The International North–South Transport Corridor (INSTC) is a multi-modal transportation network that integrates ship, rail, and road routes for moving freight between India, Russia, Iran, Europe, and Central Asia. The corridor's primary objective is to enhance regional connectivity, promoting trade and economic cooperation among participating nations and regions.
The National Knowledge Network (NKN) is an advanced, pan-India network introduced to connect universities, research institutions, libraries, laboratories, healthcare, and agricultural institutions using a high-bandwidth and low-latency backbone. The objective of this network is to enable seamless access to information, creating an efficient knowledge society. without any boundaries or restrictions.
Countries have been attempting to improve supply chain linkages as well as searching for resilient and long-term value chains. Countries are interconnected and dependent on one another countries for production inputs leading to exports. The COVID-19 and subsequent trade measures have led to restricting the flow of goods and services between the countries. Today, value chain and intra-industry trade account for more than half of Asia’s trade. The pandemic is also seen as an opportunity to rebuild trade partnerships and supply chain linkages.
Policy UpdateAditi Singh Kaushik Background In 1947, the unruly British Raj, which had ruled India for almost two hundred years ended with Indian Independence. The Raj left an undeniable impact on the country’s social, and cultural landscape – including, a…
India and Germany have had a long-standing relationship since 1947 and a strategic partnership since 2000, with a focus on climate change, sustainable development, and technology cooperation.
The Nano Science and Technology (NS&T) initiative, supported primarily by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, represents a focused national effort to advance research, innovation, and capacity building in the field of nanoscience.
India- Australia: Cricket and Cultural Diplomacy have a dynamic relationship in which culture serves as a diplomatic bridge. Cultural diplomacy between the two countries emphasizes how people to people, culture and soft power can help to build better bilateral relations. Cricket has become one of the most powerful unifying forces between India and Australia, and it has defined 70 years of sporting and cultural relations between the nations.