Making Renewables Work: Why India Needs Storage, Not Just Scale
India continues to add renewable power generation capacity without any coherent strategy for its full utilisation, often ordering RE generation to back down to maintain grid stability.
Category Science and Technology
Beyond ‘Mother of All Deals’: The Real Impact of the India–EU FTA
India and the European Union have signed a free trade agreement that both sides have hailed as “the mother of all deals”.
The agreement, announced on Tuesday, came together over nearly two decades of intermittent negotiations and during a geoeconomic crisis triggered by United States President Donald Trump’s trade war.
For Strategic Autonomy in AI, India Must Move Beyond Silos
T.K. ARUN India’s AI ambitions in national security will falter without scientific temper, institutional reform and a retreat from sectarian politics. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been the subject of many brainstorming sessions by different interest groups, ranging from trade unions…
Union Budget 2026–27: Defence Ambitions, Strategic Constraints, and the Question of Execution
The IMPRI Centre for International Relations and Strategic Studies (CIRSS), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, hosted a panel discussion on ‘Defence, Foreign Policy, and the Union Budget 2026–27’ under its 7th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of the Union Budget 2026–27.
India–Singapore Tech Museums and Cultural Start-ups
The India–Singapore relationship has transcended traditional bilateralism, entering a sophisticated era of Innovation Diplomacy. Since the 2015 Strategic Partnership, the focus has shifted toward the "Creative Economy." In 2025, the synergy between Singapore’s advanced digital infrastructure and India’s vast cultural repository has positioned tech-enabled museums and cultural start-ups as pivotal instruments of soft power.
Fostering Inclusivity in Technical Education: Saksham Scholarship Scheme (2014)
The Saksham Scholarship Scheme is a significant initiative by the Government of India, aimed at providing financial support and encouragement to specially-abled students to pursue technical education. The scheme was officially launched in the academic year 2014-15. It was introduced under the then Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), which has since been renamed the Ministry of Education. The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), the statutory body for technical education in the country, was tasked with implementing and managing the scheme.
India–Israel Agri-Tech Innovations and Start-up Exchange: A Partnership for Sustainable Growth (2025)
The economic relationship between India and Israel has evolved strategically, moving beyond the traditional defence-centric ties to encompass high-technology sectors like cyber, water management, and most significantly, Agri-Tech. This partnership leverages Israel's cutting-edge agricultural innovation and India's massive scale, diverse market, and vast talent pool, creating a powerful synergy for sustainable and inclusive growth.