Policy UpdateBhavana GiraseBackgroundIndia-Saudi Arabia share a history of deep economic, cultural and strategic ties. In recent decades, these have been strengthened by high-level exchanges and bilateral agreements. Both countries are committed to a relationship that leverages their respective strengths....
Policy UpdatesBhavana GiraseBackgroundIndia is steadily moving towards self-reliance and technological independence, especially under programs like Atmanirbhar Bharat and Make in India. These initiatives aim to reduce reliance on imports across various sectors, including sustainable energy. An essential part of...
Policy UpdatesBhavana GiraseBackgroundIndia is emerging as a global leader in biotechnology, with its biotech sector valued at USD 165.7 billion in 2024 and projected to reach USD 300 billion by 2030. Recognising the sector’s vast potential to address global...
Policy UpdateBhavana GiraseBackgroundIndia began its journey with High-Performance Computing (HPC) several decades back, but it was not a smooth beginning. Supercomputers and HPC systems were categorized as strategic and dual-use technologies by many developed nations, which limited the access...
Policy UpdateAtharva SalunkeBackground:Ayush Oushadhi Gunvatta Evam Uttpadan Samvardhan Yojana (AOGUSY), which was launched in 2021 by the Ministry of Ayush, is a Central Sector Scheme. The scheme is aimed at upgrading the quality benchmark of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani, and...
TK ArunThe contrast is stark in the way US is negotiating with China and India. For India, a penal duty of 25% has kicked in for trade with Russia. This will be on top of the higher than expected...
TK ArunFrom Trump’s MAGA to Kathmandu’s GenZ, emotive mobilisation around single issues/leaders is outweighing considered citizenly engagement. It’s regime change minus constructive agendaIs there a common thread to the political unravellings, bordering on crisis, manifesting as outbursts of popular...
TK ArunMeanwhile, the week saw a world in chaos with violent protests in Nepal, the Japanese prime minister resigning, France getting a fifth prime minister in two years, Israel attacking Doha, and Russian drones entering Poland.In the current week...
Policy UpdateJayasreeIntroductionSource: Adobe StockSemiconductors, often used as integrated circuits, transistors, diodes, and microchips, are essential building blocks for the tech sector. Preferably made with silicon, germanium and gallium arsenide, these chips are also used by doping, i.e., modulating the...
TK ArunIndia winning 10 every decade would be a true marker of development and freedomGet Olympian about knowledgeIndia should set a goal of winning at least 10 Nobel Prizes every decade. Viewing development as raising per-capita income — which...
