Tag: Strengthening

Policy UpdateNayanshi JainIntroductionIndia’s Infrastructure Ambition and the Role of PPPsIndia’s infrastructure requirements are expanding rapidly, making private investment an important complement to public spending....

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...

Policy Update Pragya RaghavAbstractIndia’s 2026 BRICS Chairship placed the Contact Group on Economic and Trade Issues (CGETI) at the centre of the grouping’s economic...

Policy Update Manisha KumariBackgroundThe Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS) was introduced in February 2009 as a component of the National Social Assistance...

Policy Update Tanisha HoodaBackgroundBiopharma SHAKTI (Strategy for Healthcare Advancement through Knowledge, Technology and Innovation) was proposed in the Union Budget 2026–27 to develop India...

Policy UpdateAnshuBackgroundAs India scales solar and wind capacity toward its 500 GW non-fossil target by 2030, a goal announced as part of India’s “Panchamrit”...

Policy UpdatePragya RaghavBackgroundIndia and Iceland established diplomatic relations in 1972, but ties remained limited for several decades, with both countries managing relations through missions...

Policy UpdateTanisha HoodaBackgroundThe Public Distribution System (PDS) plays an important role in ensuring food and nutritional security for vulnerable sections of the population. Under...

Policy UpdateRishika SoniBackgroundPublic examinations determine more than the test of academic capability. For millions of students, examinations determine access to higher education, government employment,...

Policy UpdateKavin Adithya C.B.BackgroundThe XVII BRICS Summit convened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 6-7, 2025, resulting in the Rio de Janeiro Declaration....