Prabir DePresident Donald Trump signed an executive order earlier this month, imposing an additional 25% tariff on India for its imports from Russia, thereby raising the total tariff level to 50%. This World Trade Organization (WTO)-inconsistent tariff, whose implementation was notified...
Policy UpdateAditi BishtBackgroundWhen a husband dies due to an accident, natural causes or illness, widows of ex-servicemen (ESM) are left in financial distress and social isolation. To support these women, RMEWF launched a scheme in August 2023 to provide...
Policy UpdateAsmeet KaurBackgroundUnregulated and accelerated urbanization has fueled the expansion of unauthorised colonies, particularly in major metropolitan areas. The issue is especially pronounced in Delhi, where large numbers of migrants have settled over the years without access to formal...
Srishti SinhaIn 2021, the Government of India launched the Voluntary Vehicle-Fleet Modernization Programme (VVMP), commonly referred to as the Vehicle Scrappage Policy, with a threefold ambition: to improve road safety, reduce urban air pollution, and kick-start a domestic circular...
Policy UpdatePranathi PoreddyBackground India is a rapidly digitalising state with over 954.40 million users. The reach of internet services is immense, with various sectors like healthcare, banking, education and finance adopting the digital platforms to dispense their services. This widespread...
Policy UpdateParth LathiyaBackgroundIn the last two decades, India has adopted technology as a way to make governance closer and more accessible to its people. When the National e-Governance Plan was launched in 2006, the first steps were taken to...
Policy UpdateElenora Tu’uBackground:India- Bangladesh share South Asia’s longest border, sharing landmass with over 4000 km running across states like West Bengal, Tripura, and Assam, as well as riverine porous terrain. This historical geography has enabled illegal migration, human trafficking,...
Policy UpdateAshutosh ShuklaBackgroundThe Indian Ocean Region is vital for trade, which covers more than 17% of the global area and encompasses more than 30 littoral and Island nations across 3 major continents with more than 35% of the world’s...
In a covert operation that briefly caused alarm among its citizens, Israel successfully launched the “Ofek 19” spy satellite on Tuesday night. The unannounced launch of the Shavit rocket from the Palmachim Airbase, approximately 15 kilometers from Tel Aviv,...
Policy UpdateNomula Pranay GoudIntroductionThe history of cultural and artistic exchange between India and Russia is very old, as far as in the beginning of the 20th century the Russian artists, thinkers and performers were under the strong influence of...
