Editorial Analysis

The ongoing crisis like financial irregularities, weak oversight, and structural misalignment in the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has revealed deep flaws in India’s approach to public-private partnerships (PPPs) in skill development.

As the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) convenes for its 80th session, the institution faces an existential challenge, compounded by the United States’ accelerated efforts to diminish the UN’s role in global governance.

Recent remarks of the Prime Minister of India highlight India's deep dependence on foreign nations from China to Russia to the United States, as it faces the reality of strategic multi-dependence, despite the rhetoric of strategic autonomy and multi-alignment.

Recent innovation in India — particularly digital innovation — has emerged as a powerful equaliser, transforming governance, empowering citizens, and redefining access to opportunity.

India’s journey from food scarcity to self-sufficiency has been remarkable; however, millions still face hunger, and even more suffer from inadequate nutrition.

Recently, the European Union (EU) released ‘A New Strategic EU-India Agenda’ in Brussels, outlining plans to upgrade ties with India across trade, technology, defence, security, and climate cooperation, and calling India a ‘crucial partner’ in shaping a defining partnership of the 21st century.

The microfinance sector in India has been in the news for reasons like issues of over-leverage, higher delinquency and unhealthy collection practices.

Procurement policies and frameworks in India, often designed with transparency and cost-efficiency, frequently killing innovation by prioritising procedural compliance over scientific needs.

A decade after the launch of the Smart Cities Mission (SCM), which aimed to transform 100 Indian cities into models of efficiency and sustainability, the floods in several Indian cities revealed the fragile infrastructure and selective beautification, instead of resilient cities.

The Great Nicobar Island Development Project (GNIDP) embodies India’s “Viksit Bharat” aspirations while raising sharp concerns about ecological resilience and indigenous rights. It has become a flashpoint debate on how the country balances strategic, economic, and environmental imperatives.