India-France Ties Strengthened by Indo-Pacific
PM Modi's visit to France further strengthened India-France ties, with major defence announcements and cooperation in various domains.
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The Chinese Moves to Marginalize India in its Backyard
Despite tremendous pressure from major powers, India is steering the G20 and Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meetings with its own flavor of speaking for the Global South, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR), food security, climate change, and other issues.
Revitalizing Bilateral Relations: PM Modi’s UAE Visit Sparks New Vigor
Strengthening cooperation in the cross-border payment systems by enabling integration of transactions between the UAE and India more efficiently, PM Modi's latest UAE visit witnessed the signing of a landmark MoU between the Reserve Bank of India and the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates to promote the use of local currencies --rupee and dirham-- for cross border transactions. This cooperation will also include the mutual acceptance of domestic card schemes by interlinking national card switches.
India Adds the Might of Millets in its Foreign Policy
2023 is being celebrated as the International Year of Millets. As the celebrations reach almost the middle of the year, India leads the way in promoting millets across the world. This article tries to understand the significance of millets for international issues, India’s role in the declaration of 2023 as the International Year of Millets, its diplomatic efforts to situate millets as a soft power tool of its foreign policy, the challenges ahead of potential millet revolution and possible solutions.
Mobility and Urban Transport in India
Urban Policy & City Planning is an online one-month online immersive certificate training course organised by Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies at Impact and Policy Research Institute, IMPRI, New Delhi in the month of July 2023. An informative and panel discussion on the topic “Mobility and Urban Transport in India” was held on July 05, 2023 by Mr Srinivas Alavilli, Fellow, Integrated Transport and Road Safety, World Resources Institute, India.
An overview of Urban planning in India
Urban Policy & City Planning is an online one-month online immersive certificate training course organised by Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies at Impact and Policy Research Institute, IMPRI, New Delhi in the month of July 2023. An informative and panel discussion on the topic "An overview of Urban planning in India" was held on July 05, 2023 by Romi Khosla an eminent architect, researcher, writer and director at Romi Khosla Design Studios.
PM Mitra, PLI and FTAs: Saviour for Ailing Indian Textile Industry?
As of 2023, the Indian textile and apparel industry makes significant contributions to various aspects of the economy. It contributes 4% to global trade in textiles and apparel, making it a crucial player in the international market. In terms of GDP, it accounts for approximately 2%, which amounts to around $70 billion. Additionally, the industry's output represents 7% of the total industry value.