IMPRI Desk

Joined: August 6, 2023
Articles: 2664

Policy Update, Center for ICT for Development, Entrepreneurship, ICT and Innovation

Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Telecom and Networking (2025)

The Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for Telecom and Networking Products was launched by the Ministry of Communications, Department of Telecommunications (DoT), on February 24, 2021, with an aggregate fiscal outlay of ₹12,195 crore over a five-year implementation horizon. The scheme provides financial incentives ranging from 4% to 7% on the net incremental sales of domestically manufactured telecom equipment over a baseline year. Historically, however, India operated as a heavy net importer of core network intelligence, running massive trade deficits with global manufacturing hubs such as China and the European Union.

IMPRI Desk
July 18, 2026

Policy Update, Center for Work and Welfare, Economy and Infrastructure, Governance and Law, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes

iGOT Karmayogi: Digital Capacity Building for Civil Servants and Its Future

India’s civil services are a key aspect of its public administration and serve as its backbone, which helps in executing planned policies into real-life actions.

IMPRI Desk
July 18, 2026

Policy Update

Six Years of NEP 2020: The Gap Between Policy Design and Classroom Reality

Policy UpdateManvik Background In July 2020, the Union Cabinet approved the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, replacing a framework that had stood for 34 years. It promised a complete overhaul: a new 5+3+3+4 curricular structure, mother tongue instruction in early…

IMPRI Desk
July 18, 2026

Insights, Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies, International Relations and Strategic Studies

BRICS gateway is narrowing amid rising geopolitical faultlines

In recent times, Indian diplomacy has had to navigate typical geopolitical challenges, especially when it led multilateral groups like the G20 (in 2023) and BRICS+ in 2026. The New Delhi Summit 2023, until the last minute, was marred by the deepening differences between Russia and the Western countries over the reference and formulation regarding the Russia-Ukraine war, which required tremendous diplomatic agility, capital, goodwill, personal connect, and interventions by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with world leaders to secure the final ‘Delhi Declaration’.

IMPRI Desk
July 17, 2026

Policy Update, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes

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 women’s access to justice through community-based dispute resolution. Inspired by the Parivarik Mahila Lok…

IMPRI Desk
July 17, 2026

Insights, Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies, Governance and Law, International Relations and Strategic Studies, South Asia Studies Center

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 term in New York this week, it was more than the beginning of another diplomatic campaign.

IMPRI Desk
July 17, 2026