Policy UpdateMeenu MohanBudgetThe Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) was allocated a budget of ₹21,936 crore for the financial year 2024-25, which is a 52% increase from the previous year’s budget of ₹16,549 crore. While the allocation is...
Policy UpdateRiya RawatBackground Announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 13, 2021, the Pradhan Mantri Gati Shakti National Master Plan represents a paradigm shift in infrastructure development aimed at propelling India into a competitive global economy. This strategic...
Harsh V Pant Kalpit A MankikarEconomic Dependence Will Make New Delhi Forever Vulnerable to BeijingIn October, China and India reached an agreement on patrolling a stretch of their long-disputed shared border. The deal brought an end, for the time...
Harsh V Pant & Kartik BommakantiTrack record of Trump 1.0 suggest defence ties will not be purely transactional. Yet, getting the US to show more commitment to technology transfer will be challenging. But Trump’s desire to cement a legacy...
TK ArunWhile the economic and geopolitical consequences of a second Trump term have been widely discussed, certain facets of Trump’s victory have not received the attention they deserve.The straws in the wind pointing to a troubled economy are cumulating...
Dr Anandajit GoswamiA change in approach can help developing countries challenge the historically negative outcomes of the negotiation process and adopt a positive outlookIn a recent book, environmental lawyer Svitlana Romanko speaks of a Ukrainian movement towards a permanent embargo on Russian...
ARUN KUMAR The nation is not at peace. News of violence and protests have become routine. The result is a diversion of the nation’s energies from tackling urgent long-term national and international challenges that are piling up with implications...
Policy UpdateRiya RawatBackgroundThe Pradhan Mantri Vishwakarma (PM Vishwakarma) scheme, launched on September 17, 2023, is a pivotal government initiative targeting India’s vast community of artisans and craftspeople, traditionally referred to as “Vishwakarmas.” These individuals are engaged in trades passed...
Policy UpdateRiya RawatBackgroundMission Vatsalya, a centrally sponsored initiative by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, strives to provide comprehensive care and protection for children across India. Building on the foundations of the former Child Protection Services (CPS) Scheme,...
ADITI NARAYANI PASWANIndia is the largest democracy in the world. Women’s participation in politics helps advance gender equality and affects both the range of policy issues that get considered and the types of solutions that are proposed.In elections across...
