Policy UpdateSimona Miriam HughesBackground:The India-Philippines Brahmos Missile Agreement is known to be one of the major landmark developments in India’s development as a credible Defence exporter and strategic security partner in South-East Asia. The agreement, being signed in 2022...
Policy UpdateSruti HalderBackgroundThe National Financial Information Registry (NFIR) was announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Union Budget 2023-24 speech as a proposed central repository of financial and ancillary information, intended to facilitate the efficient flow of credit,...
Policy UpdateKajal VargaonkarBackgroundThe Pink Toilet Scheme represents a gender-responsive sanitation intervention launched by diverse municipal corporations and state authorities within the framework of the Swachh Bharat Mission to establish secure, hygienic, and dignified restrooms reserved for women, adolescent girls,...
Policy UpdateSandra MenonIntroductionFor years, Indian sport operated on an unwritten principle: no matter how messy a federation’s internal politics became, courts and ad hoc committees would eventually sort it out. That informal arrangement came to an end in August...
Policy UpdateArya Gupta1.BackgroundIn the past, all of India’s social sector (an estimated 3 million-plus registered NPOs) had been relying on philanthropy, government grants or funds received via the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) mechanism, which are more often than not...
Policy UpdatePurbaa JagannathIntroductionAssam’s relationship with flooding is not new, but the vocabulary of its flood policy is changing. For decades, the state’s response to the Brahmaputra and its tributaries was almost entirely structural: embankments, spurs, and dredging works administered...
Policy UpdateVibha SethiBackground and EvolutionThe Indian e-commerce landscape has historically been dominated by a duopoly, where a few multinational aggregators controlled market access, search visibility, and supply chains. This platform-centric model created massive entry barriers for micro, small, and...
Policy UpdateTanisha HoodaBackgroundThe rapid growth of solar photovoltaic (SPV) technology has become a key driver of the global shift towards low-carbon energy systems. Declining module costs, technological advancements, and stronger climate commitments have accelerated solar adoption worldwide. In recent...
Policy UpdateSruti HalderBackgroundThe Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Act, 2025 represents the most sweeping overhaul of India’s insurance regulatory architecture since the sector was opened to private participation in 2000. Introduced in the Lok Sabha on...
Policy updateAnushree KhareBackgroundHistory doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes. When the war in West Asia intensified in February 2026, the rhyme was not hard to find. Rising crude oil prices expanded India’s trade deficits. Foreign portfolio investors were...
