Policy UpdateElenore Tu’uBackground:Why this matters? hydropower has been the cornerstone for Bhutan’s bilateral economy for decades between both nations. According to Chukha, Tala, Kurichhu, Mangdechhu, India has financed and built a number of large projects according to long-standing cooperation...
Policy UpdateMallika AmaleSince the late 2010s, India has deepened strategic and economic ties with the five Central Asian Republics (CAR) of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan in a bid to assert itself as a key regional power. With...
Policy UpdateAditi Singh KaushikBackgroundThe Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) was established in the year 1862. However, archaeological and historical pursuits in India date back to the year 1784, when the efforts of Sir William Jones led to the formation...
Policy UpdateAravindsamy RBackgroundWater scarcity has emerged as one of the most pressing developmental challenges confronting India. According to NITI Aayog’s Composite Water Management Index (2019), nearly 600 million Indians face high to extreme water stress, with demand projected to...
Policy UpdateAsmeet Kaur“The Ramayana is more than a tale about Ayodhya; it is a geographical and spiritual cartography of the timeless relationship between India and Sri Lanka, a common heritage where every mountain, cave, and waterfall tells the same...
Policy UpdateAsmeet KaurThe Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN) represents a historic commitment to bring the most disadvantaged parts of its indigenous population, specifically those belonging to Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs), out of decades of underdevelopment....
Policy UpdateBavleenBackgroundInformation, Education, and Communication (IEC) is an essential component of India’s public health and social development interventions. The IEC Scheme was created to bridge the information gap, promote healthy behaviors, and create awareness about government programmes through well-designed...
Policy UpdateAditya Sharma BackgroundThe oceans, covering more than 70% of the Earth’s surface, sustain the livelihoods of nearly three billion people and generate an estimated global ocean economy valued at $3–6 trillion annually (OECD, 2025). However, marine ecosystems face...
Tikender Singh PanwarShimla still carries the storybook charm of the “Queen of Hills” — its winding lanes shaded by deodar trees, ridge views worthy of postcards and a colonial legacy that tourists flock to year after year. But scratch...
Policy Update Sivasankari SridharBackgroundThe Beach Environment & Aesthetic Management Services (BEAMS) Programme is an initiative of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Government of India. It is implemented under the Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) initiative...
