TK ARUNWhat do you call someone who comes down like a tonne of bricks on ambitious youngsters with career aspirations but crumbles like a cookie in the face of a market-leading company flexing its dominance? The rest of the...
HARSH PANT The 2026 general election in Bangladesh — the first electoral exercise after the 2024 student-led uprising that brought an abrupt end to Sheikh Hasina’s long and increasingly authoritarian tenure—marks a decisive inflection point in the country’s political...
ADITI NARAYANI PASWANContrary to naysayers, the RSS practices what it preaches. It is closer to the Gandhian teaching of improving the individual morally and spiritually to change the external environment.As the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS steps into its next century, it has evolved...
TIKENDER SINGH PANWARRevenues flow overwhelmingly to Central utilities. The resource is local. The land is local. The risks are local. The profits are not.FOR nearly seven decades, the Indian Republic has recognised a foundational truth of federal governance: not...
ARUN KUMAR True reforms would ensure a level playing field and boost public investments in education, healthcare and social securityBoth the Union Budget 2026 and the Economic Survey repeatedly mention ‘reforms’. Every chapter of the survey uses the word,...
ARUN KUMAR In spite of the Agreement being presented officially as win-win, it is one-sided.“The United States of America (United States) and India .. announce(ed) that they have reached a framework for an Interim Agreement regarding reciprocal and mutually...
Policy UpdateR.TejaswiniBACKGROUND India is a culturally rich and diverse country filled with numerous places of religious and cultural significance. These rich heritage and pilgrimage sites attract millions of international and domestic tourists to India. Before PRASHAD, India lacked an integrated,...
Event ReportProfessor Vibhuti PatelOn February 6, 2026, the IMPRI Gender Impact Studies Centre (GISC) hosted a panel discussion as part of its 7th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations. The session, titled “Gender, Social Inclusion and Union Budget 2026–27,” was...
The IMPRI Centre for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies (CHURS), IMPRI – Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, convened an online policy discussion on Cities, Local Governance and the Union Budget 2026–27 as part of IMPRI’s 7th Annual...
Event ReportMahalakshmi GururajThe IMPRI Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies (CHURS) at the IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, hosted an interactive panel discussion on “Rural Realities and Union Budget 2026-27” on February 4, 2026 (Wednesday)...
