CENTRALISATION VS. FISCAL FEDERALISM: AN ANALYSIS OF THE MINES AND MINERALS (DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION) AMENDMENT BILL, 2026
Gone are the times when National security was synonymous lonely to the military might of a country.
Category Policy Update
Investment Friendliness Index 2026: A New Benchmark for Competitive Federalism in India
India's ability to sustain high economic growth increasingly depends on its capacity to attract, facilitate and retain investment.
Agnipath Scheme (2022): Evolution, Implementation and Emerging Policy Challenges
The Agnipath scheme was launched by the Union Cabinet on 14th June 2022 approving an attractive recruitment scheme for Indian youth to serve in the armed forces of India. The youth selected under this scheme are called Agniveers. (Press Information Bureau, 2022)
The Department of Military Affairs under the Ministry of Defence undertook this initiative to engage youthful forces in the Army of India. Hence, it is a new HR management scheme for Armed forces, where youth are recruited for a period of four years. (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, n.d.)
Digital Agriculture Mission 2024: Building India’s Digital Farming Infrastructure
India's agricultural policy has long faced a fundamental information challenge. While the government may determine the types of assistance to provide, identifying who is engaged in farming, the locations of agricultural activity, the crops cultivated, and the specific support required has necessitated reliance on multiple, disconnected records. Land records, crop surveys, beneficiary databases, weather data, and scheme records have historically operated within separate administrative systems.(Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, 2022).
Strengthening Examination Integrity: Examining the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Act, 2026
Public examinations determine more than the test of academic capability. For millions of students, examinations determine access to higher education, government employment, and social mobility. Any kind of unfair practices in the public examination process therefore affects not only individual candidates but also public confidence in the state's mechanism.
Deeper Value Chains: Analyzing MeitY’s August 2026 Approvals Under India’s Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS)
India’s electronics sector has undergone rapid expansion over the past decade, transforming the country into one of the world's largest assembly hubs for finished consumer devices. However, this expansion historically relied on downstream Assembly, Testing, Marking, and Packaging (ATMP) operations, leaving the underlying value chain heavily dependent on imported sub-assemblies, passive components, and upstream raw materials.
RBI’s Exchange Rate Management Policy: Defending the Rupee Amid the West Asia Oil Shock
On February 28, 2026, war broke out in West Asia after the United States and Israel launched a coordinated large-scale air campaign across Iran, reigniting long-standing regional tensions. The conflict quickly escalated, with Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic maritime channel connecting the oil-rich Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. More than 20 percent of global oil and liquefied natural gas exports pass through the strait, making it one of the world's most critical energy corridors and particularly important for Asian economies such as India.