Pratishtha SinghIntroductionThe landscape of global diplomacy is no longer confined to hard power and strategic alliances alone. As the world grapples with climate change, economic inequality, and health crises, sustainability has emerged as a defining principle of modern international...
Policy Update Tanushree Bora India’s journey towards inclusive development has consistently recognized the vital role women play in the social, economic, and cultural fabric of the nation. As part of this broader commitment, the Government of India launched Mission...
Policy UpdateVaralika RaizadaIntroductionThe trading industry and supply chain around the world is experiencing disruptions due to geopolitical conflicts and geoeconomic fragmentation. This has resulted in complicating the cross border transactions and trade procedures. To deal with these global changes,...
Srikanth Kondapalli As a ceasefire was announced between India and Pakistan on May 10, pertinent questions are being raised about why China did not take the initiative to bring both nations to the table.In the few days of the kinetic standoff, questions...
Harsh V Pant In the midst of a full blown India-Pakistan challenge, it is easy to forget US Vice President J D Vance’s visit to India earlier this week. It was largely a private visit but its public manifestations...
Policy Update Sreeja MukherjeeThe Government of India established the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) on August 15, 1995, as a fully funded, centrally sponsored scheme to develop a national policy for social assistance for those living in poverty. To...
Srikanth KondapalliIndia’s military strikes as part of Operation Sindoor on nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) – in response to the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22 – have also placed China and its responses to...
TK ArunRetaliation is easy, Restraint is better.The terrorists who killed 26 innocent tourists in Pahalgam hoped to destabilise and reverse the return to normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of successful elections and movement towards the restoration...
Policy UpdateSanju JoshiThe housing scheme was introduced in 1967 by DDA, and since then, it has provided more than a million houses to people in Delhi. The initial goal was to provide houses to migrants and economically weaker sections...
Policy UpdateYash KumarBACKGROUNDThe National Capital Region (NCR) is India’s largest polycentric urban centre, spanning Delhi and adjoining districts of Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh (about 55,083 sq km, ~60 million people The NCR Planning Board (NCRPB), a statutory body...
