The 2026 Global Responsibility Landscape: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Responsible Nations Index and Comparative Benchmarks 1. Executive Introduction: Redefining National Success in the 21st Century The 2026 Global Responsibility Landscape is defined by a strategic pivot in the global metrics of sovereignty. For nearly a century, national standing was dictated by the crude mathematics of GDP-centric power and military hegemony. The launch of the Responsible Nations Index (RNI) 2026 on January 19, 2026, at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre , executes a normative disruption of this status quo. This index is not merely a new lens; it is a "normative disruptor" intended to de-legitimize raw economic output as the sole arbiter of state success. As former President of India Ram Nath Kovind declared during the unveiling, the RNI serves as a "mirror of morality," reflecting whether states are fulfilling their fundamental ethical obligations to their citizens and t...
Just as Article 6 of the Constitution explains how a person migrating from Pakistan to India can become eligible for Indian citizenship, in the same way, Article 7 of the Constitution talks about those who migrated from India to Pakistan and under what conditions they may or may not be considered citizens of India. What does Article 7 say? “Rights of citizenship of certain migrants to Pakistan.— Notwithstanding anything in Articles 5 and 6 , a person who has after the 1st day of March 1947 migrated from the territory of India to the territory now included in Pakistan shall not be deemed to be a citizen of India: Provided that nothing in this article shall apply to a person who, after having migrated to the territory now included in Pakistan, has returned to the territory of India under a permit for resettlement or permanent return issued by or under the authority of any law.” Explanation of Article 7 Article 7 of the Indian Constitution is about those persons who, afte...