The Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023: Implications for Electoral Independence
Free and fair elections are fundamental to the functioning of a democratic system.
Category Insights
Insights, a blog published by IMPRI.
India’s Space Economy: Policies Directions in a New Frontier
India’s space economy has grown significantly, fueled by pioneering initiatives from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and recent efforts to open the sector to private players.
Navigating the Chinese Surge in the Indian Ocean
Srikanth Kondapalli A quiet but steady Tsunami is building in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), qualitatively different from the one that hit 20 years ago but orchestrated by China through its trade, energy dependence, frantic maritime dual-use port construction, unleashing…
India’s HIV/AIDS Strategy: Evaluating the National AIDS and STD Control Programme’s Performance and Addressing Key Challenges in Phase-V (2021–2026)
The National AIDS and STD Control Programme (NACP) is India’s flagship public health initiative aimed at combating the HIV/AIDS epidemic and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Established in 1992 under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and implemented by the National AIDS Control Organization (NACO), the program has evolved into one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive AIDS control initiatives.
Accelerating India’s Path to Net Zero with Renewable Energy
Power distribution companies need a least cost-based procurement strategy and a people-centric energy transition to achieve net zero.
Manmohan Singh: The Quiet Architect of India’s Strategic Liberation
Manmohan Singh got the nuclear deal through, and opened the door to India’s rise as a major power centre.
India Today: Shaped by the Visionary Ideas of Atal Bihari Vajpayee
I have a vivid memory of a gleeful and beaming laugh of the great statesman and leader, former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who was born on this day in 1924 in Gwalior. An affable personality, Vajpayee would express his love for Mithila’s Rohu and his appreciation for Maithili language. As renowned he was for his eloquence and poetry, his presence would draw the masses as well as reassure those in high offices. His poem ‘Kadam mila ke chalna hoga’ symbolised his approach in life about collaborative endeavours for nation building. His poems would often describe India as a nation of cultural pluralism and synthesis.