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Insights, a blog published by IMPRI.

From Haryana to India: How Police Corruption Feeds Illegality

From Haryana to India: How Police Corruption Feeds Illegality

The Director General of Police (DGP) of Haryana, O.P. Singh, has implored police officers to be citizen-friendly. He has said they should never harass people. It is quite an admission of what is wrong with policing in India. It implies that the police have become a law unto themselves and act illegally. That is why a DGP has to plead with his force to act like the police should.

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Revisiting Macaulay and the Introduction of English Education in India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi gets it wrong on Macaulay. Give the devil his due. His introduction of English language education in India is one of the good thingS colonialism did for India.

Museums

India–Singapore Tech Museums and Cultural Start-ups

The India–Singapore relationship has transcended traditional bilateralism, entering a sophisticated era of Innovation Diplomacy. Since the 2015 Strategic Partnership, the focus has shifted toward the "Creative Economy." In 2025, the synergy between Singapore’s advanced digital infrastructure and India’s vast cultural repository has positioned tech-enabled museums and cultural start-ups as pivotal instruments of soft power.

Scholarship

Fostering Inclusivity in Technical Education: Saksham Scholarship Scheme (2014)

The Saksham Scholarship Scheme is a significant initiative by the Government of India, aimed at providing financial support and encouragement to specially-abled students to pursue technical education. The scheme was officially launched in the academic year 2014-15. It was introduced under the then Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), which has since been renamed the Ministry of Education. The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), the statutory body for technical education in the country, was tasked with implementing and managing the scheme.

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