Policy Watch

Indian government needs to empower women beyond constitutionalising maternity leave
India needs to work for gender inclusive policies rather than specifically focusing on women welfare to increase female employment Discrimination against women and girls is a long-running phenomenon pervasive across...
- Author Surbhi Jain
- Date March 14, 2021
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How not to kill the Golden Goose: Lawmakers’ commitment towards Atmanirbhar India
India has started its race to become Global Electronics Manufacturing Hub by 2025 under its National Policy of Electronics 2019. The nation aims to integrate into global value chains for...
- Author Surbhi Jain
- Date February 12, 2021
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Indian bureaucracy using social media for social good
Social media has empowered Indian bureaucracy to deliver social good in a far more effective manner than before, according a distinguished set of Indian bureaucrats and other experts, in a...
- Author Bridge India
- Date February 7, 2021
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Vaccine Bandhan: Nursing the Neighbourhood
The Republic of India has set a exemplary global example of providing free assistance in the form of Covid-19 vaccines under a “Neighbourhood First Approach” by reaching out to friends,...
- Author Priyajit Debsarkar
- Date January 24, 2021
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Common challenges faced by agriculture in India and the UK, and new opportunities for greener practices
Reforms to agricultural policy in both India and the UK have recently been in the news. They highlight many common challenges faced by the agriculture sector in both countries, and...
- Author Suhrid Patel
- Date December 10, 2020
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India’s response to Covid: The world’s fastest and deepest lockdown
The world’s fastest and deepest lockdown from 25 March led commentators within the country and outside to remark in unison that Narendra Modi once again showed he was a Prime...
- Author Supriyo Chaudhuri
- Date November 24, 2020
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India’s healthcare response to Covid-19
At first it seemed that India had been sheltered from the Covid-19 pandemic. Early action to restrict international travel by the government and state level precautions seemed to be holding...
- Author Lakshmi Santhosh Maithel
- Date October 6, 2020
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Indian Higher Education and the future of Remote Learning
Indian education is one that encompasses a wide variety of individuals, across states and socio-economic barriers. This is true particularly in public universities, which aim to be inclusive and diverse....
- Author Lipi Chawla
- Date August 8, 2020
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Food Security in India during COVID-19
The most populous democracy has long been aware of the importance of providing food security for its citizens. India’s Public Distribution System (PDS), introduced during the Bengal famine in 1943,...
- Author Lakshmi Santhosh Maithel
- Date August 8, 2020
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