Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026
Before this reform began, India's statute books contained thousands of provisions where relatively harmless lapses, such as a missed filing deadline, an incorrect entry in a regist
Dr Dhruv Mankad
Visiting Senior Fellow (Honorary)
Graduate in medicine. A leading spokesperson on Primary Health Care in Maharashtra. He was Director of VACHAN, a Nashik based NGO, for more than 10 years. He rejoined the same organization as Honorary Director, after a break for MacArthur Fellowship. He was a Managing Trustee of Anusandhan Trust which has two Centers for Research and Action: CEHAT,Mumbai and SATHI, Pune, Maharashtra.. He has worked as Senior Consultant with the School of Health Science, Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, as well as with national and international organizations like BAIF, Tata Trusts, Actionaid, UNFPA, SEWA Bharat, EU, The Habitat Trust in the past. Currently, he is Secretary, VACHAN’s board, Trustee on Anusandhan Trust’s board and a consultant (Subject Matter Expert on Health) with HCLTech Foundation, NOIDA.
Research Areas
Environment, Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes, Science and Technology, Social Sector
Centres
Redefining Counter-Insurgency in the Chhattisgarh-Telangana Borderlands through Operation Black Forest
Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) has historically posed one of the most persistent and potent challenges to India’s internal security fabric.
National Urban Digital Mission: Transforming Urban Governance Through Digital Public Infrastructure
India's urban population is expected to reach nearly 600 million by 2030, accounting for about 40% of the country's total population (Observer Research Foundation [ORF], 2025; OECD
Strengthening India’s Traditional Industries through SFURTI: The Progress, Challenges and Way Forward
India’s traditional industries have often been viewed not only as a form of economic activity but also as a symbol of craftsmanship and cultural heritage, providing millions of a
Jammu and Kashmir Start-up Policy 2024: Fostering Entrepreneurship and Innovation-Led Growth
For decades, the economic narrative of Jammu and Kashmir was confined to the traditional "Big Three": tourism, horticulture, and handicrafts. While these sectors provided a cultura
In Memoriam Ambassador Latha Reddy (IFS, Retd.)
A Practitioner Who Taught Us That Diplomacy Begins With Understanding People Simi Mehta There are diplomats whose careers are remembered through the offices they held, and there ar
Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS) 2023: Assessing India’s First Mandatory Carbon Market and Its Path to Net-Zero
India has spent decades regulating how much energy its industries use, but until now it never had a legal mechanism to price how much carbon those industries actually emit. The Car
India-Chile Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) Negotiations (2025–2026): Advancing Trade, Critical Minerals and Bilateral Economic Engagement
This paper examines whether the India-Chile CEPA functions as more than a trade liberalisation agreement, arguing that it operates primarily as a strategic instrument for securing
Why Does the G7 Keep Inviting India to its Summits?
India’s recurring invitations reveal as much about New Delhi’s ambitions as about the G7’s adaptation to the changing times.