Tikender Singh PanwarThe story so far: In 2015, the NDA government positioned urban development as a key pillar of its growth strategy as cities contribute nearly 67% to the GDP. However, in the government’s vision for a “Viksit Bharat,” cities...
Tikender Singh PanwarThe story so far: In 2015, the NDA government positioned urban development as a key pillar of its growth strategy as cities contribute nearly 67% to the GDP. However, in the government’s vision for a “Viksit Bharat,” cities...
Event ReportAvi SharmaIMPRI Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies (CIRSS), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, organized a panel discussion on Defence, Foreign Policy, and Union Budget 2025-26 as part of its #WebPolicyTalk series. The event...
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 Environment, Climate Change, and Sustainable Development (CECCSD) organized a thematic discussion on The Environment and the...
Sandeep Chachra & Debanand PatraWhile stepping into the second month of 2025, it is important to reflect on our policy advances and responses in the arena of disaster management, preparedness and resilience in response to an adversely changing climate. The...
Harsh V PantThe first full Budget of the Modi government’s third term allocated ₹6.81 trillion, marking a 9.5 per cent increase from the ₹6.21 trillion allocated in the 2024-25 Union Budget. However, with an allocation of ₹4.88 trillion, revenue expenditure—covering...
TK ArunNow Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to meet US president Donald Trump in the US. What could come out of it? After the Budget presented on February 1, US President Donald Trump’s declaration of trade war, followed...
TK ArunNow Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to meet US president Donald Trump in the US. What could come out of it? After the Budget presented on February 1, US President Donald Trump’s declaration of trade war, followed...
ARUN KUMARThere were high hopes from the just-presented Union budget 2025-26, given the challenges facing the economy. There have been consistent signs of a slowdown in the economy, rising unemployment and persisting high inflation.These three macroeconomic features are interlinked....
ABHIJIT MUKHOPADHYAYThe unemployment rate in the last five quarters, according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), has been hovering around 6.5 per cent of the labour force. This broad fact of the economy is often highlighted by the...






















