Policy UpdateDolly KaushikBACKGROUNDIn light of the India-UK Vision 2035 and the pivotal role of critical technologies in the evolving global order, the Technology Security Initiative (TSI) was launched on 24 July 2024 as a bilateral strategic initiative between India...
Policy UpdateTanvi NerurkarIntroductionIndia’s rapid urbanisation is reshaping its economy and governance landscape. According to the 2011 Census, around 31% of the population lived in urban areas, contributing over 60% of the country’s GDP. NITI Aayog (2021) and the United...
Policy UpdateTanvi NerurkarIntroductionNearly a decade after the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) introduced the Value Capture Finance (VCF) Policy Framework in 2017, the central policy question has shifted from the theoretical viability of land value capture to...
Policy UpdatePragya RaghavBackgroundRecognising that efficient energy use and conservation are the most cost-effective ways to meet India’s growing energy demand, the Government of India enacted the Energy Conservation Act, 2001. Under the provisions of this Act, the Bureau of...
Policy UpdateLubina Dua BackgroundThe fourteen Pacific Island Countries (PICs) occupy less than 0.4% of the world’s land area, yet their combined Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) cover close to one-fifth of the Earth’s surface. Their strategic location astride critical sea lanes,...
Policy UpdateLubina DuaBackgroundWhen a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey and northern Syria on 6 February 2023, killing over 50,000 people and flattening entire cities, India was among the first countries on the ground. Within 12 hours, the Indian Army...
Policy UpdateLubina DuaBackgroundThe Khadi sector occupies a unique place in India’s economic and political imagination. Born out of Mahatma Gandhi’s vision of rural self-reliance, the hand-spun fabric was once a tool of national resistance; today it survives largely as...
Policy UpdateAmeya SatamBackground:In June 2025, during the Tashkent International Investment Forum (TIIF), India was among the 97 countries that participated in this forum (Global Trade and Technology Council of India, 2025). Active participation by the Global Trade & Technology...
Policy UpdateKatyayani SinhaBackgroundIn February 2026, Emmanuel Macron, the President of France, made an official trip to India after being invited by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. During his visit, he took part in the Artificial Intelligence Impact Summit 2026 and...
Policy UpdateDevanandana CBackgroundIndia and France established diplomatic relations in 1947, shortly after India’s independence, and have emerged as long-standing strategic partners in the Indo-Pacific. Over the decades, France became one of India’s most stable and trusted strategic partners. In...
