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Timely expert analysis of policy decisions, government announcements, and institutional reports in India, with focus on design and implementation. Written by domain experts, these short commentaries explain the design, implications, and implementation challenges of recent policy developments, helping readers quickly understand what has changed, how it affects a sector, and why it matters for policy and governance.
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“Stability in the South China Sea will increasingly shape the security of India's trade routes, the resilience of its energy supplies and the credibility of its role as a maritime partner in the wider Indo-Pacific.”
Why the South China Sea Matters to India and the World
Baikunth Roy, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU)
29 Jul 2026
“Sustained global leadership will depend on policy, financing, legal frameworks, institutional capacity, and the ability to translate technological success into a resilient commercial ecosystem.”
Indian Space Policy 2023 After Vikram-1: From Launch Success to Global Competitiveness
Shrawani Shagun Jha, Centre for Aerospace Power and Strategic Studies
05 Aug 2026
“What looks like an administrative delay can therefore also delay the productive use of human capital.”
The Hidden Price Tag of a Leaked Paper: India's Silent Tax on Human Capital
Neha Jain, TAPMI School of Business; Naboshree Bhattacharya, TAPMI School of Business
12 Sept 2026
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Housing as Labour Market Infrastructure: Why India’s Employment Debate Needs a Public Finance Lens?
Malavika Nair, Independent Researcher; Nandu Sasidharan, Azim Premji University
Communication Beyond CSR Spending: Should BRSR Reach More Companies?
Sadhna Swayamsidha, Global Institute of Business Studies, Bengaluru; Sanchar Sarkar, IIM Kozhikode
India’s FTAs Need an ODOP Link to Reach District Exporters
Suvayan Neogi, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT); Yogeshwari Mahajan, Centre for WTO Studies
Why India's UPI Fee Debate Needs a Digital Rupee Settlement Test
Srijanie Banerjee, Global Business School and Research Center, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune
Real-Time Earth Observation and Environmental Governance: Building India’s Decision Chain
Soumya Shambi, TERI School of Advanced Studies; Sukanya Das, TERI School of Advanced Studies
India Needs Authority Budgets for AI Agents
Gleb Tsipursky, Disaster Avoidance Experts, USA
WIPO Data Suggest India’s Green Technology Race Goes Beyond Patents and Deployment
Sunil Mani, Centre for Development Studies (CDS)
India Needs to Govern Disaster Risk, Not Just Manage Disasters
Dinesh Kumar Aswal, National Disaster Management Authority
India’s Entrepreneurship Education Needs a Learning-Outcomes Upgrade
Kamalpreet Sandhu, Ideate Lab and Family Business Centre, O. P. Jindal Global University; Karupppasamy Subburaj, Aarhus University, Denmark
India’s R&D Landscape Is Shifting: What the DST Data Mean for Government, Businesses and Universities
Anurag Anand, Independent Researcher; Madan Dhanora, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT)
Beyond CDSCO: Governing AI in India’s Healthcare Decisions
Chintan Dave, Indian AI Research Organization, GIFT City
From XBRL to AI: Rethinking India's Financial Supervision
Prem Vaswani, Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA)