Has urban migration broken India's social safety net? Migrant workers exposed during COVID, informal-sector precarity, the portability of benefits, urban housing. A growth engine vs a broken net.
Should India adopt a two-child policy to manage population? State-level disincentives, fertility already near replacement, the demographic dividend vs coercion and gender/regional imbalance fears.
Is a caste census a step toward justice or deeper division? Bihar's caste survey, OBC sub-categorization, calibrating reservation vs hardening caste identity and political mobilization.
Should India use facial-recognition surveillance for security? Police FRT deployments, smart-city cameras, and a thin data-protection track record. Security and efficiency vs privacy and mass surveillance.
Are genetically modified crops ethical and necessary for India? Bt cotton's mixed record, GM mustard's approval. Yields and pest resistance vs farmer dependence, biodiversity, and safety fears.
Should euthanasia be legalized in India? The Supreme Court's passive-euthanasia/living-will ruling, dignity in death, palliative-care gaps, and misuse fears. Autonomy vs sanctity of life.
Will the India-Middle East-Europe Corridor (IMEC) reshape India's trade? IMEC announced at the G20 as an alternative to China's BRI, the geopolitics of the Gulf. Transformative promise vs execution risk.
Should India regulate the dominance of large conglomerates (Reliance, Adani, Tata)? Conglomerates spanning telecom, retail, ports, and energy. Scale and national champions vs market concentration and competition concerns.
Is India's reliance on services over manufacturing a strategic weakness? IT/services strength vs a weak manufacturing share, Make in India, PLI, China's factory model. Play to strengths vs build mass factory jobs.
Should data localization be mandatory for companies operating in India? The DPDP Act, RBI payment-data localization. Sovereignty and law-enforcement access vs compliance cost and global integration.
Can India realistically become a semiconductor manufacturing hub? The Semicon India scheme, ₹76,000 cr incentives, Micron's Gujarat plant, talent and water/power needs. Strategic necessity vs feasibility.
Should India regulate AI now, or wait to avoid stifling innovation? The EU AI Act vs light-touch US, India's pro-innovation stance, deepfakes and jobs. Regulate early vs protect a nascent ecosystem.
Is Indian federalism under strain, and what should be done? GST council disputes, governors' role, central agencies, fiscal devolution, the freebie debate. A strong centre vs state autonomy.
How should India balance its relationships with Russia and the West? Discounted Russian oil, the S-400, Quad and US ties, Ukraine-war neutrality. Strategic autonomy vs Western alignment and reputational cost.
Should India adopt a Uniform Civil Code? Article 44, Uttarakhand's UCC, personal laws across religions. Gender justice and equality vs legal pluralism and minority rights.
Should newsrooms be allowed to publish AI-generated articles? Bloomberg auto-earnings, factual error risk, journalist displacement, reader trust, disclosure norms. Editorial responsibility in the LLM era.
Has Jan Dhan + UPI actually delivered financial inclusion or just opened accounts? Account dormancy, business correspondent reach, micro-loan defaults, women's account control, last-mile usage gap.
Are global pharma clinical trials in India ethical? Informed consent challenges, cost arbitrage, post-trial access, Bhopal precedent, ICMR guidelines. Knowledge production vs exploitation.
Will Mumbai or GIFT City be India's financial capital in 2040? GIFT-IFSC tax incentives, BSE/NSE depth, talent pool, regulatory arbitrage, Singapore-Hong Kong displacement opportunity.
How should India protect 9 million workers in the Gulf? Kafala system, MoUs with UAE/Qatar/Saudi, e-Migrate portal, repatriation during COVID, geopolitics. Worker protection vs diplomatic complexity.
Should Indian companies adopt a 4-day work week? Iceland trial, Microsoft Japan results, productivity-vs-presence, cost economics, MNC vs Indian-promoter culture, Narayana Murthy 70-hour comments.
What lessons should India draw from the 2020 farm laws and their repeal? MSP debate, agri-market reform, federalism, protest dynamics, communication failure, the way forward for farm income doubling.
How should India regulate AI-generated content in elections? Deepfake regulations, EC guidelines, free speech vs disinformation, platform liability, fact-checker scaling. Indian general election as a case.
Should India bid to host the 2036 Olympics in Ahmedabad? Cost overruns (Tokyo, Rio), infrastructure benefits, global branding, opportunity cost vs healthcare/education spend, IOC bid politics.
Has Tata's acquisition of Air India been a success for India? Pre-merger losses (₹70,000 cr+), Vihaan.AI 5-year plan, fleet expansion, IndiGo dominance, customer-experience gap. Evaluate against alternatives.