Policy UpdateShivanshiBackgroundThe India–UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) is a major bilateral agreement aimed at deepening trade, investment, and professional mobility between the two economies. Negotiations were formally launched in January 2022 and continued over roughly 15 rounds...
Policy UpdateTanisha HoodaBackgroundIndia’s development depends not only on policies made at the national level but also on how effectively each State and Union Territory (UT) plans and works towards its own development. Every State has different strengths, challenges and...
Kanika AvasthiAbstractAs India pursues its vision of becoming a $5 trillion economy while fulfilling its Net Zero commitment by 2070, integrating Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles into national industrial policy is no longer optional—it is a strategic necessity....
Mariya NoorOn 2 July 2026, the Supreme Court of India delivered a judgment unlike any before it. In Pooja Ramesh Singh v. Jammu and Kashmir Bank, it set aside orders of the NCLT and the appellate tribunal after discovering...
Policy UpdateNinchen TamangBackgroundThe Teesta is a 414-kilometre transboundary river originating from the Pahunri (Teesta Kangse) glacier in the Sikkim Himalaya. It flows through Sikkim and West Bengal before entering Bangladesh, where it eventually joins the Brahmaputra. The river is...
Policy UpdateVibha SethiBackground and EvolutionThe structural architecture of India’s informal economy has historically been sustained by traditional artisans and craftspeople who provide foundational services across rural and semi-urban landscapes. Despite their critical contribution to cultural preservation and local self-reliance,...
Policy UpdateAnushree KhareIntroduction: An Architectural Approach to Security in a Fragmented WorldGlobalization for several decades has been treated as a sacred cow that espoused efficiency as the ultimate moral principle. Capital would go wherever the cost of labor was...
Policy UpdatePurbaa JagannathBackgroundOn 18 March 2026, the Government of Rajasthan approved the Rajasthan Semiconductor Policy 2026, formally released as a policy document by the state government on 24 March 2026. The policy was introduced against the backdrop of India’s...
Policy UpdateNeha KumariBackgroundBihar holds a distinction that no state wants. Despite a decline from 3.4 in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 3.0 in NFHS-5 (2019-21), Bihar still records the highest Total Fertility Rate among all major states in India. The national...
Policy UpdateAyana N KBackground Kerala’s estuarine rice-farming systems are often associated with Kuttanad, the famous below-sea-level rice-growing region of Alappuzha and Kottayam. But in the coastal wetlands of northern Kerala, a similar and much less recognised farming system exists in...
