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EPA 2024

India-Sri Lanka Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) 2024: Strengthening Economic and Strategic Partnership

The EPA signed in 2024 emerged from the context not merely as a recovery mechanism for Sri Lanka, but as a test case for India’s evolving regional economic diplomacy. As someone seeking to understand how bilateral cooperation is shaped by mutual dependency, geopolitical calculations and economic leverage. This agreement offers a timely lens in  which to explore the political economy of regional integration. Hence, this article attempts to examine the EPA not just as a policy document, but as a strategic narrative. Critics question  whether it reflects a shift toward mutualism or masks deeper asymmetries beneath an ambitious framework.

Policy Update 3

India’s Updated Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy (2024)

India is going through an exciting transformation in how we think about transportation. With rising fuel prices, oil imports, diesel prices, pollution, climate change, and the need to reduce carbon emissions, electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming a sustainable alternative. India is also ahead in supporting this change by introducing policies, incentives, and initiatives. 

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Soil Health Card Scheme (2015)

The Soil Health Card Scheme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 19 February, 2015 at Suratgarh, Rajasthan. On the occasion, the Prime Minister gave the slogan: “Swasth Dharaa, Khet Haraa.” - Healthy Earth, Green Farm. Referring to the song “ Vande Mataram”, he said that to achieve a land that is truly” Sujalam, Suphalam,” it is necessary to nurture the soil.

NaBFID 2025: De-Risking India’s Infrastructure Pipeline Through Credit Enhancement

NaBFID 2025: De-Risking India’s Infrastructure Pipeline Through Credit Enhancement

The National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID) was introduced in 2021 to promote and fund long-term infrastructure projects in India. It began its operation in December 2022 with the disbursement of its first loan. By March 2024, it had sanctioned ₹86,804 crore for projects in various infrastructure sub-sectors, including roads, renewable energy, water sanitation, among others

Direct Benefit Transfer 2.0: Transforming Welfare Delivery in India 

Direct Benefit Transfer 2.0: Transforming Welfare Delivery in India 

India's Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) system marks a transformative step in public service delivery. It aims to fundamentally reshape how welfare benefits reach citizens. Introduced about a decade ago, DBT was designed to directly credit government subsidies into the bank or postal accounts of accurately identified beneficiaries. The system's core innovation lies in the JAM trinity—Jan Dhan bank accounts, Aadhaar unique IDs, and mobile phones—which enabled massive-scale, targeted, and transparent transfers.

Evaluating Healthcare Access for Trans Women and Gender-Fluid AFAB Individuals within India’s Cisgender Policy Framework

Evaluating Healthcare Access for Trans Women and Gender-Fluid AFAB Individuals within India’s Cisgender Policy Framework

The term “transgender” is used to describe individuals whose innate sense of one’s gender, expression, or behaviour is not in alignment with the sociocultural expectations emerging from the gender assigned to them at birth, legally and medically. [1] The term “AFAB” is an acronym meaning “Assigned Female at Birth"; it describes individuals who were assigned female at birth based on certain characteristics of their bodies at birth.

India’s Aviation Climate Agenda 2025: Status and Strategy

India’s Aviation Climate Agenda 2025: Status and Strategy

The aviation sector in India is surging; it is determined, sometimes unpredictable, and a dawning responsibility. The specter of carbon emissions shadows every triumphant data point on air connectivity, every new airport or new aircraft order.

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