Policy UpdateTanushree BoraThe Hub for Empowerment of Women (HEW), launched under the Ministry of Women and Child Development as part of the ‘Mission Shakti’ scheme, represents a transformative approach to addressing the multi-dimensional needs of women in India. Developed...
Policy UpdateSreyoshi MitraIntroductionThe rural population in India currently stands at 909 million (almost 68.8% of the total population) and has shown a growth rate of about 11%. Large parts of rural areas in the country are parts of clusters...
Tanvir AiejazIndian federalism’s real challenge is to design institutions in a way that would encourage participatory democracy in terms of self-rule plus shared rule.Although the much-avowed concept of “cooperative federalism” is often invoked by the Union for political expediency,...
Anil TrigunayatPakistan based terror groups have been executing the cross-border terrorism against India for nearly four decades as an instrument of Rawalpindi’s designs in particular and their foreign policy in general. World knows and fully understands the source and...
Anil TrigunayatSudden removal of longstanding autocrats has become increasingly common at least since the Arab Spring in 2010 when public furore and street anger and popular frustration — combined and engineered with regime change agendas of regional and global...
Tikender Singh Panwar & O P BhuraitaHimachal Pradesh has demonstrated that determined efforts can lead to remarkable improvements in living standards. Its Human Development Index (HDI) ranks second in India; behind Kerala. Despite its sparse population, Himachal Pradesh achieved...
TK ARUNIf a national count starkly demonstrates that powerful chieftains of social groups are no guarantee for their base’s economic empowerment, these netas’ political influence may go down.Harping on caste in modern-day India could re-legitimise and reinforce an institution...
In the complex tapestry of South Asian geopolitics, few agreements have held as much symbolic and strategic weight as the Simla Agreement of 1972. Signed in the aftermath of the 1971 Indo-Pak war—an event that not only redrew the...
Anil TrigunayatFarah ShahinAdversity often becomes a litmus test for friends. It is also not untrue of diplomacy. For decades, India’s relationship with most West Asian countries has been transactional and only recently due to strategic and increasing importance of...
Policy UpdateOmkar ShelarIndia’s infrastructure landscape is undergoing a digital revolution, with the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan at its core. Announced in October 2021, this ambitious initiative seeks to transform how infrastructure is planned and executed through a...
