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  • Joined: August 6, 2023
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Kerala’s Higher Education Diplomacy: Analysing the “Study in Kerala” Initiative, 2025

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Kerala has long been recognised for its high literacy rate, strong social development, and relatively inclusive educational environment. Yet, the state faces a paradox in higher education. While Kerala produces a highly educated population, many of its students leave the state and the country in search of better academic opportunities. A Kerala State Higher Education Council (KSHEC) study found that Kerala, despite having less than 3 percent of India’s population, accounted for around 4 percent of the 1.32 million Indian students who went abroad for higher studies in 2022.

District Good Governance Index (2021): Evaluating District-Level Governance in Jammu & Kashmir

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Governance is ultimately assessed not by the volume of expenditure or the number of schemes launched, but by the quality of outcomes delivered to citizens. As Indian policymaking has increasingly adopted data-driven and outcome-oriented approaches, the ability to measure implementation gaps and compare administrative performance has become central to effective governance.

India–Republic of Korea Strategic Cooperation: Insights from the 6th Foreign Policy and Security Dialogue (2026)

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Policy UpdateKavin Adithya C.B. Background The India-Republic of Korea (ROK) Foreign Policy and Security Dialogue (FPSD) is a formal bilateral mechanism established in 2010 following the elevation of India-ROK relations to a Strategic Partnership. This dialogue was further reinforced when…

Transforming India’s Credit Ecosystem through the Unified Lending Interface (ULI)(2025)

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India's financial inclusion landscape has witnessed significant transformations over the last decade, primarily driven by the expansion of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI). While the combination of Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile (JAM) accounts and the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) successfully democratized the payments ecosystem, a critical structural challenge remained unsolved: the formal credit gap.

India–US TRUST Initiative (2025)

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The Transforming the Relationship Utilizing Strategic Technology (TRUST) Initiative was announced during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s working visit to Washington, D.C., on 13 February 2025 during the second term of President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaffirmed the India–US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership, emphasising mutual trust, shared interests, technological cooperation, and closer ties between the two countries.

Solar PLI Tranche II (2022): Strengthening India’s Solar Manufacturing

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The Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for the National Programme on High Efficiency Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Modules was approved by the Union Cabinet on 7 April 2021, with a total outlay of ₹24,000 crore, to build gigawatt-scale domestic manufacturing capacity and reduce India's dependence on solar imports. It is administered by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). Tranche-I, a smaller pilot worth ₹4,500 crore, required manufacturers to integrate the full value chain, from polysilicon through to modules, to qualify. This bar proved too high, only three manufacturers ultimately won Letters of Award (LoAs), for a combined 8,737 MW, leaving most of the scheme's intended capacity-building potential untapped.

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