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Insights, a blog published by IMPRI.

Why is PLI Scheme Suboptimal?

India’s Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme, launched in 2020 with high expectations, aimed to provide a subsidy of Rs 1.9 lakh crore over six years. However, as of March 2023, only Rs 3,400 crore in claims have been received and Rs 2,900 crore disbursed. The scheme had, therefore, experienced a significant shortfall.

Old Security Ties builds a new QUAD in Indo-Pacific

Given Beijing’s constant disregard for the sovereignty and sovereign rights of its regional neighbours, along with its growing disapproval of the established rules-based order, the makings of a new security arrangement seem to have emerged on the sidelines of the Shangri La Forum in Singapore early this month to address these very challenges.

Deciphering Diplomacy: Prospects for the Indian Ocean’s Future

Recently, I happened to attend the 6th Indian Ocean conference ,2023 in Dhaka which was organized by the India Foundation in collaboration with Ministry of External Affairs of India and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh among others.

Ukraine’s Decisive Moment in the Global Order

Ukraine’s president, Vo­l­odymyr Zelensky, made it clear recently that the much-awaited cou­nter-offensive of his na­tion against Russia has beg­un. With this, the war in Uk­raine has entered a new phase: some are anticipating a dangerous escalation while others view this as an opportunity to start a negotiating process to bring some sort of conclusion to the conflict.

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