Harsh V Pant & Pratnashree BasuAs India steps into its third term under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration, Southeast Asia has emerged as a central focus of its foreign policy. The region plays a crucial role in the Indo-Pacific...
Policy UpdateKirti RanjanIntroductionIndia’s ranking based on the female labor force participation rate is one of the lowest in the world. “Low FLFPR jeopardises country’s growth and prosperity” (International Monetary Fund and World Bank, 2007). It is a pressing issue...
After much anticipation, the leaders of the Quad (Australia, India, Japan and the United States) will convene for their fourth summit in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., on September 21. This meeting marks a full circle since the first in-person Quad Leaders’ Summit...
Harsh V Pant & Samir BhattacharyaThe last India-Africa Forum Summit took place in New Delhi way back in 2015, and significant shifts in global geopolitics and geoeconomics have occurred since then.The Ninth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa...
Policy UpdateAnamitra SinhaBackgroundThe Occupational Safety, Health, and Working Conditions (OSHWC) Code, 2020, is a significant reform in India’s labour laws, aiming to simplify and consolidate workplace regulations. Passed by the Lok Sabha on 22nd September 2020, Rajya Sabha on...
Policy UpdateSrishtistuti RoyIntroductionOn 9th September, 2024 India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) adopted a Joint Action Plan for 2024-2028 to facilitate joint ventures in various sectors including energy, trade, security, agriculture, health, and food security. External Affairs Minister...
Policy updateGeetam AcharyaIntroductionOn 21st June Union government announced the enforcement of the Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means ) Act, 2024 by releasing a statement: “In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of Section 1 of the...
T K ArunThe US presidential debate saw Donald Trump peddle his usual lies and racial anxieties; but Kamala Harris too failed to put up a strong fight. That the two candidates for the president of the United States would...
Arun KumarAcceptance of a limited macroeconomic role of the Reserve Bank of India would legitimise greater government intervention in the economy, making neo-liberal economists unhappy. This is the central reason for not giving up inflation targeting or modifying it...
Arun KumarAcceptance of a limited macroeconomic role of the Reserve Bank of India would legitimise greater government intervention in the economy, making neo-liberal economists unhappy. This is the central reason for not giving up inflation targeting or modifying it...
