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...
Policy UpdateAditi Singh KaushikBackground:In the 21st century, the extensive popularity of Bollywood movies in Turkey, and the ever-growing appeal of Turkish dramas in India are emblematic of the sustained soft power diplomacy of the two sovereign nations. The roots...
Policy UpdateManya MarwahBackgroundThe National GLP Compliance Monitoring Authority (NGCMA) was established on April 24, 2002, by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) under the Government of India. The body is aimed at ensuring that Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs),...
Policy UpdateDevshi Satish MishraBackgroundIndia and Cyprus have always enjoyed good bilateral relations. The foundation of this long-standing relationship was laid by the first President of RoC (Republic of Cyprus), Archbishop Makarios, and the first Prime Minister of India, Pandit...
Anil TrigunayatThe direct fallout of the Israeli strikes on Qatar to eliminate Hamas leaders and negotiators for Gaza and the US deep state’s complicity and political leadership’s double-speak and tongue-in-cheek stance has reinforced the utter unreliability of the US...
Policy UpdateSivasankari SridharBackgroundDigital governance in India has grown rapidly under the Digital India programme launched in 2015, which aimed to transform the country into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy. A key component of this transformation is inclusivity,...
Policy UpdateAyush BansalBackgroundIndia and South Korea have become dynamic collaborators in global entrepreneurship and innovation. India’s rapidly developing start-up ecosystem, supported by its young entrepreneurs and digital economy, is well complemented by South Korea’s high-tech industry prowess, R&D, and...
Policy UpdateMallika AmaleThe Gulf of Oman is at the center of maritime insecurity. Situated in the Arabian Sea, it borders Iran, Pakistan, and Oman, and is of strategic importance to India, especially considering energy security. While not itself a...
Policy UpdateAtharva SalunkeBackground:The Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) Scheme, being one of the three flagship programs of the Union Sector ‘Skill India Programme’ of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), is at the center of empowering the disadvantaged...
Policy UpdateMallika AmaleOn its 67th Foundation Day on January 1, 2025, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) reiterated its continuing role in building India’s indigenous defence and R&D (Research & Development) capabilities. The “Scheme of Internship of Students...
