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India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

India–United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (FTA): Strategic, Economic, and Political Implications (2025)

The genesis of the FTA can be traced to the 2030 Roadmap signed in 2021, which outlined the contours of a comprehensive strategic partnership. The roadmap emphasized enhanced trade, investment, defence cooperation, and mobility of people. Both countries have already reached USD 56 billion and have a target to double this by 2030. Additionally, there was a growing recognition on both sides that a structured and liberalized trade framework could provide a mutually beneficial growth to their dynamic economy.

Department of Pharmaceuticals,2008

Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers: Department of Pharmaceuticals,2008

Vision: “To make India the largest global provider of quality medicines at reasonable prices”.

The Department of Pharmaceuticals was established on July 1, 2008, under the Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers with the objective of providing greater focus on the development of the pharmaceutical sector in India. The Department plays a crucial role in ensuring the availability of affordable medicines, regulating pricing, encouraging research and development, protecting intellectual property rights, and fulfilling international commitments in the pharmaceutical domain.

India-Fiji Relations

India-Fiji Relations: The Indian Diaspora in Fiji–Strengthening Cultural Diplomacy and Strategic Partnerships

India-Fiji relations are deeply rooted in a shared historical journey, tracing back to the ancestral legacy of indentured laborers who first migrated to Fiji under Bristish colonial rule.
Today, Indo-Fijians comprise nearly 37% of Fiji’s population, though their share has declined due to emigration to Australia, New Zealand, and other Pacific nations such as Papua New Guinea. Despite this, the community continues to preserve its traditions—language, cuisine, religion, and vibrant festivals—while adapting to local realities. This resilience underscores the enduring strength of diaspora communities. This migration not only created a resilient Indo-Fijian community but also laid the foundation for enduring cultural, social and diplomatic ties between both nations and the broader pacific.

Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW),2016

The Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA & FW) is one of two constituent departments under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, the other being the Department of Agriculture, Research and Education (DARE).
DA&FW is primarily responsible for policy formulation, regulation and implementation of programs relating to agriculture and farmer welfare in India. Its functions span foodgrain production, farmer income support, crop insurance, market linkages, and agricultural sustainability.

Key institutional arms include the Commission for Agriculture Costs and Prices (CACP), which recommends Minimum Support Prices (MSPs); the Directorate of Economics and Statistics (DES); with multiple attached support subordinate offices. The Department has been a Centre of India’s Green Revolution, food security policies, and recent farmer-centric digital reforms.

Ministry of Jal Shakti 2019

Ministry of Jal Shakti 2019

The Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (DoWR, RD & GR) plays a primary role in laying down the policy guidelines and programmes in the field of development, conservation and management of water as a national resource. It also provides an overarching national view on water planning and coordination as regards various uses of water; water laws and legislations, how inter-state and trans-boundary problems regarding water could be localized, bilateral and multi-lateral co-operations, and broad policy guidelines and programmes to determine how the waters of the nation can be judged, developed and controlled.

Aarogya Maitri Aid Cube

Aarogya Maitri Aid Cube: India’s Portable Lifeline

In an increasingly multipolar world, India has been making a name for itself in the realm of global humanitarian aid. From its vaccine diplomacy under the “Vaccine Maitri” initiative during the COVID-19 pandemic to dispatching rescue teams under “Operation Dost” to Turkey and Syria after the 2023 earthquake. India’s commitment to global solidarity has gained popularity. A key addition to this humanitarian mission is the Aarogya Maitri Aid Cube, launched on February 27, 2024, during the Voice Of  Global South Summit. The cube is part of the “Project BHISHM”- Bharat Health Initiative for Sahyog, Hita and and Maitri, this represents India’s effort to provide emergency medical support to developing nations, especially those in the global South.

PM-YASASVI

Prime Ministers Young Achievers Scholarship Award Scheme for Vibrant India (PM-YASASVI)-2017-2018

Very often, students from rural areas, especially those belonging to the weaker sections, discontinue their studies because of lack of secondary schools and colleges nearby and the non-availability of adequate hostel facilities, at a reasonable cost, at places where such educational institutions are located.
Therefore, the Scheme was initiated with a view to facilitating the continuation of education by students belonging to OBCs, especially those hailing from rural and remote areas and poor families.

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