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Policy UpdateSruti HalderBackgroundThe National Asset Reconstruction Company Limited (NARCL) was conceived in the Union Budget 2021-22 as India’s government-backed “bad bank,” designed to aggregate and resolve large legacy non-performing assets (NPAs) sitting on the books of public sector banks...
Session ReportDolly KaushikIntroductionClimate change has emerged as one of the defining challenges of the twenty-first century, demanding an unprecedented transformation of global energy systems and development pathways. As countries strive to fulfil their commitments under the Paris Agreement while...
Policy UpdateLubina DuaBackgroundOdisha’s agricultural economy has long been marked by deep structural vulnerabilities. The state is home to one of India’s largest concentrations of small and marginal farmers, sharecroppers, and landless agricultural labourers — communities that have historically been...
Policy UpdateShivanshiBackground India-Sweden relations had been steadily deepening for close to a decade before the 2026 upgrade, anchored by the first India-Sweden Joint Action Plan (2018), the India-Sweden Innovation Partnership, and joint leadership of the Leadership Group for Industry Transition...
Policy UpdateShivanshiBackgroundAs India and Brazil deepen their roles as leading voices of the Global South, their Strategic Partnership has evolved into one of the most substantive South-South relationships in international diplomacy. The India–Brazil Strategic Partnership was established in 2006,...
Policy UpdateTanisha HoodaBackgroundThe Competition Act, 2002 was enacted to promote fair competition, protect consumer interests, and prevent anti-competitive practices by establishing the Competition Commission of India (CCI). However, the rapid growth of digital platforms, data-driven business models, and technology-based...
Policy UpdateAditya ChavanBackgroundMicro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) occupy a central place in India’s economy, contributing substantially to GDP, exports, employment generation, and balanced regional development. Yet their heavy reliance on working capital finance, combined with limited financial reserves,...
Policy UpdateMadhuritha DBackgroundIndia and Vietnam share warm and long-standing bilateral relations that were formally established in 1972. Over the decades, this partnership has grown from cultural and historical linkages to a robust strategic alliance. In 2007, India established its...
Policy UpdateMadhuritha DBackgroundIndia and Slovakia formally established bilateral relations in the year 1993, along with the independence of the Slovak Republic in the same year. The visit of the Indian Prime Minister on 15 June 2026 to Slovakia marked...
Policy UpdateHarshini SBackgroundThe Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) remains one of the world’s most successful regional organizations, fostering political dialogue, economic integration, and socio-cultural cooperation among its ten member states. Since the adoption of the ASEAN Community Vision...
