Subhomoy Bhattacharjee The acute coal crisis for thermal power plants could be good news in the long run. Domestic coal production has more or less plateaued; instead of trying to fill the gap with imports, which are expensive, the government would…
Kamala Bhasin was a feminist icon with a multifaceted persona who passed away on 25th September 2021. She was a poet, a writer, an activist, a lyricist, a mentor, and a facilitator. Kamala was the founder of Jagori, an organization…
IMPRI Team The census data has proven to be useful for not only administrative purposes but also for development research over the years, especially in the health sector. There has been an evolution in collecting health data in India over…
IMPRI Team Indian foreign policy witnessed sharp changes in the last few decades, with increasing proximity to the US being the most notable of them. That trend of a warming relationship between the two countries has since remained unfettered. On…
T K Arun Bharatiya Yuva Morcha chief and Member of Parliament Tejasvi Surya recently kicked off a controversy over a Fabindia advertisement for its festive collection, which featured the term Jashn-e-Riwaz. Jashn is a celebration/festival, and riwaz means tradition. Surya…
It was the Tsunami of 2004 which brought about ground-level cooperation among the countries now forming much talked about QUAD (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue). Since it was heightened due to the severity of the natural disaster perpetrated by the mighty oceans its alleviation raised the flag and need for collaboration but the true grit and direction had been missing. Efforts were made and waned as the rising of China was still not considered toxic.