Policy UpdateSivasankari SridharBackgroundThe India Cooling Action Plan (ICAP) was launched in March 2019 by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC). It provides a 20-year roadmap to ensure that the country’s growing cooling needs are met in...
Tikender Singh PanwarUrban India generates nearly two-thirds of the national GDP, yet its municipalities control less than one per cent of the country’s tax revenue. Indian cities are not generating revenue, not because they are inefficient, but because the...
TK ArunThe 2025 Nobel Prize for Economics has gone to three economists — two of them based in the US, although neither is US-born, and the third, in France — ‘for having explained innovation-driven economic growth’. Joel Mokyr, born...
Dr. Manorama BakshiI still remember an elderly man I met years ago in a small village outside Jaisalmer. He showed me his box of blood pressure pills ; the familiar purple and white of a trusted Indian brand. “This,”...
TK ARUNTrump seeks a Nobel for a hollow peace deal, while India’s cricket win turns petty—both confuse theatrics with strategy.The US government has shut down, Democrats refusing to give in to MAGA blackmail. Democrats are sticking to the demand...
Tuba AtharIn Seelampur, play happens between two parked scooters, between caution and curiosity. When a vehicle passes, the game pauses. The city moves on, childhood waits. The forgotten citizens of urban IndiaThe moment I entered the lanes of New Seelampur...
Shreya MandalIntroductionIn his influential article on the relationship between medical language and disease, anthropologist Byron Good noted:“The meaning of a disease category cannot be understood simply as a set of defining symptoms. It is rather a ‘syndrome’ of typical...
Policy UpdateAditi KaurBackgroundIndia and Mongolia have cultivated a Strategic Partnership since 2015, built on centuries-old cultural ties (notably Buddhism) and shared democratic values. Diplomatic relations date to 1955, and in 2015 Prime Minister Modi’s historic visit elevated ties to...
Policy UpdateTuba AtharSource: Nepal, India jointly inaugurate road link connecting Indo-Nepal border- The WeekBackgroundNepal and India have deep cultural, social, and religious ties and have a unique and resilient connection. Tourism is a vital economic driver for both India and...
Policy UpdateCharu Singh The deepening of India-Israel Defence ties. Observer Research Foundation. https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/the-deepening-of-india-israel-defence-tiesBackgroundAs India is trying to advance its security and technological self-reliance, India-Israel cooperation in anti-terror and drone technology is deepening. These relations formally go back to the...
