Turkiye’s Green Leap: Policy Lessons for India’s Sustainable Transition
Even as India-Turkiye ties face strain over Ankara’s role following the Pakistan-orchestrated attack in Pahalgam, it is worth examining Turkiye’s climate governance leap.
Category Governance and Law
Non-Alignment Revisited: Strategic Autonomy in India’s 21st Century Foreign Policy Doctrine
Non-alignment was first envisaged by Nehru as a moral and political stance of opposition to bipolarity, with the aim of preserving sovereignty and participating in superpower confrontation space (Acharya, 2014).
Driving Out the Old: A Policy Analysis of India’s Vehicle Scrappage Policy – 2021
In 2021, the Government of India launched the V oluntary Vehicle-Fleet Modernization Programme (VVMP), commonly referred to as the Vehicle Scrappage Policy, with a threefold ambition: to improve road safety, reduce urban air pollution, and kick-start a domestic circular economy for vehicle materials. The policy couples regulatory instruments with financial incentives and institution-building to formalize how “end-of-life” vehicles (ELVs) are retired and recycled.
Health Services through Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) – 1952
The promulgation of the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 (ESI Act), by the Parliament, was the first major legislation on social Security for workers in independent India. It was a time when the industry was still in its early stages, and the country was heavily reliant on a variety of imported goods from developed or rapidly developing countries.
Geopolitics of Margins: Whose Voices Shape India’s Public Policy?
Public policy is often envisioned as a tool to address societal needs, promote equitable development, and strengthen governance. In India, a country characterized by deep social, cultural, and economic diversity, public policy plays a central role in shaping the lives of millions.
National Voters’ Day (NVD), 25th January – Strenghtening Youth Participation in Indian Democracy
Initiated in 2011, National Voters’ Day (NVD) is commemorated annually on 25 January, marking the establishment of the Election Commission of India on 25 January 1950. The core aim is to foster voter awareness and streamline the enrolment—particularly of first-time youth voters—across over 850,000 polling stations. Activities include distributing Electors' Photo Identity Cards (EPICs), recognizing exemplary election officials, and conducting public pledges and awareness drives.
Uplifting Marginalised Researchers: National Fellowship for Other Backward Classes (NF‑OBC) 2014
Policy UpdateTanmyi Anthwal Background: Back in 2014–15, the Indian government established the National Fellowship for Other Backward Classes (NF-OBC) program under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to increase the chances for OBC students to pursue higher education and…