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Insights, a blog published by IMPRI.

Biden’s moves are failing, affecting US-India ties

Harsh V. Pant One year into office and the Biden Presidency is coming apart at the seams. Normally, United States (US) presidents enjoy a honeymoon period for a year, but Joe Biden’s leadership has been flailing since the disastrous withdrawal…

The Need for Urban Employment Guarantee in the Union Budget

Tikender Singh Panwar There is widespread traction for an urban employment guarantee scheme, similar to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), in the urban spectrum. This demand comes not just from youth organizations but also from workers’…

Did the Union Budget 2022-23 add to Jobs?

Santosh Mehrotra In the absence of any vision document (for example, a five-year plan) put out by the current Union government, the annual budget is supposed to provide direction to the country and the government’s own departments about the priorities…

Building connections in Central Asia

Harsh V. Pant and Ayajz Wani Since 1991, New Delhi’s ties with the Central Asian countries have developed slowly despite a shared culture and trade links via the ancient Silk Road The first virtual engagement between Prime Minister Narendra Modi…

Iran Nuclear Deal and the Fate of Conflict in Yemen

Anil Trigunayat The Houthis have been at war with the US-backed Saudi-UAE-led Sunni coalition of nine countries since 2015 when they chased the Abd Abu Mansour Hadi government out. This led to much consternation in Saudi Arabia, which was already…

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