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

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.…

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

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…

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The Gendered Cost of Depreciating Rupee

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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Seniorcare Ageing Growth Engine (SAGE) Initiative (2021) : Harnessing Innovation for India’s Ageing Population

India is often described as a young nation, yet it is simultaneously becoming one of the world's fastest-ageing nations. The country's elderly population, those aged 60 and above, numbered 149 million as of 1 July, 2022 and is projected to double, reaching nearly 347 million by 2050, accounting for close to 20.8 percent of the total population (United Nations Population Fund).

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The Nightmare of 2014: ISIS’s Self-Proclaimed Islamic Caliphate in Iraq and Syria

Policy Update Vinita Sharma Background   The aim of this paper is to discuss the declaration in June 2014 of the establishment of an “Islamic Caliphate” by the Islamic State (ISIS) in parts of Iraq and Syria during the Syrian…

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