What’s wrong with the SHANTI Act and how it can be fixed
The government should have referred the Bill to a parliamentary committee to iron out differences, instead of using its legislative majority to pass it as introduced.
Category Governance and Law
Trump’s Venezuela gambit revives naked American imperialism
TK Arun Washington’s intervention undermines sovereignty norms, destabilises Latin America, weakens Europe’s moral case on Ukraine; it’s high time India spoke up Watch out, Denmark and Greenland! Imperialism rides again! That might have sounded facetious or as an exaggeration till…
The Global Impact of Trump’s ‘America First’ Agenda
The coming year will be moulded by the continuing unilateral efforts by the Trump administration to register reasonably robust growth, as projected — two per cent is reasonable growth for a $31 trillion economy — but the Chinese economy is likely to grow faster than most official projections, and register a growth rate of five per cent or more. India’s growth is likely to gasp for breath in 2026, and not just because of air pollution, although the release of a new series of GDP numbers could flatter to deceive.
The Yen Carry Trade, a Piano and Trump’s World View
When the Bank of Japan raises its policy rate to 0.75%, that unsettles global finance, accustomed as the world is to borrowing ultra-cheap in yen and investing in assets denominated in other currencies, the yields in whose economies are significantly higher than in Japan.
Union Budget 2026-2027: Growth Hype Masks Widening Inequality Gap
The IMPRI Gender Impact Studies Centre (GISC), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, hosted an insightful panel discussion and critically examined how the Union Budget addresses women, children, marginalised communities; highlighting expansions in gender allocation and areas of stagnation in welfare and care-related spending on “Gender, Social Inclusion and Union Budget 2026-2027” on February 6, 2026 (Friday) at 3:00 p.m. IST under IMPRI’s 7th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of Union Budget 2026-2027, as part of IMPRI.
Leadership, Legitimacy, and the Future of the Congress Party
The reason the RSS succeeds in spreading its toxic ideology is that it works round the clock, relentlessly focused on its mission, unlike most political parties
Union Budget 2026-27: Cities, Local Governance, and Union Budget
The IMPRI IMPRI Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies (CHURS), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, hosted an interactive panel discussion on “Cities, Local Governance and Union Budget 2026-27” on February 4, 2026 (Wednesday) at 6:30 p.m. IST under IMPRI 7th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of Union Budget 2026-27.