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India–New Zealand Strategic Partnership Roadmap 2030 (July 2026)

India and New Zealand's relationship has historically been steady but modest in scale, anchored in Commonwealth ties, a shared democratic outlook, and a small but growing Indian diaspora in New Zealand. Momentum began building visibly from 2024, when Foreign Ministers met on the sidelines of "Raisina Down Under" in Canberra to discuss Indo-Pacific priorities, followed by a bilateral Defence Cooperation MoU signed in early 2025 (High Commission of India, Wellington, 2026).

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The Smart City Mission in Srinagar and Jammu 2017: A Comparative Assessment of Urban Transformation.

The Smart City Mission (SCM) was initiated by the Government of India in 2015 as a transformative urban renewal programme to develop 100 cities across the country into inclusive, sustainable, and technologically advanced hubs. The mission’s core objective is to provide citizens with high-quality core infrastructure, a clean environment, and "smart" solutions that optimize urban functions, such as data-driven resource management and enhanced service delivery.

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India–UK Technology Security Initiative (TSI): Advancing Strategic Technology Cooperation (2024)

In light of the India-UK Vision 2035 and the pivotal role of critical technologies in the evolving global order, the Technology Security Initiative (TSI) was launched on 24 July 2024 as a bilateral strategic initiative between India and the United Kingdom. The initiative was officially launched by UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy during his visit to India on behalf of the UK Prime Minister.

SAMARTH SCHEME 

The Indian textile sector is one of the largest employment generators after agriculture, providing direct employment to over 45 million people ( as per Ministry of Textiles data). This scale of employment positions the textile industry at the intersection of agrarian transition and industrial development, making it significant for economic growth a

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The Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2023: Key Reforms and Their Significance 

In around four decades, India has comprehensively updated the legal framework for the governance of film certification and exhibition for the first time. The Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2023—now enacted as the Cinematograph (Amendment) Act, 2023 (Act 12 of 2023) which transforms the Cinematograph Act, 1952 to deal with online and camcording piracy, introduce nuanced age-based certification, and s

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