Editorial Analysis

Recently, New Delhi hosted the 9th India International Water Week (IIWW) around climate-resilient water management, highlighting India’s transition from expanding access to ensuring sustainable, efficient and resilient water systems.

Recently, India crossed 300 GW of non-fossil-fuel installed capacity, exceeding 54% of total generation capacity, but integrating rapidly growing variable renewable energy remains a major distribution challenge.

The recent criticism of the Election Commission of India raises questions about legality, accountability and constitutional propriety.

The Ministry of Finance has finished reviewing the model Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) and has sent it to the Cabinet Secretariat

The India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) between India and Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland marked one year of its implementation.

Ladakh’s continuing demand for Sixth Schedule protection, alongside discussions on a directly elected legislative authority, has revived debate over tribal autonomy, federalism, representation and constitutional flexibility.

More than a decade later, incidents such as those reported from Jamui in Bihar and Aastha Kunj in Delhi raise several fundamental questions i.e. why has expanded expenditure, legislation and infrastructure not translated into a comparable sense of safety for women.

Concerns over the finances of Registered Unrecognised Political Parties (RUPPs), rising political donations and the continuing debate over electoral transparency have brought political funding back into focus.

India’s nuclear doctrine is again under discussion as China expands its nuclear capabilities, Pakistan develops tactical nuclear options, and new technologies alter the stability of nuclear deterrence.

Rapid advances in AI, high-performance computing and climate science are opening new possibilities for predicting India’s monsoon, even as climate change makes extreme rainfall increasingly difficult to anticipate.