Editorial Analysis

The issue of sexual violence against women is deeply concerning, and it’s essential to explore why our legal framework sometimes falls short in addressing this pervasive problem.

In recent years, there has been a resurgence of interest in industrial policy—a topic that often walks a tightrope between government intervention and market forces. India, like many other countries, is grappling with the need for a fresh approach to industrial policy—one that can facilitate sustained economic growth and transform the nation into a global manufacturing hub.

India’s economic aspirations have always been grand, and rightly so. As we look ahead to the next few decades, the question arises: Can India achieve the remarkable milestone of becoming a $30 trillion economy by 2047?

The recent Union Budget unveiled five major employment-related schemes with an ambitious ₹2 lakh crore outlay spread over five years, aimed to facilitate jobs, skilling, and other opportunities for 4.1 crore youth, and these need policy initiatives for meaningful employment opportunities.

On the occasion of Independence Day, the Prime Minister echoed his bold call for the implementation..

Recent replies in Parliament showed that the overall average mechanisation level for crops stands at 47%, and it will take another 25 years to reach 75-80% mechanisation in India.

India is now recognised globally for its world-class medical services, witnessing  profound transformations in the health-care sector and stands as a global health-care hub which signifies our medical prowess but also our economic resilience.

As hinted by recent policy shifts, India is embracing Corporatization in Science Research, aiming to blend public and private funding, fostering innovation and commercialisation, alongwith accelerating technology transfer, it needs to safeguard curiosity-driven research—the spark that ignites breakthroughs.

The expanding horizons of disinformation, ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its different manifestations, including Generative AI and Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) create new waves of security threats and concerns over the security specialists the world over.

There is a need to move up the value chain by Indian industries for shifting the Global Value Chains (GVCs) which should be based on mission-led research, academic collaboration and government support.