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IMPRI, a startup research think tank, is a platform for pro-active, independent, non-partisan and policy-based research. It contributes to debates and deliberations for action-based solutions to a host of strategic issues. IMPRI is committed to democracy, mobilization and community building.

PM Modi’s Russia Visit Strengthens New Delhi-Moscow Relations

PM Modi’s just concluded two-day visit to Russia has not only bridged the annual summitry hiatus, but also reinforced the special and privileged strategic partnership

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on an official visit to Moscow from July 8-9 which happened to be his first bilateral one in the Modi 3.0 era.
 
This was also in the backdrop of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and after a gap of nearly five years. His last visit was to Vladivostok in 2019 for the Far Eastern Economic Forum where he was invited as the Chief Guest given Russian focus for attracting greater strategic and economic engagement by India in the region. Several announcements and commitments were made.

AI PREPAREDNESS INDEX 2024

The International Monetary Fund recently developed the AI Preparedness Index to evaluate the level of AI readiness in various organizations. This index assesses AI preparedness in 174 countries by examining factors like digital infrastructure, human capital and labor market policies, innovation and economic integration, as well as regulation and ethics.

Participants List & Details: Public Policy Qualitative Participatory Action Research Fieldwork Fellowship- Cohort 3.0

Public Policy Qualitative Participatory Action Research Fieldwork Fellowship- Cohort 3.0 | An Online National Summer School Program | A Four-Month Online Immersive Qualitative Participatory Action Research Fieldwork Certificate Fellowship | May 2024 – August 2024 | IMPRI #WebPolicyLearning Participants List & Details Public Policy Qualitative Participatory…

Modern Leadership: The Impact of Palaeolithic Instincts on 21st Century Leader Selection

There's a Stone Age-like preference for leaders who strut tall, talk big, look bold; Biden is being judged not for his policies but for his fumbling at the debate
Orangutans and chimpanzees offer an insight into the public reaction to the recent debate between US presidential candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
No, we are not suggesting any particular resemblance of either candidate to these primates, who still have not come down from the trees, unlike the primates we are more familiar with.
Rather, the point is that some quirks of human character make rational political choice rather difficult.

Balancing Between Beijing and Delhi: Shifting China’s Tilt

With Male facing increasing domestic and foreign policy challenges, Mohamed Muizzu is possibly aiming at a reconciliation with India.

From calling India a “bully” to visiting New Delhi as an invitee to the swearing-in of Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister of India for a third term, in June 2024, Mohamed Muizzu’s India policy is one of blowing hot and cold. Ever since his swearing-in in November 2023 as the President of the Maldives, Mr. Muizzu has embraced a “pro-Maldives” policy that reduces his country’s dependence on India, increases relations with China, and diversifies its foreign policy with others. More than six months after his swearing-in and impairing Male’s ties with India, his foreign policy is now seeing some recalibration.

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