Amrut HondappagolWhen we think about gender-based violence (GBV), the conversation often revolves aroundwomen. However, men also experience GBV in various forms, including domestic abuse,sexual violence, and emotional manipulation. Despite its existence, male victims often remainin the shadows due to...
Policy UpdateGauri KhannaEk Bharat Shreshtha Bharat, which implies “One India, Best India,” is an initiative launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 31, 2015. The Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat (EBSB) initiative was launched on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s birth...
Policy UpdateBhavyaIntroductionWith a lack of economic opportunities in rural India, India faces a critical problem of rapid urbanisation, driven by migration at a rate of 30 people per minute. In 2011, 30% of India’s population lived in urban areas....
Policy UpdateRounak PandaBackgroundThe Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) launched in 2014 the Special Manpower Development Programme for Chips to System Design (SMDP-C2SD). It was an extension under the broader Digital India initiative, which is deemed an important...
JahanviBackgroundIndia’s family planning programme, one of the oldest in the world, has seen considerable evolution. Yet, national progress masks deep regional inequalities. The National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) shows that while the national contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) has reached...
Pranav SWhen I set out on a study journey to investigate the intersections of ancient Indian literature and modern international policy, I had no clue how much the Mahabharata and Chanakya’s Arthashastra would resonate with today’s geopolitical challenges. As...
Vipra Arora balticThe Baltic Sea is about to be the center of the Russia-NATO rivalry in the coming years. As of March 2024, the Baltic Sea, with the exception of Russia, is entirely surrounded by NATO members. With NATO’s...
Policy UpdateTanushree BoraThe Hub for Empowerment of Women (HEW), launched under the Ministry of Women and Child Development as part of the ‘Mission Shakti’ scheme, represents a transformative approach to addressing the multi-dimensional needs of women in India. Developed...
Policy UpdateSreyoshi MitraIntroductionThe rural population in India currently stands at 909 million (almost 68.8% of the total population) and has shown a growth rate of about 11%. Large parts of rural areas in the country are parts of clusters...
Tanvir AiejazIndian federalism’s real challenge is to design institutions in a way that would encourage participatory democracy in terms of self-rule plus shared rule.Although the much-avowed concept of “cooperative federalism” is often invoked by the Union for political expediency,...
