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CommentaryThe Grammar of Dissent: Why the Constitution Sends Protest to Institutions, Not the StreetShashank Shekhar Singh · Justice and Legal Studies17 Oct 2026CommentaryPetition, Not Placard: Why the Street Cannot Stand In for the Supreme Court, the Election Commission and the ConstitutionPrashant Singh Atal and Siddharth Shankar Dubey · Justice and Legal Studies15 Oct 2026ResearchThe UP Turnaround: Evaluating Uttar Pradesh's Growth TrajectoryShashank Shekhar Singh · Good Governance and Economic Studies10 Sept 2026CommentaryBangladesh Political Unrest before Elections: What Lies Ahead for India?Shivesh Kaushik · International Relations and Strategic Studies30 Dec 2025CommentaryFROM REJECTION TO REFINEMENT: COURTS SHIFTING APPROACH UNDER ARBITRATION LAW.Anjali Yadav · Justice and Legal Studies9 Jul 2025CommentaryMapping the Depths: An Inquiry into India’s Groundwater InsecuritySiddhartha · International Relations and Strategic Studies9 Jul 2025CommentaryThe Widespread Use of Freebies: Implications for Welfare, Governance, and Fiscal Sustainability in IndiaEman Syed · Good Governance and Economic Studies9 Jul 2025CommentaryAlgorithmic Alliances: Could AI Replace Diplomats in Mini-lateral Decision Making?Indrani Mahesh Jadhav · International Relations and Strategic Studies7 Jul 2025CommentaryBalancing Innovation and Rights: Regulating AI Algorithms in DemocraciesPallepati Sai Abhijeet Rao · Journalism and Media Studies7 Jul 2025CommentaryClimate Finance and Green Investment in India: Bridging the Gap Between Ambition and ActionDishita Singh · Environmental Studies7 Jul 2025CommentaryGender Neutrality VS Gender Justice: Rethinking Equality in LawGaikhangduanliu M. Kamei · Justice and Legal Studies7 Jul 2025CommentaryIndia Canada Diplomatic Disputes and its Impact on the Bilateral Relation between the two StatesGurleen Kaur · Social Equality and Stability7 Jul 2025CommentaryThe Battery-Mineral Anomaly: Global Competition Crisis for Critical Resources and Domestic Extraction Challenges in the Electric Vehicle RevolutionKunal Powde · Justice and Legal Studies7 Jul 2025CommentaryThe Implementation Trap: How Weak Local Capacity Undermines Policy SuccessPrachi Gupta · Good Governance and Economic Studies7 Jul 2025CommentaryWhen the Land Disappears: Climate Migration and the Legal VoidYashwini Chauhan · Justice and Legal Studies7 Jul 2025CommentaryBorders, Bodies and Battles: Gendered Migration in the Age of Terror and DiplomacyMimansa Joshi · Justice and Legal Studies6 Jul 2025CommentaryFeminist Foreign Policy A New Lens or a MislabelAditi Pathak · International Relations and Strategic Studies6 Jul 2025CommentaryBreaking the Binary: Legal and Social Recognition of Non-Binary and Transgender Rights in IndiaSneha Chakraborty · Justice and Legal Studies2 Jul 2025CommentaryDiaspora Diplomacy: Soft Power, Lobbying and India s Global InfluenceAFPR Research · Journalism and Media Studies2 Jul 2025CommentaryIndia’s Economic Paradox: Booming GDP, Failing WelfareShriya Gupta · Good Governance and Economic Studies2 Jul 2025CommentaryUrban-Rural Divide in Healthcare AccessGaikhangduanliu M. Kamei · Justice and Legal Studies2 Jul 2025CommentaryDigital India and the Promise of e-Governance: Bridging Gaps or Deepening Inequality?Dishita Singh · Social Equality and Stability29 Jun 2025CommentaryInternet Governance Policies: Exploring India’s push for digital self-reliance, UPI diplomacy, and implications for global cyber norms.Gurleen Kaur · International Relations and Strategic Studies29 Jun 2025CommentaryDigital Vernaculars: How Regional Languages are Shaping India s Online DiscourseJahnavi · Good Governance and Economic Studies29 Jun 2025CommentaryCaste based Inequities in digital accessTanishka Urade · Social Equality and Stability28 Jun 2025CommentaryIndia’s Cyber Security Architecture: Gaps, Threats, and Strategic RoadmapMimansa Joshi · International Relations and Strategic Studies28 Jun 2025CommentaryLABOUR LAW REFORMS AND GIG ECONOMY: RIGHTS, RISKS, AND THE FUTURE OF WORKAnjali Yadav · Justice and Legal Studies28 Jun 2025CommentaryReimagining the Indian Ocean: India s Maritime Vision and SAGAR PolicyKritika Vishwakarma · Good Governance and Economic Studies28 Jun 2025CommentaryThe New Space Race: India’s ASAT Capability and the Militarization of Outer SpaceYashwini Chauhan · International Relations and Strategic Studies28 Jun 2025CommentaryGreen Cities or Gentried Spaces? : A Critical Look at Urban Sustainability Projects in IndiaAFPR Research · Environmental Studies26 Jun 2025CommentaryIndia’s Demographic Dividend or Disaster? Reassessing Employment, Education, and SkillingPallepati Sai Abhijeet Rao · International Relations and Strategic Studies26 Jun 2025CommentaryWaste Colonialism: E-Waste and the Global South’s Toxic BurdenSiddhartha · Good Governance and Economic Studies26 Jun 2025CommentaryWhen Registration Isn t Relief: The Broken Promise of India s e-Shram PortalEman Syed · International Relations and Strategic Studies26 Jun 2025CommentaryCLIMATE JUSTICE AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONPrachi Gupta · Justice and Legal Studies24 Jun 2025CommentaryJustice Beyond the Text: The Rise and Risks of Judicial ActivismKaran Mehta · Justice and Legal Studies24 Jun 2025CommentaryKIDS AS CURRENCY- NEED FOR REGULATORY FRAMEWORK INTERMEDIARY LIABILITY TO PROTECT ‘KIDFLUENCERS’Namah Bose, Devesh Khandelwal · Journalism and Media Studies19 Jun 2025CommentaryThe Political Economy of Green Energy: India’s Transition from Coal to RenewablesKunal Powdel · International Relations and Strategic Studies17 Jun 2025CommentaryAddressing the Financial Struggles of Indian Municipal Corporations: Pathways to Sustainable Urban GovernanceAahna Vashistha · Environmental Studies22 Jan 2025CommentaryBoosting Indian Economy: A Strategic Role of the PLI SchemeGunika Razdan · International Relations and Strategic Studies22 Jan 2025CommentaryUnderstanding Quota within Quota: A New Approach to Social Equity in IndiaGunika Razdan · Good Governance and Economic Studies22 Jan 2025CommentaryAnalysis of The Supreme Court’s Landmark Judgment on Child Betrothals: A Path to ChangeAahna Vashistha · Justice and Legal Studies14 Jan 2025CommentaryThe Impact of Care Responsibilities on Women s Labor Force ParticipationAahna Vashistha · Justice and Legal Studies14 Jan 2025CommentaryContemporary Government Initiatives for Youth UpliftmentGunika Razdan · Good Governance and Economic Studies9 Jan 2025CommentaryECONOMIC IMPACT OF CULTURAL TOURISM IN INDIA: A FOCUS ON UTTAR PRADESHTanya Singh · Good Governance and Economic Studies9 Jan 2025CommentaryFeeding the Nation: How Modi’s Government Has Shaped Food Security in IndiaAatmaja Mishra · International Relations and Strategic Studies8 Jan 2025CommentaryThe Impact of Multilateral Agreements on Climate Finance: An Analysis of IndiaRohaan Thyagaraju · Environmental Studies8 Jan 2025CommentaryCash Transfer Politics in India: Implications for Ballot and BudgetBy- Rohaan Thyagaraju · Good Governance and Economic Studies30 Dec 2024CommentaryThe Enduring Power of Conservatism: A Global Resurgence in the 21st CenturyArundhati Mathur · Good Governance and Economic Studies30 Dec 2024CommentaryParliament s Winter Session 2024: Analysis of its Agenda and FunctioningRajkumari Sarjita · International Relations and Strategic Studies29 Dec 2024CommentaryVacuum in CaucasusSamvat Bhardwaj · International Relations and Strategic Studies29 Dec 2024CommentaryCultural synchronicity between ASEAN and India- Impact on the strategic and economic co-operation between themArundhati Mathur · International Relations and Strategic Studies18 Dec 2024CommentaryComparative Study on India and China s Carbon MarketRohaan Thyagaraju · International Relations and Strategic Studies16 Dec 2024CommentaryLegality of Pre-Nuptial Agreements: Embracing Change in Societal PerceptionsAatmaja Mishra · Justice and Legal Studies16 Dec 2024CommentaryThe Impact of Delhi’s Construction Ban: Environmental Policy vs. Economic RealitiesRajkumari Sarjita · Environmental Studies16 Dec 2024CommentaryAnti-Indian Business Sentiment in China: Geopolitical Tensions, Economic Rivalry, and Nationalist SentimentsRajkumari Sarjita · International Relations and Strategic Studies11 Dec 2024CommentaryImplementation of Clause 6 of the Assam Accord: A Comprehensive AnalysisSimran Kaur · Justice and Legal Studies11 Dec 2024CommentaryThe Inglorious Attempt of South Korean Martial LawSamvat Bhardwaj · Justice and Legal Studies11 Dec 2024CommentaryINDIA S FOREIGN POLICY IN THE MODI ERA : A PARADIGM SHIFT [2014- PRESENT ]Simran Kaur · International Relations and Strategic Studies9 Dec 2024CommentaryThe Silent Struggle: How Green Hushing Undermines Corporate Sustainability EffortsAFPR Research · Environmental Studies9 Dec 2024CommentaryINDIGO vs. MAHINDRA – Unveiling the Trademark Dispute.Aatmaja Mishra · Justice and Legal Studies8 Dec 2024CommentaryTransforming India’s Banking Landscape: The Impacts and Implications of the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024AFPR Research · Justice and Legal Studies8 Dec 2024CommentaryTransforming Climate Finance for Effective Implementation of SAPCCRohaan Thyagaraju · Environmental Studies6 Dec 2024CommentaryTrump 2024: Redefining the United States-India Trade RelationsAFPR Research · Good Governance and Economic Studies6 Dec 2024CommentaryIndia Tops Global Plastic Pollution: A Call to Return to Our Sustainable RootsShivam Parashar · Environmental Studies4 Dec 2024CommentaryReversing Brain Drain through Policy Interventions in IndiaRohaan Thyagaraju · Good Governance and Economic Studies4 Dec 2024CommentaryShades of Green: Exploring Environmental CrimeSamvidha Rastogi · Environmental Studies4 Dec 2024CommentaryMarital Rape: Legal Status and Its Social ImplicationsAatmaja Mishra · Justice and Legal Studies1 Dec 2024CommentaryTHE IMPACT OF U.S. ELECTIONS ON SOUTH ASIAN STRATEGIC FUTURESaurabh Singh · International Relations and Strategic Studies1 Dec 2024CommentaryAI Governance in India: Navigating Ethical and Regulatory ChallengesNaman Yadav · Journalism and Media Studies10 Nov 2024CommentaryRangaraju v. State of Karnataka : Unaddressed Sexual Violation of the DeadMaitreyee Mishra · Good Governance and Economic Studies10 Nov 2024CommentaryARTICLE 121 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIARashmi Narasimhan · Justice and Legal Studies19 Oct 2024CommentaryColour Blind to the Law: The Challenges of Colour Trademark ProtectionMoka Karthik · Justice and Legal Studies19 Oct 2024CommentaryIndia-Canada Relations: The Recent Truce and Ongoing IssuesJyothi Sharma · Good Governance and Economic Studies18 Oct 2024CommentaryThe 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Elections: Policy Shifts, Legal Framework, and President s Rule in a Union TerritoryJyothi Sharma · Justice and Legal Studies17 Oct 2024CommentaryModernisation of Indian Army s Assault Rifles: A Strategic AssessmentShresth · International Relations and Strategic Studies10 Oct 2024CommentaryConduct of Arbitral ProceedingsMoka Karthik · Justice and Legal Studies30 Aug 2024CommentaryBangladesh’s Indo-Pacific Outlook is a Missed Opportunity for building a Grand StrategyNivan Bagchi (Research Fellow) · International Relations and Strategic Studies6 Aug 2024CommentaryCase Comment (Kulbhushan Jadhav Case)Rushank Kumar (Research Fellow) · Justice and Legal Studies6 Aug 2024CommentaryInternational Arbitration Frameworks: Discrepancies And Judicial StanceHemaxi Agrawal · Justice and Legal Studies1 Aug 2024CommentaryRussia India China Relationship: Dogmatic, Pragmatic or Something Beyond?Shipra Dwivedi · International Relations and Strategic Studies23 Jun 2024CommentaryIndia s Tryst with ‘State’ of PalestineAFPR Research · International Relations and Strategic Studies23 May 2024CommentaryRise of India and Its Vision for a New World OrderRayhan Shahid Shanavas · Social Equality and Stability23 May 2024CommentaryC-295: A Step towards Make-in-IndiaAFPR Research · International Relations and Strategic Studies9 Apr 2024CommentaryElectoral Resilience: How Taiwan fought off Chinese Disinformation CampaignAFPR Research · International Relations and Strategic Studies9 Apr 2024CommentaryJF-17: Ageing Gracefully or Falling Behind?AFPR Research · International Relations and Strategic Studies9 Apr 2024CommentaryProject 15B – Imphal Bolstering Indian NavyAFPR Research · Good Governance and Economic Studies9 Apr 2024CommentaryThe Environmental Impact of Defence Activities: A Case for Clean Tech SolutionsAFPR Research · International Relations and Strategic Studies7 Apr 2024CommentaryThe Episode of the Red Sea CrisisAFPR Research · International Relations and Strategic Studies7 Apr 2024CommentaryAnalysis of the Ban on Carpooling by the Karnataka GovtAFPR Research · Good Governance and Economic Studies6 Apr 2024CommentaryAustralia and Japan Naval Defense ProgramAFPR Research · International Relations and Strategic Studies6 Apr 2024CommentaryBARTAN BANK INITIATIVEAFPR Research · Good Governance and Economic Studies6 Apr 2024CommentaryMeasures in the Interim Budget 2024AFPR Research · Environmental Studies6 Apr 2024

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