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The IMPRI Center for the Study of Finance and Economics (CSFE), IMPRI, Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, hosted an interactive panel discussion on the topic “Viksit Bharat – Developed India @2047 and Union Budget 2024-25” on 24th July 2024, under IMPRI 5th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of Interim Union Budget 2024-25, as part of IMPRI #WebPolicyTalk.
IMPRI’s 5th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of Union Budget FY 2024-25 on 29th July 2024, a pivotal discussion exploring Union Budget 2024 and its profound implications on Defence and Foreign Policy was organised. The session revolved around themes of analysis and justification of the budget allocations to the defence ministry, Atmanirbhar Bharat and its achievement, and India’s mission of being the “VishwaBandhu” in global politics.
The week gone by has been a busy period for India in the Indo-Pacific. India's External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, attended the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Laos and the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Japan. Jaishankar's visit to Laos also featured a bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, following their last meeting at Astana earlier this year. The context for Jaishankar's visit was set by India's enduring pushback against China in key arenas of its interest.
Geostrategic as well as techno-economic imperatives call for companies that have competence in cutting edge technologies, and the private sector shows no appetite for building such competence.
Harsh V PantAditya Gowdara Shivamurthy Structural issues like partial utilisation of allocated funds, slow implementation of projects, and short-staffing pose a major challenge to the successful implementation of the budget. The full budget for the current financial year that was…
Instead of taking care of critical problems facing the Indian economy, the Union budget 2024–25 seems to be intended to keep international agencies and the organised sector happy, writes Prof. Arun Kumar.
Kerala’s Muslim radicals are raising divisive demands and, amid opportunist silence on the part of the Communist and Congress parties, strengthening BJP in the state.