. Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar continues to manage several important departments. These include finance, cabinet affairs, personnel and administrative reforms, intelligence, information, law and justice, parliamentary affairs, and agriculture marketing. He also remains responsible for town and country planning, urban local bodies, the Bangalore Development Authority, and…

The FCRA Bill 2026 is likely to be sent to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for further examination, government sources said. The proposed Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 has faced opposition from several political parties and religious organisations. The Opposition has been demanding the withdrawal of the Bill. Civil society and religious bodies, especially the Church, have also expressed concerns about the proposed legislation.They fear that the asset-vesting provisions could be used to penalise past investments. Several Church bodies have raised their concerns in meetings with Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the last few days. A Union Minister…

China’s attempt to rename 27 places in Arunachal Pradesh has once again highlighted the sensitive nature of India-China relations. In response to frequent attempts by China to rename some places in Arunachal Pradesh, India on Friday (August 7, 2026) formally identified 27 places — including land, passes, a lake and a monument — in the border State by their standard names on the official Indian map. The Global Times, China’s Communist Party-run newspaper carried a report which said, “China has been carrying out standardisation of geographical names in the region for a long time. At a time when China-India relations…