iGOT Karmayogi: Digital Capacity Building for Civil Servants and Its Future
India’s civil services are a key aspect of its public administration and serve as its backbone, which helps in executing planned policies into real-life actions.
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BRICS gateway is narrowing amid rising geopolitical faultlines
In recent times, Indian diplomacy has had to navigate typical geopolitical challenges, especially when it led multilateral groups like the G20 (in 2023) and BRICS+ in 2026. The New Delhi Summit 2023, until the last minute, was marred by the deepening differences between Russia and the Western countries over the reference and formulation regarding the Russia-Ukraine war, which required tremendous diplomatic agility, capital, goodwill, personal connect, and interventions by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with world leaders to secure the final ‘Delhi Declaration’.
Nari Adalat (2023): Strengthening Community-Based Justice
Policy UpdateShivali Yadav Background The Ministry of Women and Child Development launched Nari Adalat in 2023 under the Sambal sub-scheme of Mission Shakti (2021–26) to improve women’s access to justice through community-based dispute resolution. Inspired by the Parivarik Mahila Lok…
Beyond the Vote: What India’s UNSC Campaign Means for Its Global Role 2028-29
When Hon. Minister of External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar formally launched India's campaign for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2028-29 term in New York this week, it was more than the beginning of another diplomatic campaign.
SPARROW (Smart Performance Appraisal Report Recording Online Window) 2013: Digitising Bureaucratic Performance
Nayanshi Jain Introduction India’s governance architecture is undergoing a paradigm shift from paper-based administration to digitally enabled public management, driven by initiatives such as Digital India Programme and broader civil service reforms. The Digital India programme was launched in 2015,…
Project Mausam (2014): Reimagining Cultural Diplomacy as Strategic Statecraft
Nayanshi Jain Introduction In an increasingly interconnected world, cultural diplomacy has become an important instrument of foreign policy, enabling countries to strengthen international partnerships through shared heritage, values, and people-to-people exchanges. For India, with its rich civilisational legacy and centuries-old…
SNA-SPARSH: Reforming India’s Fund Flow for Centrally Sponsored Schemes
Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) form the backbone of India's welfare and infrastructure delivery, jointly funded by the Centre and states but implemented through state-level agencies. For years, the fund flow architecture behind these schemes suffered from a structural inefficiency: money was released in advance rather than as spending actually occurred, leaving large sums idle across thousands of implementing-agency bank accounts.