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Policy UpdateSruti HalderAbstractIn May 2026, the Ministry of External Affairs of India (MEA), through the Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service (SSIFS), hosted the...

Policy UpdatePragya RaghavAbstractIndia hosted the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on 14-15 May 2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, marking the first ministerial meeting...

Policy UpdatePritha ChowdharyBackgroundMadhya Pradesh, located in central India, has Bhopal as its capital and is the second-largest state in India by area and the...

Policy UpdateKarnavi ShendeBackgroundWomen’s economic insecurity is shaped by more than the absence of a regular wage. Many women manage food purchases, children’s schooling, health...

Monika VermaIndia has witnessed a gradual increase in women’s Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR), particularly following the introduction of the Periodic Labour Force Survey...

Policy UpdateSruti HalderAbstractThe illicit drug trade has emerged as a transnational security and public health threat, with the UNODC recording 316 million drug users...

Policy UpdateRitobrata PurkayasthaIndia’s financial inclusion landscape is undergoing a structural paradigm shift, transitioning from expanding basic brick-and-mortar banking access to deploying an intelligent, real-time...

Policy UpdateManish ShindeHistoryThe Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) came into being as an independent Ministry on 15 October 1999, formed by merging...

Policy UpdateManisha KumariBackgroundCoconut occupies a distinctive position in India’s agricultural economy. Often associated with coastal livelihoods, the crop supports farmers, processors, traders and a...

Angela RajeevBackgroundThe ‘Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS)’ is the largest facet of the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) and has been...