Policy UpdateAtharva SalunkeBackground:India’s drive for self-reliance in defence production has been a paramount national agenda, closely interlinked with strategic autonomy and economic development. Defence Production Policy of 2011 focused on eliminating foreign dependence on suppliers and encouraging indigenous capability...
Policy UpdateChetan GuptaIntroductionIndia and Qatar share historic trade linkages, deep-rooted people-to-people ties and robust multifaceted bilateral relations. Qatar and India established diplomatic relations in the early 1970s. They celebrated 50 years of diplomatic ties in 2023. The most recent...
Policy Update Aditya SharmaBackgroundIndia’s electronics manufacturing sector entered a transformative phase with the launch of the Modified Electronics Manufacturing Clusters (EMC 2.0) scheme. This initiative was introduced to address long-standing infrastructure bottlenecks that limited the country’s ambition of becoming...
Policy UpdateAtharva SalunkeBackground:AYURSWASTHYA Yojana, a central sector scheme which was sanctioned for implementation during the period 2021-22 to 2025-26, will enhance the health care in India by realising the potential of AYUSH systems of medicine. India has a triple...
Arun KumarThe demand will shift further from the unorganised to the organised sector. This, will accelerate the decline of the unorganised sector leading to loss of employment and incomes and decline in demand.In this image received on Sept. 21,...
Event Report Tanmyi AnthwalOrganiser: IMPRI Centre for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies (CHURS), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New DelhiDate: 9 October 2025Format: #WebPolicyTalk — Online workshop (Zoom | YouTube Live | Spotify)IntroductionOn 9 October 2025, the IMPRI...
Policy UpdateAtharva SalunkeBackground:India is undergoing a unique demographic phase, with over half of its population under the age of 25 and a continuously growing workforce. This presents both an opportunity and a challenge: to transform this human resource base...
Arun KumarThe move’s adverse impact on the unorganised sector is likely to overwhelm its positive impact on the organised sector.The GST rate reduction on a large number of items seems appropriate. The GST Council unanimously agreed to this major rationalisation of...
TK ARUNWhen the real economy weakens, the stock market gets a high. This has been the case, ever since the excess liquidity sloshing around in the world’s financial markets converted stock prices and indices into a function more of...
Policy UpdateIlma Ahmad SamirIntroduction:India and Qatar share a deep energy partnership, with Qatar being a key supplier of liquified natural gas (LNG) to meet India’s growing demand. As energy trade relies heavily on secure maritime routes, rising geopolitical tensions...
