Shakil AhmedIndia’s criminal justice system confines 4,34,302 of its 5,73,220 prisoners without conviction the largest undertrial population in the world. This article examines the structural governance failures driving this crisis: an acute judicial capacity deficit, a bail framework that punishes poverty,...
Policy Update Gaikhangduanliu M. Kamei1 BackgroundThe National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities (NMMA) was initiated in 2007 by the Government of India through the Ministry of Culture, with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) leading it. Established during...
Policy UpdateVarisha Sharma1 IntroductionNaval power has been a major determinant of power since ancient times. In the contemporary era of geopolitics, control over certain sea lanes of communication (SLOC), important maritime ports and important straits like the Strait...
TK ArunIndia promised tax certainty through grandfathering. The Supreme Court’s Tiger Global verdict undermines that. It’s the government that must restore credibility.It is a mystery why the government did not address, in the Budget, the damage done to India’s tax credibility by...
Picture applying for a housing benefit without taking a day off work. No queue, no carrying a folder of photocopies to three different offices. Just a phone app, a few taps, and a confirmation text the next morning. That’s...
Policy UpdateAkshay SharmaIntroduction In 2016, the Govt. of India launched Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana as a part of the Taxation Laws Act 2016 (second amendment). The initial objective of the PM Garib Kalyan Yojana scheme was to ensure tax...
Sonam ChosdonThe two giant powers of Asia, India and China, have a long standing contentious relations. Both countries are attempting to balance the status quo through negotiations and bilateral talks. Given the history of frequent military stand-offs, the undemarcated...
Tarushi PariharIndia is home to the world’s largest youth population, with over 350 million people aged between 15 and 29. India’s “demographic dividend” has often been celebrated as the driving force behind the nation’s rapid economic growth and social...
Policy UpdateMadhu SwarajBackgroundLaunched by the Prime Minister in October 2016, the National SC-ST Hub (NSSH) was established to foster an ecosystem that supports SC/ST entrepreneurs in fulfilling the mandates of the Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises...
Niranjan Krishna KumarFor decades, global policy-making has operated on a “break-fix” model. Technologies were released, industries were deregulated, and governments intervened only when social or environmental crises peaked. While reactive governance and policy-making are required, in the current environment...
