Category Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies

The Global Impact of Trump’s ‘America First’ Agenda

Insights, Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies, Center for the Study for Finance and Economics, Governance and Law, International Relations and Strategic Studies, Policy Update, Public Finances and Macroeconomics, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes, Urbanization, Habitat, Transportation and Regional Development

The coming year will be moulded by the continuing unilateral efforts by the Trump administration to register reasonably robust growth, as projected — two per cent is reasonable growth for a $31 trillion economy — but the Chinese economy is likely to grow faster than most official projections, and register a growth rate of five per cent or more. India’s growth is likely to gasp for breath in 2026, and not just because of air pollution, although the release of a new series of GDP numbers could flatter to deceive.

TK Arun and IMPRI Desk
February 8, 2026

Financial Risk and Power Politics: The Yen Carry Trade in Trump’s Worldview

The Yen Carry Trade, a Piano and Trump’s World View

Insights, Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies, Center for the Study for Finance and Economics, Economy and Infrastructure, Governance and Law, International Relations and Strategic Studies, Public Finances and Macroeconomics, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes, South Asia Studies Center, Urbanization, Habitat, Transportation and Regional Development

When the Bank of Japan raises its policy rate to 0.75%, that unsettles global finance, accustomed as the world is to borrowing ultra-cheap in yen and investing in assets denominated in other currencies, the yields in whose economies are significantly higher than in Japan.

TK Arun and IMPRI Desk
February 8, 2026

Population, Health, and Union Budget 2026-27: Moving from Incrementalism to Structural Transformation

Insights, Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being, Panel Discussion, Urbanization, Habitat, Transportation and Regional Development

The IMPRI Center for Human Dignity and Development,IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, hosted an interactive panel discussion on "Population, Health, and Union Budget 2026-27" as part of IMPRI's 7th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of the Union Budget 2026-27. The meeting brought together specialists, frontline workers, and academics to examine the budget numbers and their impact on India's health services, the ageing population, and wider human development.

IMPRI Desk
February 6, 2026

What India’s Urban Contradictions Teach an 81% Urban Planet

Center for Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies, Environment, Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Insights, Urbanization, Habitat, Transportation and Regional Development

Urban water shortages coexist with luxury swimming pools. Air purifiers buzz inside gated towers while pollution chokes the public realm outside. Climate extremes hit hardest those who contribute the least to the problem.

Tikender Singh Panwar and IMPRI Desk
February 6, 2026

Union Budget 2026-27: Environmental Concerns Remain on the Periphery

Insights, Center for Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Environment, Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Panel Discussion

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.

IMPRI Desk
February 5, 2026

Union Budget 2026–27: A Rural Push with Constrained Structural Impact

Insights, Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies, Center for the Study for Finance and Economics, Economy and Infrastructure, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being, Public Finances and Macroeconomics, Social Sector

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.

IMPRI Desk
February 5, 2026

Union Budget 2026-27: Cities, Local Governance, and Union Budget

Insights, Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Economy and Infrastructure, Governance and Law, Panel Discussion

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.

IMPRI Desk
February 5, 2026