Why Putin’s Visit Reinforces India’s Strategic Independence

Putin’s India visit signals New Delhi’s refusal to bow to US pressure, focusing instead on defence, technology, and geopolitical advantage.

Putin’s India visit signals New Delhi’s refusal to bow to US pressure, focusing instead on defence, technology, and geopolitical advantage.
The IMPRI Center for Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development (CECCSD), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, organised a panel discussion on “The Environment and Union Budget 2026-27” under its 7th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of the Union Budget 2026-27, as part of IMPRI. The discussion critically examined the environmental priorities, fiscal allocations, and policy directions reflected in the Union Budget 2026-27.
The IMPRI Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies (CHURS), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, hosted an interactive panel discussion on “Rural Realities and Union Budget 2025-2026” on February 4, 2025 (Wednesday) at 11:30 a.m. IST under IMPRI’s 6th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of Interim Union Budget 2025-26, as part of IMPRI, bringing together leading economists and policy researchers to assess how the latest Budget addresses rural livelihoods, agriculture, gender equity and employment generation.
The IMPRI IMPRI Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies (CHURS), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, hosted an interactive panel discussion on “Cities, Local Governance and Union Budget 2026-27” on February 4, 2026 (Wednesday) at 6:30 p.m. IST under IMPRI 7th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of Union Budget 2026-27.
The IMPRI Center for Work and Welfare (CWW), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, hosted an interactive panel discussion on “Employment, Livelihoods, and Union Budget 2026-27" on February 3, 2026 (Tuesday) at 6:30 p.m. IST under IMPRI’s 7th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of Union Budget 2026-27.

TK Arun When mountains are measured by committees and metres, what’s under threat is not just geology but the idea of environmental protection itself. A rose, we have been told, is a rose. Mountains are different. Mountains tower over the…