How Digital Public Infrastructure Enhances India’s Trade Competitiveness and MSME Participation How Digital Public Infrastructure Enhances India’s Trade Competitiveness and MSME Participation Digital Public Infrastructure is playing a defining role in reshaping India’s trade competitiveness and expanding MSME participation in the economy. Platforms like the Government e-Marketplace (GeM), ONDC, and Trade Connect are improving efficiency, […]

India R&D Ecosystem: Structural Impediments and the Limited Role of Private Sector Research Introduction: Research and Development (R&D) constitutes the backbone of a nation’s long-term economic competitiveness, technological sovereignty and strategic autonomy. It encompasses systematic activities undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge and translate it into new products, processes and services. Despite housing nearly

Managing Trans-Boundary Air Pollution in India: How Effectively Does CAQM Address Regional Pollution Beyond City Limits? Managing Trans-Boundary Air Pollution in India: How Effectively Does CAQM Address Regional Pollution Beyond City Limits? Trans-boundary air pollution has become a significant governance challenge in India, compelling policymakers to rethink regional environmental cooperation. Introduction: Air pollution has evolved

  Critically Examining India’s Neighbourhood First Policy Amid Political Transitions in Bangladesh and Nepal India’s Neighbourhood First Policy seeks to prioritise political trust, economic integration, development partnership and security cooperation with South Asian neighbours as a foundation for India’s rise as a regional and global power. The approach aligns with India’s constitutional vision of peaceful

VB-G RAM G Act 2025: Structural Reforms to End Ghost Entries and Fragmented Rural Asset Creation <strong Introduction The VB-G RAM G Act 2025 marks a decisive shift in India’s rural employment architecture, addressing long-standing weaknesses of rural wage employment programmes such as ghost job cards, fragmented asset creation and weak enforceability of worker rights.

Right to Disconnect Bill 2025 and Article 21: Protecting Autonomy in India’s Digital Economy

India Model of Developmental Partnership with Africa: A Sustainable Alternative to Extractive Investment Models The India Model of developmental partnership with Africa refers to a cooperative, demand-driven and capacity-building approach that prioritises mutual benefit, local ownership, and long-term sustainability, rather than short-term profit extraction. Rooted in shared anti-colonial solidarity and South-South Cooperation, India’s engagement with

Role of Domestic Private Sector in Transforming India into a Global Defence Manufacturing Hub The domestic private sector in India’s defence manufacturing has emerged as a central force in the country’s strategic shift from being one of the world’s largest arms importers to a credible global defence manufacturing hub. This transformation aligns with India’s broader

Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and Bharat Small Reactors (BSRs): Strategic Role in India’s Clean Energy Transition Small Modular Reactors in India are emerging as a critical pillar of the country’s clean energy transition, offering reliable, low-carbon baseload power while enabling decentralised and regionally balanced development. Introduction Human development has historically moved in lockstep with rising

Reverse Remittances and Brain Waste in Indian Student Migration: Rethinking Migration as National Wealth Creation Reverse remittances and brain waste in Indian student migration have emerged as defining features of India’s contemporary mobility landscape, challenging the long-held assumption that migration automatically contributes to national wealth creation. Introduction Student migration from India has undergone a structural