Harsh V Pant & Archishman GoswamiNot recruiting from civilian and scientific talent pools risks a ‘failure of imagination’, hindering India’s ability to pre-empt previously unanticipated dangers.The CIA’s recent public drive to recruit informants in North Korea, Iran, and China on...
Harsh V Pant & Archishman GoswamiNot recruiting from civilian and scientific talent pools risks a ‘failure of imagination’, hindering India’s ability to pre-empt previously unanticipated dangers.The CIA’s recent public drive to recruit informants in North Korea, Iran, and China on...
Ranjit Singh GhumanCome October and there is an outcry over the ensuing paddy-straw burning and the consequent air pollution in the national capital region (NCR) and its adjoining areas. Paradoxically, it has been a usual phenomenon for the...
Harsh V PantThe world had been for months expecting the conflict in the Middle East to blow up. That escalation has happened finally. It has been a remarkable turnaround for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was under siege...
Policy UpdateIshita DebAs a part of the ‘Grading for School’ initiative the Social and Performance Audit Authority (SPAA) was introduced in the 2021-22 budget and set up in August 2022 after the clearance received by the Rajasthan cabinet for...
Harsh V PantTel Aviv doesn’t seem to have any political endgame beyond the destruction of its adversaries. But without a political strategy, battlefield gains won’t amount to much.A year on from Hamas’s October 7 attacks on Israel that killed...
Policy UpdateJay MudaliarBackgroundThe Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) was launched by the Government of India in March 2020 Operated by the Department of Food and Public Distribution under Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. However,...
Policy UpdateShivashish NarayanIndia has recognized education as a cornerstone for socio-economic development leading to the enactment of landmark legislation in 2010 that made free and compulsory education a fundamental right for children aged 6-14. This initiative reflects the country’s...
Policy UpdateSrishtistuti RoyThe Ministry of Environment & Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) serves as the Central Government’s nodal agency for overseeing the implementation of India’s environment and forest policies. This includes programmes related to the conservation of natural resources...
TK ArunStates’ deficit indicators are set to worsen as spending spigots open up in a competitive political environment. To compensate they need to find an additional source of revenue. Agriculture income tax, which comes under the control of states,...
