Insights, a blog published by IMPRI.
Sameer Unhale The institutions, processes, finances and behaviours of all the stakeholders of the Indian Urban System will require imagination, innovation, collaboration, inclusion, technology and participation. The future of a city, to a great extent, would depend upon its capacity…
Dhiraj Nayyar The era of the permanent job is fading away. But the time has not yet arrived of (sufficient) high-wage good jobs. That is the bind that India finds itself in. The paradox is that while at least some…
Anil Trigunayat Misfortune of brave Afghan people simply does not go away. They have suffered due to the neglect of the international community after the USA cut the Doha deal with the Taliban in 2020. Expectations from the Taliban, subsequently…
Harsh V. Pant & Pratnashree Basu The furtherance of India’s Act East Policy, maritime multilateralism, maritime security outreach and the building of stronger networks across the Indo-Pacific are some of the key elements which have made New Delhi and Hanoi…
On June 8, 2022, Yale University's Center for Environmental Law and Policy and Columbia University's Center for International Earth Sciences Information Network released Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2022. According to the Environmental Performance Index, India ranks lowest among 180 countries. India lags behind Myanmar (179), Vietnam (178), Bangladesh (177), and Pakistan (176). The Environmental Performance Index has been issued every two years since 2002. This 2022 Environment Performance Index is a data-driven summary of the state of environmental sustainability around the world.
Dhiraj Nayyar One of the defining features of the present government has been the practice of setting targets-well defined, quantifiable goals across sectors, which are then efficiently implemented in a time-bound manner, usually in mission mode. Frequently, targets are revised…
KR Shyam Sundar With his announcement that 10 lakh government jobs will be provided over the next 18 months on a “mission mode”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent four messages. One, the creation of employment is indeed a problem and…