Nari Adalat (2023): Strengthening Community-Based Justice
Policy UpdateShivali Yadav Background The Ministry of Women and Child Development launched Nari Adalat in 2023 under the Sambal sub-scheme of Mission Shakti (2021–26) to improve
Prof Vina Vaswani
Visiting Professor
Prof Vina Vaswani is Director, of the Centre for Ethics, and Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Yenepoya (Deemed to be) University, Mangalore.
Research Areas
Gender, Pluralism and Social Inclusion, Governance and Law, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes, Social Sector, Urbanization, Habitat, Transportation and Regional Development
Centres
Beyond the Vote: What India’s UNSC Campaign Means for Its Global Role 2028-29
When Hon. Minister of External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar formally launched India's campaign for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2028-29 t
SPARROW (Smart Performance Appraisal Report Recording Online Window) 2013: Digitising Bureaucratic Performance
Nayanshi Jain Introduction India’s governance architecture is undergoing a paradigm shift from paper-based administration to digitally enabled public management, driven by in
Project Mausam (2014): Reimagining Cultural Diplomacy as Strategic Statecraft
Nayanshi Jain Introduction In an increasingly interconnected world, cultural diplomacy has become an important instrument of foreign policy, enabling countries to strengthen intern
SNA-SPARSH: Reforming India’s Fund Flow for Centrally Sponsored Schemes
Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) form the backbone of India's welfare and infrastructure delivery, jointly funded by the Centre and states but implemented through state-level agen
PALNA SCHEME: CHILDCARE FOR WOMEN’S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT (2022)
The Palna scheme was started by the Ministry of Women and Child Development on 1 April 2022. This is part of the Samarthya component of Mission Shakti. It replaced the National Cre
Lakhpati Didi: Reimagining Rural Development Through Women-Led Entrepreneurship
India’s rural development policy has gone through three main phases. The first, called “women's welfare,” saw women mostly as recipients of nutrition, health, and poverty rel
SHE-Marts & the Next Frontier Of Women-Led Development In India Building Market Ecosystems for Rural Women Entrepreneurs
In the last thirty years, rural women’s development in India has gone through several stages. It began with welfare programs focused on nutrition, maternal health, and poverty re
BRICS in a Fragmented World: Challenges for India’s Presidency
Anil Trigunayat India hosted the Foreign Ministers of the BRICS countries in New Delhi in the backdrop of the US and Israeli war on Iran and its fallout to the Gulf countries. A