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...
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...
