Category Center for Human Dignity and Development

The Language of Inclusion: Intersectionality Needs Power, Not Just Representation

Insights, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Gender Impact Studies Center, Gender, Pluralism and Social Inclusion, Governance and Law

Across international conferences, UN assemblies, and foreign policy statements, the language
of inclusion has become familiar. Governments and global institutions now speak of
“diversity,” “empowerment,” and “intersectionality” with confidence. On the surface, it
appears that the world has finally started acknowledging the complexity of women’s lives.
But when we look closely, a gap emerges between what is promised and what is practiced.

IMPRI Desk
November 30, 2025

From Reproductive Rights to Global Responsibility: Why India’s Feminist Foreign Policy Must Center Women’s Bodily Autonomy

Insights, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies, Gender, Pluralism and Social Inclusion, Governance and Law, International Relations and Strategic Studies

The term “Feminist Foreign Policy” (FFP) is frequently discussed in various global capitals.
While countries such as Sweden, Canada, and Germany have adopted it, the discourse often
centers on issues like representation, aid, and trade. However, for FFP to be genuinely
transformative—particularly for an emerging global power like India—it needs to address a
fundamental issue: bodily autonomy.

IMPRI Desk
November 30, 2025

Silent Waves: Feminist Reflections on Maritime Security and the Women, Peace & Security (WPS) Agenda

Insights, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Center for Work and Welfare, Gender Impact Studies Center, Gender, Pluralism and Social Inclusion

When we think about the oceans, we usually imagine things we’ve grown up seeing —
navy ships moving across the water, borders drawn on maps, and countries protecting
their territory at sea.

IMPRI Desk
November 27, 2025

Fight for Survival and Quest for Dignity: Gazan Women Under Occupation

Insights, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies, Gender Impact Studies Center, Gender, Pluralism and Social Inclusion, International Relations and Strategic Studies, Programs

The heart-wrenching pictures of the amusement park in Khan Younis capture a devastating
contrast, where vibrant echoes of children’s laughter are replaced by screams of horror, a grim depiction of how Israeli bombardment has left Palestine, particularly Gaza, in ruins.

IMPRI Desk
November 25, 2025

The National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) Scheme – 2023

Policy Update, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Center for Work and Welfare, Insights, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes

Despite the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act (PEMSR Act, 2013) legally banning the dehumanizing practice of manual scavenging in India, the crisis persists. Deadly accidents during sewer and septic tank cleaning tragically demonstrate the failure of implementation, showing that this decades-old scourge remains a fatal reality.

Taking this matter into consideration, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE) in convergence with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) launched the National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) scheme in July 2023. The scheme is to be implemented with an outlay of Rs. 349.70 crore, over the three-year period up to 2025-26, in all 4800+ Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) of the country.

IMPRI Desk
November 22, 2025

National Food Security Act(NFSA), 2013

Policy Update, Agriculture, Food, Nutrition Security and Rural Development, Center for Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Insights, Policy Briefs, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes

The National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013, was introduced by the Government of India to strengthen the Public Distribution System (PDS) in India, in order to provide food and nutritional security by ensuring access to food of sufficient quantity and quality to all beneficiaries. Before this Act, all households of India with a valid ration card received a fixed amount of commodities at a subsidised rate under the Targeted Public Distribution System.

IMPRI Desk
November 20, 2025

Swasth Nari Abhiyan: Building Stronger Families Through Women’s Health

Insights, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Center for Work and Welfare, Gender, Pluralism and Social Inclusion, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes, Social Sector

India has been working on women’s and children’s health for over a decade now. It has not been in vain. Maternal deaths have dropped. More babies are born safely in hospitals. Vaccines reach even the remotest corners.

IMPRI Desk
November 16, 2025