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Policy UpdateRakhi KumariIntroduction Every year on June 24, the world observes the International Day of Women in Diplomacy. But beyond the official statements and ceremonial acknowledgments, one question remains uncomfortably relevant: how many women are genuinely shaping the foreign policy...
Policy UpdateAmeya SatamBackground:Since the Korean War, India and South Korea’s defence relations were founded on India’s diplomatic role in the proposal of the “Armistice Agreement” at the UNGA, which had played a crucial role in ending the war. After...
Manorama BakshiArjun KumarAt the historic joint inauguration of Bharat Innovates 2026 in Nice, France, Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a resonant address that captured the global innovation spotlight. Speaking alongside French President Emmanuel Macron under the aegis of the...
Policy Update Shivani ChauhanBackgroundOn 15 December 2025, Union Education Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan introduced the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan (VBSA) Bill in the Lok Sabha. The Cabinet had approved it three days earlier, on 12 December 2025. In simple...
Policy UpdateShivani ChauhanBackground:The STARS project is a centrally sponsored scheme of the Ministry of Education, Government of India, implemented with financial and technical support from the World Bank. It is part of India’s broader effort to improve the quality,...
Policy UpdateShivani ChauhanBackground: India’s electric vehicle (EV) market needed a safety net. In September 2024, two government programmes that had been subsidising EV purchases naming FAME-I and FAME-II, came to an end. Without a replacement, the fear was that EV...
Policy UpdateSneha SharmaIntroductionIndia represents a paradox that complicates the global narratives of gender bias in Science, Technology and Innovation (STI). The acronym STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) emerged in the United States in the late 1990s and...
Policy UpdateAsmatwaliIndia’s approach to Iran and Israel is being tested more seriously than before. As tensions in West Asia have sharpened, New Delhi has had to protect several interests at once: diplomatic ties, strategic projects, trade routes, energy flows,...
Policy UpdateMehul RastogiBackgroundPRAHAAR is India’s first formal comprehensive counter terrorism policy to move the country from a largely reactive response to a coordinated, intelligence‑led, whole-of-government posture. ‘PRAHAAR’ was finalised and launched in February 2026 by the Ministry of Home...
Policy UpdateMansi TirthaniState water reform framework by Jal Shakti MinistryBackground India’s water sector stands at an inflection point. Over decades, substantial investments have resulted in the building of vast irrigation infrastructure, hundreds of major dams and a huge network of...
