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Cooperation

India and Australia: A Fresh Curve in Cooperation

India’s recent defence engagement with Australia reached a new milestone during Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s visit to Canberra and Sydney earlier this month for the inaugural Australia-India Defence Ministers’ Dialogue. The visit, the first by an Indian Defence Minister to Australia in over a decade, produced key defence agreements that upgrade the relationship from declaratory strategic convergence toward greater operational cooperation. The discussions included a Joint Maritime Security Collaboration Roadmap to advance maritime cooperation, as well as renewing and strengthening the Joint Declaration on Defence and Security Cooperation.

Rare

Mining Power: China, the US, and the Fight for Rare Earth Dominance

Beijing’s new export curbs on rare earths and other tech materials mark a new phase in its bid to weaponize its supply dominance. As Xi tightens control over inputs critical to the US and Trump threatens China with a 100% extra tariff, who will blink first?

Beijing is tightening its clamps on components that are integral to technology supply chains. Lithium batteries and related material, artificial diamonds that have industrial uses and rare earths like holmium, erbium, thulium, europium and ytterbium have been put on China’s export-control list.

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Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM)- 2020

The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) is an initiative that was introduced by the Government of India as a historic move to establish a national digital health infrastructure. It is a continuation of the former National Digital Health Blueprint and the National Digital Health Mission. The objective is to create a national health ecosystem through federated architecture and interoperable digital public goods, which connects patients, providers, health professionals and facilities regardless of geography and organisational silos.

climate

Greening India’s Future: Building Climate-Resilient Cities (2025)

India is experiencing rapid urbanization, with over 35% of its population now residing in cities—a figure projected to reach 40% by 2035. While urban growth drives economic development, it has also intensified ecological stress, reducing green cover and increasing vulnerabilities to climate change.

Prime Minister’s New 15-Point Programme for the Welfare of Minorities (2025)

Prime Minister’s New 15-Point Programme for the Welfare of Minorities (2025)

The Prime Minister’s New 15-Point Programme for the Welfare of Minorities is a major national initiative of the Government of India aimed at ensuring equitable access to development for minority communities. Introduced to integrate minority welfare with mainstream development planning, the programme focuses on education, skill development, livelihood enhancement, security, and social empowerment.

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Fellows blog list and Details: FFPF Feminist Foreign Policy Fellowship- Cohort 2.0

FFPF Feminist Foreign Policy Fellowship– Cohort 2.0 | Theme: Women, Peace & Security | An Online International Winter School Program | A Three-Month Immersive Online Introductory Leadership Certificate Training Fellowship Program | Oct-Dec 2025 | IMPRI #WebPolicyLearning Fellows blog list FFPF Feminist…

India–Australia: Strengthening QUAD Defence Interoperability

India–Australia: Strengthening QUAD Defence Interoperability

In the 21st century, the Indo-Pacific has emerged as the epicentre of global geopolitics due to shifting power dynamics, competing naval claims, supply-chain competition, and increased defence postures. With the Indo-Pacific region lofty ambitions to become the world's strategic and economic centre of gravity, partnerships among like-minded democracies continue to grow in significance. In this regard, the India–Australia relationship has become a fundamental stabilising element in the broader Quad Security Dialogue (QUAD) context.

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