India’s Polar Strategy: Antarctica and the Future of Climate Governance
Antarctica is now at the heart of global climate governance as it continues to contribute to sea-level rise, influence climate and house unique biodiversity. India’s Antarctic
Prof Mona Khare
Visiting Professor
Professor and Head of the Department of Educational Finance at the National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA) in New Delhi.
Research Areas
Entrepreneurship, ICT and Innovation, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes, Social Sector, Urbanization, Habitat, Transportation and Regional Development
Centres
Climate Governance and Sustainable Development: Towards Inclusive Growth
Session ReportDolly Kaushik Climate change has emerged as one of the defining policy challenges of the twenty-first century, reshaping debates on economic growth, environmental sus
A Distracted Pakistan: Strategic Opportunity in the Afghanistan-Pakistan War
Policy UpdateAsmatwali Background Tensions between Pakistan and the Taliban-led government of Afghanistan, simmering since the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021, escal
India’s Asia-Pacific Outreach: Modi’s Indonesia-Australia-New Zealand Trip
Policy UpdateAsmatwali Background Prime Minister Narendra Modi undertook a six-day, three-nation tour of Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand from 6 to 11 July 2026, comprising a S
India-Japan and the Indo-Pacific Pivot Amid West Asian Turmoil
Policy UpdateAsmatwali Background India and Japan trace their contemporary partnership to the 1952 Peace Treaty, progressively upgraded into a “Global Partnership” (200
Sectoral Priorities in the West Bengal Budget 2026–27: A Focus on Welfare and Infrastructure
On June 22, 2026, West Bengal's newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, led by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, presented its first full-year budget for 2026–27, e
West Bengal Student Credit Card Scheme (2021): An Evaluation of Its Role in Expanding Access to Higher Education
Access to higher education in India has long been constrained less by aspiration than by affordability. West Bengal, despite a relatively strong base in school-level enrolment, has
Mission Basundhara 3.0 (2021–2026): Assam’s Push for Land Rights and Digital Governance
The Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, 1886 is a colonial regulation which existed in a land and population very different from the current state of Assam. This system persisted fo
India–Philippines Strategic Partnership (2025–2026): BrahMos, Maritime Cooperation, and the South China Sea
Diplomatic ties between India and the Philippines were established in 1949, and a Treaty of Friendship was signed in 1952, but the relationship was not very intense during these ea