Policy UpdateKirti RanjanBackgroundThe unemployment rate among urban youth aged 15-29 was 17% as of Jan-March 2024 (PLFS,2024). The budget for 2024-25 addresses these critical issue of growing unemployment in India by launching three “Employment Linked Incentive” schemes to boost...
SRIKANTH KONDAPALLISheikh Hasina, now India’s guest, has accused the United States of being the ‘foreign hand’ behind her ouster in what’s ostensibly a ‘student revolution’. She has enough reason to believe so, given the US pressure on her over...
Anil TrigunayatIndia’s approach to international relations is characterised by a strategic blend of national interest and pragmatic diplomacy. Through calculated actions and advocacy for a rules-based order, India is emerging as a credible voice for the Global SouthIndia is...
T K ArunDeath penalty for rape has been on the table since the legal change in the wake of the Nirbhaya rape and murder in 2012; it has not discouraged crimes against womenAmong the many things that Prime Minister...
Policy UpdateNandini AryaBackgroundThe Employment-Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme is a major initiative launched by the Government of India to create more job opportunities and improve livelihoods across the country. This scheme was introduced as part of the Union Budget 2024-25,...
Policy UpdateGeetam AcharyaIntroductionThe Parliament of India has passed the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023 for making amendments to the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’). The Bill...
Harsh V PantThe anger of White Britain is a reality and Brexit in more ways than one was a response to this fury but things have continued to grow worse for this demographyUK Faces Worst Unrest in a Decade...
T K ArunBy 2047, citizens of a prosperous India would be creative, collaborative, and liberated, embracing a modernity shaped by historical and cultural richness. What is living in the tradition would be celebrated and carried forward, what is rotten...
Policy UpdateMeenu MohanWith Israeli forces weaponizing starvation and Hamas embedding itself within civilian infrastructure, much ink has been spilled over the geopolitical ramifications and, moreover, over who is in the right. The fact remains that every 10 minutes, a...
Dr Krishna RajIndia’s 78th Independence Day is celebrated on 15th August 2024 in memory of the hard struggles and sacrifices of many freedom fighters led by Mahatma Gandhi.The freedom struggle united all Indians together and instilled a strong ideological...
