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The Promise and Peril of AI in the Courtroom
Mohit Bhatnagar, OP Jindal Global University; Shivraj Huchhanavar, OP Jindal Global University
08 Oct 2025
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India’s Agricultural Productivity Trap Lies in Land Immobility
Marijn A. Bolhuis, International Monetary Fund (IMF); Swapnika R. Rachapalli, University of British Columbia; Diego Restuccia, University of Toronto
23 Mar 2026
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India’s Climate Future Hinges on How Its States Adapt
Naveen Kumar, Delhi School of Economics; Dibyendu Maiti, Delhi School of Economics
29 Dec 2025
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Indian Manufacturing Is Expanding R&D Participation Without Deepening Innovation
Gopal Krishna Roy, Madras School of Economics; Amaresh Dubey , Centre for Social and Economic Progress
24 Jun 2026
India’s Poverty Story Cannot Ignore Health Expenditure
Neeraj Soni, PANJ Foundation; Rajabushan Jagadish Nayak, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (SSSIHL); Prasant Blon, Godrej Properties Limited ...
22 Jun 2026
How Health Systems Are Becoming India’s Identity Infrastructure
Sheetal Verma, Census Operations and Civil Registration, Government of India; Somnath Jana, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS); Ritul Kamal, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research ...
20 Jun 2026
From Genetic Risk to Early Intervention in Glaucoma
Arijit Mukhopadhyay, University of Salford, UK
18 Jun 2026
Payment Data Is Reshaping Credit Risk, Policy Needs Catching Up
Kumar Rishabh, University of Lausanne
17 Jun 2026
Stronger Intellectual Property Reforms Are Quietly Rewiring India’s Trade Model
Qayoom Khachoo, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade; Ridwan Ah Sheikh, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research; Pritam Banerjee, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT)
14 Jun 2026
How Municipal Elections Shape Work and Economic Mobility in Slums
Indranil De, Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA); Vidhya Unnikrishnan, Lancaster University Leipzig
12 Jun 2026
Why Community Response Time Is India’s Real Disaster Governance Test
Dinesh Kumar Aswal, National Disaster Management Authority; Manish Bhardwaj, National Disaster Management Authority; Rajendra Singh, National Disaster Management Authority
10 Jun 2026
India’s Gender Policies Need Local Intelligence to Work
Sreerupa Sengupta, Goa Institute of Management; Divya Singhal, Goa Institute of Management; Ananya Chakraborty, World Resources Institute
09 Jun 2026
Why Treating Outdoor and Household Air Pollution as a Joint Problem Would Help India Maximise Gains
Paramita Sinha, RTI International; Emily Decker, RTI International; Rishi Dey, RTI International ...
08 Jun 2026
India Wants Sustainable Farming. Its Institutions Still Reward Pesticides
A. Amarender Reddy, ICAR-National Institute of Biotic Stress Management (NIBSM)
07 Jun 2026
India’s Critical Minerals Push Runs Through Its Mining Law Reform
Jayant Kumar Sahoo, NIT Rourkela
06 Jun 2026
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