Srikanth KondapalliAs the 20th Communist Party of China congress unfolds October 16-22, there’ll be global scrutiny of the official reports, political gestures and statements made there. Much of this process is shrouded in mystery and intrigue, but it has...
A Amarender ReddyIn the 1980s, Rajiv Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India, had said that for every rupee targeted towards welfare and poverty alleviation only a fraction, 15 paise, reached the intended beneficiary. Although, with the wider penetration...
Arun KumarUN Secretary General Guterres in his opening remarks at the start of the UN General Session in September 2022, cautioned the world about global dysfunction and how nations are not tackling the big challenges facing it.The caution was...
Radha Ashrit, Urvashi PrasadA multi sectoral, integrated and data driven approach for tackling mental health challenges is of the essence as there are several vulnerable population with special needs including children, adolescents, women, economically and socially deprived older persons,...
T K ArunNobel Prize 2022This year’s Nobel prize in economics honours economists who have provided an explanation for not just how banks work but also why banks require to be regulated. This is a welcome development, not just because...
An Online-Monsoon Program on “Feminist Foreign Policy: Praxis for a Peaceful and Gender Just World Order”IMPRI TeamThe four-day Online Monsoon School Programme on the theme “Feminist Foreign Policy: Praxis for a Peaceful and Gender Just World Order” is a...
Arjun Kumar, Anshula Mehta, Simi Mehta and Kuldeep SinghBackgroundVision loss and impairment affects more than how people see; it has implications for inequities in employment, healthcare access, and income. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), it has been...
Simi Mehta, Anshula Mehta and Arjun KumarVision is not just critical to an individual’s growth and development but has direct implications for national and global development. It holds the potential to boost the global economy in a fair and...
Simi Mehta, Anshula Mehta, Arjun Kumar and Kuldeep SinghVision is not just critical to an individual’s growth and development but has direct implications for national and global development. It holds the potential to boost the global economy in a...
Khushi Agrawal BackgroundThe Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, was introduced in Lok Sabha on July 19, 2019, by the Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Mr Thaawarchand Gehlot. This bill recognises the identity of transgender persons as the...
