Category Thematic Areas

India-Iran: Joint Anti-Piracy in the Gulf of Oman - Opportunities and Challenges (2025)

India-Iran: Joint Anti-Piracy in the Gulf of Oman – Opportunities and Challenges (2025)

The Gulf of Oman is at the center of maritime insecurity. Situated in the Arabian Sea, it borders Iran, Pakistan, and Oman, and is of strategic importance to India, especially considering energy security. While not itself a hotspot for piracy, it lies adjacent to several high risk zones. To its northwest is the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical chokepoints, often called the ‘oil chokepoint,’ through which nearly 20 percent of the world’s oil shipments transits.

DRDO’s Internship Scheme for Students, 2025

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Internship Scheme for Students, 2025

On its 67th Foundation Day on January 1, 2025, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) reiterated its continuing role in building India’s indigenous defence and R&D (Research & Development) capabilities. This initiative was primarily introduced to provide students of general sciences and engineering an opportunity to engage in real-world R&D activities in the country’s premier defence institute and laboratories.

Swachhata Knowledge Partners (SKPs)

Swachhata Knowledge Partners (SKPs)

Policy UpdateMuskan Thakur Background India’s speedy urbanization has accelerated sanitation issues to the center stage, particularly in small cities and underdeveloped urban areas. It was to address this that the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) introduced the Swachhata…

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National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (1994)

National Minorities Development & Finance Corporation (NMDFC) is a national-level apex body for the benefit of Minorities as defined under the National Commission for  Minorities Act 1992, and was set up on 30th September 1994, as a not-for-profit company under Section 25 of the Companies Act 1956 (now Section 8 of the Companies Act,2013).

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Critical Minerals and Resource Security: India’s Next Policy Frontier

India in South Asia stands at a tipping point where untapped mineral potential intersects with high import dependence, and India is leading the charge to bridge this gap. China's recent export restrictions on essential rare earth magnets have led to a supply chain bottleneck in different parts of the world.

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