Insights, a blog published by IMPRI.
India is witnessing a troubling paradox. Advances in diagnosis and treatment mean that more people are surviving cancer than ever before. Yet the very systems that should protect these patients and survivors are failing to recognise the lasting impact of cancer on their lives.
Anil Trigunayat Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not miss any strategic opportunity, be it domestically or internationally. His recognition of breakaway Somaliland is one such declaration. An agreement was signed between Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar and the President of…
Srikanth Kondapalli China should be content with the way it managed to reverse the United States’ tariff wars, with Sun Tzu’s dictum – “winning without fighting”. The year, however, saw hardships for the Chinese people, exacerbated by economic restructuring towards…
Anil Trigunayat Introduction In 2025, natural and man-made disruptions posed major challenges to the foreign policies of most countries, as unilateralism continued to erode multilateralism. The inefficacy of multilateral institutions became glaring as the conflicts in Eurasia and the Middle…
TK Arun Earlier this month, Sam Altman of OpenAI declared Code Red at the company: the latest version of its chatbot was underperforming Google’s latest offering, Gemini 3. That panic had one simple explanation: he believes artificial intelligence (AI) to…
TK Arun The government should have referred the Bill to a parliamentary committee to iron out differences, instead of using its legislative majority to pass it as introduced The Sustainable Harnessing of Nucear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Act, 2025,…
When we speak of successful government initiatives of the past decade, popular missions like the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) usually dominates the conversation. Yet, quietly, another programme has been impacting the lives of the millions of India’s urban street vendors, who sustain the everyday economy of Indian cities.