HARSH V PANTSAYANTAN HALDARThe Quad foreign ministers met shortly after Donald Trump took office at the White House. This ministerial meeting was also the first engagement of the United States (US)’ new secretary of state, Marco Rubio. While speculations...
Manorama BakshiOverviewThe 2025-26 Union Budget presents a crucial moment for India’s healthcare trajectory. While expenditures on health have witnessed a steady rise, the fundamental challenge lies in reframing healthcare as an investment in national productivity and human capital rather...
Event ReportRiya RawatIntroductionThe IMPRI Center for Habitat, Urban, and Regional Studies (CHURS), New Delhi, hosted a panel discussion on February 5, 2025, as part of its 6th Annual Series on the Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of the Union Budget...
Press ReleaseMallika BhojakThe IMPRI Center for Environment, Climate Change, and Sustainable Development conducted a thought-provoking discussion on The Environment and Union Budget 2025-26. The session brought together experts to critically analyze the budget’s approach towards environmental sustainability, climate action,...
Policy UpdateDeepankshi AgnihotryAccording to the Food Processing Market Report 2025 (Global Edition), the global food processing market is projected to grow from USD 170,254.2 million in 2024 to USD 273,391.04 million by 2031, registering a CAGR of 7.00% from...
T K ArunWhere’s the actual allocation or fleshed-out policy that would the reverse economic slowdown that brought this year’s growth down to 6.4 pc?The media has trained the housewife to say that her expectation from the Budget is that...
T K ArunThe budget identifies trade as an engine of growth. That engine is likely to stall, under the assault on global trade that the newly elected US president Donald Trump is rolling out. India would need to make...
Arun KumarThe world has had its growing problems but Trump’s actions are spelling chaos.US President Donald Trump is acting with great haste. Steep tariffs on its close trade partners have been announced. His Secretary of State is in Panama to discuss the...
TK ArunThe Finance Minister could have proposed policies addressing India’s urgent challenges, emphasizing strategic autonomy through critical technology advancements, improved education systems, and new urban development. Incentivized cooperative federalism, advanced research centers, and urban planning could foster innovation, growth,...
Event ReportSana AnsariAs part of IMPRI’s 6th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of the Union Budget 2025-26, the IMPRI Center for Human Dignity and Development (CHDD) organized a thematic discussion on Population, Health, and the Union Budget...
