Category Insights

Insights, a blog published by IMPRI.

From Viceroy’s Wires To 5G Backbone: What Are The Lasting Imprints of The Indian Telegraph Act Of 1885?

Insights, Policy Update

During the late 19th century, the British Indian Empire was under increasing pressure due to geopolitical tensions, internal disputes, and administrative imperatives to control a large subcontinent through an effective administrative system. The Indian Telegraph Act of 1885 was a response to these challenges, enacted on 22 July 1885 by the Imperial Legislative Council, and became effective from 1 October 1885.

IMPRI Desk
May 21, 2026

Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)

Policy Update, Center for the Study for Finance and Economics, Economy and Infrastructure

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) works under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.

IMPRI Desk
May 21, 2026

India’s Agricultural Export Policy: Performance, Gaps, and Reform Priorities

Policy Update, Agriculture, Food, Nutrition Security and Rural Development, Center for Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development

India is the world’s second largest agricultural producer, however it contributes to only 2.35% share of global agricultural exports as of 2022.

IMPRI Desk
May 21, 2026

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India: Navigating India’s 5G Era

Policy Update, Science and Technology

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) was set up on 20 February 1997 under the TRAI Act, 1997. It came into being because India's telecom sector was opening up to private players under the National Telecom Policy 1994 and the government itself was still the main telecom operator. This created a structural conflict of who would regulate a market in which the regulator had a commercial interest. As a result, TRAI was established as an institutional response.

IMPRI Desk
May 21, 2026

West Asia Crisis: The Poor’s Economic Burden Remains Unseen

Insights, Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies, Center for the Study for Finance and Economics

Arun Kumar The war in West Asia has produced a supply shock, the impact of which on the economy, and especially the unorganised sector, is not getting captured. The official data and reality are diverging. An economic shock due to…

IMPRI Desk and Arun Kumar
May 16, 2026

Abu Dhabi’s OPEC exit signals a structural shift in the Gulf

International Relations and Strategic Studies, Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies, Center for the Study for Finance and Economics, Insights, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes

The Arab unity is also no longer intact as countries explore the range of options from a forced or pragmatic modus vivendi to moving on to another end of the spectrum given the uncertainties of the West Asian region.

IMPRI Desk and Anil Trigunayat
May 13, 2026

Gold, Geopolitics, and India’s Economic Discipline

Insights, Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies, Center for the Study for Finance and Economics, Economy and Infrastructure, Entrepreneurship, ICT and Innovation, Environment, Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, International Relations and Strategic Studies, Public Finances and Macroeconomics

Hon’able Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent appeal asking Indians to voluntarily avoid purchasing gold jewellery for one year is not merely a symbolic patriotic gesture.

IMPRI Desk
May 13, 2026