India’s steel story is closely tied to its development story. Steel is an essential input into infrastructure, construction, automobiles and manufacturing, which means that it is a significant part of a growing Indian economy.
India's agricultural policy has long faced a fundamental information challenge. While the government may determine the types of assistance to provide, identifying who is engaged in farming, the locations of agricultural activity, the crops cultivated, and the specific support required has necessitated reliance on multiple, disconnected records. Land records, crop surveys, beneficiary databases, weather data, and scheme records have historically operated within separate administrative systems.(Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, 2022).
Critical minerals have emerged as a strategy priority for the World as we expand our energy transition, advanced manufacturing and defence capabilities. Minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, graphite and rare earth elements (REEs) are essential inputs for electric vehicle batteries, renewable energy technologies, permanent magnets, electronics and semiconductors. Their importance, however, extends beyond their economic value. The concentration of mining, refining and processing capacity in a limited number of countries leaves downstream industries vulnerable to geopolitical disruptions, export restrictions and supply shocks.
India's renewable energy transition has largely been driven by solar and onshore wind. Its long coastline and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) also offer offshore wind potential, which draws on stronger and more consistent wind resources at sea than onshore sites can access. But offshore projects are far more capital-intensive and technically complex, requiring marine surveys, offshore foundations, specialised installation vessels, subsea cables, offshore substations, and dedicated port infrastructure.
Policy UpdatesHimanshi Singh Background India’s development diplomacy in Africa is shifting from conventional approaches to emerging areas such as Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI). India’s own DPI experiments, such as the biometric ID, instant payment system (UPI), and large-scale health management…
Policy UpdatesPurbaa Jagannath Background Despite the significant contribution of micro, small and medium industries to the country’s industrial output, employment and exports, most of them are using old machines, old boilers and old processes with much higher energy consumption than…
India and Singapore completed 60 years of diplomatic relations in 2025, evolving into a strong Indo-Pacific partnership. Singapore supported India’s Look East and Act East policies, while the 2005 CECA strengthened economic ties. Singapore is now one of India’s largest FDI sources, with investments exceeding US$170 billion over two decades (High Commission of India in Singapore, 2026). The relationship was upgraded to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in September 2024.