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IMPRI, a startup research think tank, is a platform for pro-active, independent, non-partisan and policy-based research. It contributes to debates and deliberations for action-based solutions to a host of strategic issues. IMPRI is committed to democracy, mobilization and community building.
AMRUT 2.0 Reforms: Linking Urban Infrastructure Funding With Municipal Performance
Policy UpdateTanvi NerurkarIntroductionIndia’s rapid urbanisation is reshaping its economy and governance landscape. According to the 2011 Census, around 31% of the population lived in...
Value Capture Financing Framework (MoHUA) 2017: Can Land Value Capture Finally...
Policy UpdateTanvi NerurkarIntroductionNearly a decade after the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) introduced the Value Capture Finance (VCF) Policy Framework in 2017,...
Bureau Of Energy Efficiency (BEE) (2002)
Policy UpdatePragya RaghavBackgroundRecognising that efficient energy use and conservation are the most cost-effective ways to meet India’s growing energy demand, the Government of India...
India In The Pacific: The Forum For India–Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC)...
Policy UpdateLubina Dua BackgroundThe fourteen Pacific Island Countries (PICs) occupy less than 0.4% of the world’s land area, yet their combined Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs)...
India’s Humanitarian Assistance And Disaster Relief (HADR) Diplomacy: Evolution, Operations And...
Policy UpdateLubina DuaBackgroundWhen a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey and northern Syria on 6 February 2023, killing over 50,000 people and flattening entire cities,...
Solar Charkha Mission: Reviving Khadi Through Renewable Energy
Policy UpdateLubina DuaBackgroundThe Khadi sector occupies a unique place in India’s economic and political imagination. Born out of Mahatma Gandhi’s vision of rural self-reliance,...
India And Uzbekistan’s Strategic Roadmap For Doubling The Bilateral Trade By...
Policy UpdateAmeya SatamBackground:In June 2025, during the Tashkent International Investment Forum (TIIF), India was among the 97 countries that participated in this forum (Global...
Partnership Or Promise? The India–France Joint Statement As A Legal Instrument
Policy UpdateKatyayani SinhaBackgroundIn February 2026, Emmanuel Macron, the President of France, made an official trip to India after being invited by Prime Minister Narendra...
The India-France Horizon 2047 Roadmap (2023) And The Future Of Bilateral...
Policy UpdateDevanandana CBackgroundIndia and France established diplomatic relations in 1947, shortly after India’s independence, and have emerged as long-standing strategic partners in the Indo-Pacific....
Island Diplomacy And Maritime Security
Policy UpdateRiddhi SutharBackground The diplomatic relations between India and Seychelles were established in 1976, following Seychelles’ independence, and over the decades, India has emerged as...
