Policy UpdateAmeya SatamBackground:In June 2025, during the Tashkent International Investment Forum (TIIF), India was among the 97 countries that participated in this forum (Global Trade and Technology Council of India, 2025). Active participation by the Global Trade & Technology...
Policy UpdateKatyayani SinhaBackgroundIn February 2026, Emmanuel Macron, the President of France, made an official trip to India after being invited by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. During his visit, he took part in the Artificial Intelligence Impact Summit 2026 and...
Policy UpdateDevanandana CBackgroundIndia and France established diplomatic relations in 1947, shortly after India’s independence, and have emerged as long-standing strategic partners in the Indo-Pacific. Over the decades, France became one of India’s most stable and trusted strategic partners. In...
Policy UpdateRiddhi SutharBackground The diplomatic relations between India and Seychelles were established in 1976, following Seychelles’ independence, and over the decades, India has emerged as one of the island nation’s principal security partners in the Western Indian Ocean. In 2015,...
Policy UpdateParidhi PassiIntroductionRailway stations in India have long functioned as more than transit points: they anchor local economies, connect regions to national supply chains, and shape how a town or city is perceived by visitors and investors alike. As...
Policy UpdateMadhuritha DIntroduction: The Pankhudi portal was launched on 8 January 2026 by the Ministry of Women and Child Development. It is an integrated Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and partnership facilitation digital portal aimed at strengthening coordination, transparency, and structured...
Session ReportDolly KaushikClimate change has emerged as one of the defining challenges of the twenty-first century, transcending national boundaries and demanding collective global action. While discussions on climate change often revolve around local environmental degradation such as deforestation, urbanisation,...
Policy UpdateAyan BordoloiBackgroundThe 1643 km India-Myanmar border which traverses through Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram was not bounded by walls but by kinship for more than 70 years. Established under the Passport Rules of India, in 1950 and...
Rashi Kothari BackgroundThe Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for Telecom and Networking Products was launched by the Ministry of Communications, Department of Telecommunications (DoT), on February 24, 2021, with an aggregate fiscal outlay of ₹12,195 crore over a five-year implementation...
Policy UpdateAditi PBackgroundIndia’s civil services are a key aspect of its public administration and serve as its backbone, which helps in executing planned policies into real-life actions. Earlier training was based on seniority rather than role-based, which made it...
