IMPRI Desk

IMPRI Desk

India – Nepal Border Relations 2026: Cooperation, Connectivity and Strategic Challenges

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The India-Nepal border has been regarded as one of the most distinctive international boundaries in the world. The boundary is approximately 1,751 kilometers, extending across Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Sikkim and Bihar and is governed by the provisions from the 1950 Treaty of Peace and Friendship, allowing citizens of both the countries to cross boundaries without the need of passports and visas.

Rural Women’s Property Revolution : NHFS-6 on Women Property Ownership

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Mansi Tirthani Background In India property ownership is one of the most significant pillars of socio-economic empowerment but for an individual Indian woman it is a source of her dignity, financial security and to gain gender equality in the society.…

India-China Border Affairs 2026: Assessing Progress Through the 35th WMCC Meeting

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India and China’s relationship with each other has been in focus for several reasons. Both the countries have established economic cooperation and multilateral engagement with each other, but despite these engagements, both still face unresolved border disputes along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

The Trilemma of Direct Benefit Transfers and Welfare Fiscal Policies  on Governments During Inflation

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Mansi Tirthani Background Over the past decade, India’s welfare mechanism at macro economic level, has transitioned from indirect, leaky based subsidies into a more direct and digitized version focusing on asset and cash distribution networks. Based on the already existing…

The Gendered Cost of Depreciating Rupee

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Mansi Tirthani Background Indian rupee is under global pressure hitting historic lows to ₹95 per dollar. This macro volatility ceases to be a mere statistic but in reality it transforms into a structural crisis that impacts women differently. Macroeconomic shocks…

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