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.
India’s mental health crisis cannot be solved by suicide helplines alone, as they only serve as emergency interventions while neglecting prevention, access, and systemic causes.
Recent disasters across Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Jammu & Kashmir suggest that the real accelerant is man-made disruption, while global warming certainly exacerbates environmental stress.
The world is undergoing a transformation marked by the dominance of the Western-led international order, particularly the US, which traditionally wielded global influence through control over financial systems, science, technology, and media.
India continues to attract significant foreign direct investment (FDI), but rising profit repatriations, disinvestments, and outward Indian FDI have diluted the long-term growth impact.
The concept of strategic autonomy is shaping India’s foreign policy decisions amid rising global turbulence, as the global order shifts from unipolar dominance to multipolar complexity.
Recently, the 56th GST Council, chaired by Union Finance Minister, has approved Next-Gen GST reforms, i.e. GST 2.0 that focuses on improving the lives of the common man and ensuring ease of doing business for all with a broader vision of a Viksit Bharat 2047.
