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When the Screen Feels Safe

A child sitting alone with a smartphone in hand often appears protected simply because they are at home. The room is familiar, family members guard their space, and nothing outwardly suggests danger. However, in today’s digital world, risk no longer requires physical proximity. It can enter quietly through a message notification, a gaming request, a social-media follow, or an online conversation that begins innocently.

External Partnerships vs. Internal Divisions: A Sovereignty Paradox

TK Arun Beyond concessions, deal improves market access, strengthens strategic signalling; it could catalyse India Inc’s adaptation to era of AI and machines that embody AI. It will come as a surprise only to the politically naïve that the India-US…

Platform Accountability, Not Prohibition: Rethinking Social Media Regulation

Protecting young users and democratic discourse requires platform accountability, not age bans that are hard to enforce and easy to evade. T.K. Arun The plans to ban social media access for young people are misguided. There is no disputing the harm that…

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Education, Science & Technology, R&D and the Union Budget 2026–27

The IMPRI Centre for ICT for Development (CICTD), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, convened an online panel discussion on Education, Science & Technology, Research & Development and the Union Budget 2026–27 as part of IMPRI’s 7th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of the Union Budget 2026–27, which was held on February 8 at 10:30 a.m IST.

Scaling Up Without Shoring Up: Education, S&T and India’s Budgetary Paradox

The IMPRI  Center for ICT for Development (CICTD), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, hosted an interactive panel discussion on “Education, S&T, R&D and Union Budget 2026-27” on February 8, 2026 (Sunday) at 10:30 a.m. IST under IMPRI’s 7th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of Union Budget 2026-2027, as part of IMPRI.

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