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...
What Is Media Literacy and Why It’s Crucial in Today’s Digital Age? In this technological era where technology has answers to almost all our questions, information plays a very big role. We have numerous mediums through which we constantly come to know something or the other. We listen to this information, speak the same, and spread it as well. This is a time where there is no limit to what information can be. Everyone has the means to create and spread information, and in such a situation, many questions arise. If people have something, how do they use it? How accurate is the information people are spreading? How wisely are they thinking about it? Is there a need to set some boundaries for it? Because today everyone has a phone in hand, and not everyone has studied journalism, yet more than half the people are doing this work without any formal education in journalism or media. So, is there a need for education in this as well? That’s where the topic of media literacy comes in. ...